Based on the prompt , who is one of the best known Iranian directors ?
One of the important fifth - generation filmmakers of China is Ning Ying , who won several prices for her films ; in contrast to the controversy over some of her sixth - generation colleagues such as Zhang Yimou , who got accused of having sold out their ideals , Ning Ying has gone on to realize small independent films with themes strongly linked to Chinese daily life , therefore also being a link between the 5th and 6th generation .