Zheng Dasheng, a member of the Shanghai Federation of Knowledge Federation, won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Director

On November 10, the 39th China Golden Rooster Awards Ceremony and the Closing Ceremony of the 2026 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival were held in Xiamen, Fujian. Zheng Dasheng, a non-partisan person, a member of the Shanghai Young and Middle-aged Intellectuals Association, and director of the Creative Agency Center of Shanghai Film (Group) Co., Ltd., won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Director for his film "Secret Files".

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Director Zheng Dasheng uses a small incision perspective to deal with major red historical facts. He uses daily anomalies to build a unique tension in the hidden front narrative. He makes good use of historical blanks to expand his artistic imagination. He uses solid documentary images and immersive on-site shooting to release the life quality of the actors' performances and makes a new exploration of the red spy war genre. He is specially awarded the Best Director.

Zheng Dasheng said at the award ceremony that the so-called director is probably the most difficult job in the world to complete independently. "Starting from my producer, every name from the opening subtitles to the end subtitles of "Secret Files" is indispensable. What a blessing, such an honor. It is great to be able to work together with everyone in 2025 and 2026 to make a movie again with real people, real scenes, and handcrafts!"

The film "Secret Files" is based on the true history of the "Central Library" and writes about the extraordinary journey of workers on the hidden front to protect their faith with their lives.