GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD AS THE WORLD FILM COMMUNITY CHOOSES ASIAN FILMS TAKING THE PRIZE IN THE BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL–LED BY BAI RI YAN HOU AS DIRECTED BY DIAO YINAN

Asian films were big winners at the Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday, led by gritty Chinese thriller "Bai Ri Yan Huo" (Black Coal, Thin Ice) about an overweight detective pursuing a serial killer which took the top Golden Bear prize.

Liao Fan, who said he put on 20 kg (44 lb) and drank more alcohol to play the role of detective Zhang Zili, was named Best Actor.

"Chinese films are accepted more and more," Diao Yinan, director of the winning film, told reporters.

"It seems every time we take them abroad, there is a greater enthusiasm for Chinese cinema. We hadn't expected that, but film is global nowadays."

Asked about censorship in China, Diao said: "Of course there is censorship, I believe that exists around the whole world, doesn't it? When it comes to Chinese censorship, I think the fact we are here in Berlin shows our censors are becoming more open, although there are difficulties."

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