Chinese Kung-fu film "A Touch of Zen" directed by King Hu in 1975 [File photo]

1975

Chinese Kung-fu film "A Touch of Zen," directed by new martial arts representative King Hu, took the limelight at the festival. It grabbed the Technical Jury Prize, inferior only to the Palme d'Or and the Grand Jury Prize. "A Touch of Zen" helped promote Chinese martial arts to the world.

1983

Cannes Film Festival organizing committee selected Cen Fan's "The True Story of Ah Q" as one of the feature films for competition. It was the first film from the Chinese mainland to join the competition section race.

1990

"Ju Dou," directed by prominent fifth generation director Zhang Yimou, competed for the prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes but didn't win. It did, however, win the Luis Bunuel Special Award. "Ju Dou" takes place in the early 20th century in rural China. The film is a tragedy, focusing on the characters of Ju Dou, a beautiful young woman who has been sold as a wife to Jinshan, an old cloth dyer.