Shi Runjiu (born 1969), is a Beijing

Beijing

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-based Chinese

China

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 filmmaker.

After graduating from the directing department of the Beijing Central Drama Academy in 1992, he went on to direct many documentaries

Documentary film

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 and music video

Music video

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s for MTV

MTV

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.

He served as assistant director to Zhang Yimou

Zhang Yimou

Zhang Yimou is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum....

 and Lü Yue

Lü Yue

Lü Yue is a Chinese cinematographer and film director. Born in Tianjin, Lü is today among the most important cinematographers of recent Chinese cinema, and is particularly well known for his collaborations with director Zhang Yimou with whom he served as director of photography in three films...

 on their films To Live and Mr. Zhao

Mr. Zhao

Mr. Zhao is a 1998 Chinese dark comedy film. It is the directorial debut of Lü Yue, already a well-established cinematographer for director Zhang Yimou.Mr. Zhao tells the story of a philandering doctor living in Shanghai...

, respectively. His first feature was A Beautiful New World

A Beautiful New World

A Beautiful New World is a 1999 film directed by Shi Runjiu. The film, Shi's first , was co-produced by the Xi'an Film Studio and the independent Imar Film Company...

(Meili Xin Shijie, 1998), a romantic comedy

Romantic Comedy

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 about a peasant who wins an apartment in Shanghai

Shanghai

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 in a lottery.

Shi works for the Imar Film Company

Imar Film Company

Imar Film Company is an independent film production company in China. Imar was established in 1997 by American producer Peter Loehr.Imar It was the first legal independent film company in the PRC. Imar handles production, distribution and marketing of films in partnership with Xin Film Studio...

, and is a member of the "Sixth Generation" of Chinese filmmakers. He considers his work an exploration of changing Chinese social conventions.

Filmography

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Notes
1999 1999 in film The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...	A Beautiful New World A Beautiful New World A Beautiful New World is a 1999 film directed by Shi Runjiu. The film, Shi's first , was co-produced by the Xi'an Film Studio and the independent Imar Film Company...	美丽新世界	Special Jury Award at the 1999 Hawaii International Film Festival Hawaii International Film Festival The Hawaii International Film Festival is a film festival held in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It was started in 1981 by Jeannette Paulson Hereniko and has been held annually in the fall for two weeks...
2001 2001 in film The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...	All the Way	走到底	Official Selection at the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...

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