Shi Runjiu () (born 1969), is a

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-based Chinese filmmaker. After graduating from the directing department of the Beijing Central Drama Academy in 1992, he went on to direct many

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and

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s for

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. He served as assistant director to

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and Lü Yue on their films '' To Live'' and ''

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'', respectively. His first feature was '' A Beautiful New World'' (''Meili Xin Shijie'', 1998), a

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about a peasant who wins an apartment in

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in a lottery. Shi works for the Imar Film Company, and is a member of the "Sixth Generation" of Chinese filmmakers.

Filmography

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* Chinese film directors 1969 births Living people Central Academy of Drama alumni {{China-film-director-stub