Zhou and Dou in Berlin

(Feb.12) Dou Xiao and Zhou Dongyu greet the press at the screening for Zhang Yimou's Under the Hawthorn Tree. Director Zhang Yimou declined an invitation to Berlin choosing to remain in Nanjing and work on his current film, 13 Flowers of Nanjing. (Xinhua)
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Zhang Yimou's love story screens at Berlinale

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The duo also attended a promotional event for the Shanghai International Film Festival. Directors Billy August, John Woo and Feng Xiaogang accepted invitations to serve as mentors to budding new talent. (Xinhua) SIFF to start mentoring, mobile plan