Renowned directors from the Northwest region, including Chen Kaige, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Wu Ziniu, Huang Jianxin, Li Shaohong, and Sun Zhou, all from the fifth generation of directors, were present.
The Northwest Circle is indeed quite impressive.
Their works earned Xi'an Film Studio the highest awards at the three major European film festivals: the Golden Lion, the Golden Bear, and the Palme d'Or, as well as four Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film.
Zhang Yimou's "Red Sorghum" won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, becoming the first Chinese-language film to win the highest award at one of the world's three major international film festivals. His subsequent films, "Xiuju's Lawsuit" and "Not One Less," won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, while Chen Kaige's "Farewell My Concubine" won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
Even in the 1990s, when Xi'an Film Studio had begun to decline, it still produced many excellent films.
Wang Quan'an's "Tuya's Marriage," which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, along with other sixth-generation directors such as Ning Hao, Jia Zhangke, Lu Chuan, and Li Yang, all started their careers at Xi'an Film Studio. Moreover, Xi'an Film Studio spearheaded the trend of Western martial arts films, making movies set in Northwest China a genre that could rival Hong Kong martial arts films.
When it comes to playwrights and screenwriters, Xi'an Film Studio is basically the only one that comes to mind.
The playwrights include Lu Yao, Chen Zhongshi, Jia Pingwa, Mo Yan, and Yu Hua—all renowned figures. The screenwriters include Lu Wei (screenwriter of *Farewell My Concubine* and *To Live*), Liu Heng (screenwriter of *Ju Dou* and *The Flowers of War*), and Yang Zhengguang (screenwriter of *Swordsman of Double Flag Town*).
Unfortunately, the Northwest region mainly produces art films, with very few commercial films. Lacking capital, it has gradually declined. However, the great directors are truly outstanding from the Northwest region.
The director is from the Northwest.
The Shanghai clique hadn't fully formed yet, so there weren't many well-known figures there.
Today, it can be said that all the well-known directors, screenwriters, actors, media company owners, and pillars of the Hong Kong film and television industry are present.
The heroes' victory celebration was unprecedented in history.
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