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Joan Chen (born 1961), Chinese actress and director.
Chen Kaige (born 1952), major figure of the Fifth Generation, his epic Farewell My Concubine was the first Chinese film to win Cannes' coveted Palme d'Or.
Chen Liting (1910–2013) major figure of the second generation.
Xiaolu Guo (born 1973), Chinese-British film director and novelist.
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He Jianjun (born 1960), Sixth Generation director.
He Ping (born 1957), director known for mixing Chinese and Western tropes.
He Qun (born 1956), a graduate of the 1982 class of the BFA as a member of the art department; later shifted to direction, including Country Teachers, the Golden Rooster winner of 1994.
Hou Hsiao-hsien (born 1947), leading figure in Taiwan's New Wave cinema.
Hou Yong (born 1960), noted cinematographer for Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhang Yimou, and others; occasional film director (2004's Jasmine Women).
Hu Mei (born 1956), female Fifth Generation director.
Huang Jianxin (born 1954), Fifth Generation director known for his films set in urban environments.
Tian Zhuangzhuang (born 1952), major Fifth Generation director, his 1993 film Blue Kite was banned by China with Tian forced out of filmmaking for nearly ten years before his return with Springtime in a Small Town in 2001.
Wang Chao (born 1964), Sixth Generation filmmaker.
Wang Guangli (born 1966), modern Chinese director, active since 1997.
Wang Ping (born 1916), the first female director of the People's Republic of China
Wang Quan'an (born 1965), Sixth Generation director, and winner of the 2007 Golden Bear for his film, Tuya's Marriage.
Wang Shuo (born 1958), famous novelist, screenwriter, and one-time director of the film, Father
Wang Xiaoshuai (born 1966), leading Sixth Generation filmmaker.
Wei Shiyu Louisa Hong Kong–based female Chinese filmmaker, script translator, producer and educator.
Wong Kar-wai (born 1958), Hong Kong film director, born in Shanghai.
Wu Shixian (born 1975), Venice and Sundance Film Festival-winning Chinese American writer-director (aka Dayyan Eng) born in Taiwan. Also directed the popular indie romantic comedy Waiting Alone.
Wu Tianming (born 1939), a member of the so-called "Fourth Generation," his role as head of the Xi'an Film Studio meant he often oversaw the works of several of his successors, notably Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige.
Zhang Yibai (born 1963), Chongqing-born filmmaker, known for his urban dramas.
Zhang Yimou (born 1951), one of the most successful Fifth Generation directors, Zhang's more recent films reflect a shift towards big budget historical epics.
Zhang Yuan (born 1963), major figure of the Sixth Generation.
Zhao Wei (born 1976), famous Chinese leading female actor-turned-director.
Zheng Zhengqiu (1889–1935), often considered one of the founding fathers of Chinese cinema, associated with the Mingxing Film Company.
Zheng Xiaolong (born 1953), one of the most successful TV series directors in mainland China, board director of China Film Academy. His award-winning TV series include "Golden Marriage" in 2008 and 2009, as well as "Legend of Zhen Huan" in 2012.
Zhou Chengzhou (born 1982), He focuses on filmmaking in the field of spiritual awareness.
Zhou Xiaowen (born 1954), Fifth Generation director.
Zhou Bing (born 1968), one of the most famous documentary film director in China, works including The Forbidden City, South of the Ocean, Buddha and the Snow Leopards, etc.