Li Shaohong (born 7 July 1955) is a Chinese film and television
director and producer. She is considered a member of the Fifth
Generation movement, and China's top woman director. Her films have
won multiple awards in China and abroad, including the Golden
Montgolfiere at the 1992 Three Continents Festival (for Bloody
Morning), and the Silver Bear at the 1995 Berlin International Film
Festival (for Blush).Li was born on 7 July 1955 in Suzhou, Jiangsu,
but is considered a native of her ancestral hometown, Wendeng,
Shandong, by Chinese convention. In 1969, when she was only 14, Li
joined the army in the Sichuan military region, working in a military
hospital. Reflecting on her military life, she said the army had too
many rules and did not suit her personality, and she decided to pursue
a film career. After the end of the Cultural Revolution, she was
admitted to Beijing Film Academy in 1978, graduating from its film
directing department in 1982.In 1982, Li joined the Beijing Film
Studio, where she worked as the assistant director for several films.
In 1988, she directed her first film The Case of the Silver Snake.
director and producer. She is considered a member of the Fifth
Generation movement, and China's top woman director. Her films have
won multiple awards in China and abroad, including the Golden
Montgolfiere at the 1992 Three Continents Festival (for Bloody
Morning), and the Silver Bear at the 1995 Berlin International Film
Festival (for Blush).Li was born on 7 July 1955 in Suzhou, Jiangsu,
but is considered a native of her ancestral hometown, Wendeng,
Shandong, by Chinese convention. In 1969, when she was only 14, Li
joined the army in the Sichuan military region, working in a military
hospital. Reflecting on her military life, she said the army had too
many rules and did not suit her personality, and she decided to pursue
a film career. After the end of the Cultural Revolution, she was
admitted to Beijing Film Academy in 1978, graduating from its film
directing department in 1982.In 1982, Li joined the Beijing Film
Studio, where she worked as the assistant director for several films.
In 1988, she directed her first film The Case of the Silver Snake.
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