Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s5.t3.16

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After graduating from the Academy, Zhang initially worked as a cinematographer in a small regional film studio in Guangxi Province. Soon, due to the dire need for good film directors and with political support, he and his classmates found avenues to direct their own films. Zhang himself made his directorial debut in 1987 with *Red Sorghum*. The film won the Golden Bear Award for Best Picture at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival in 1988. Other acclaimed films of Zhang Yimou are *Ju Dou* (1990), *Raise the Red Lantern* (1991), *To Live* (1994), *Not One Less* (1999), *Hero* (2002) and *House of Flying Daggers* (2004).