when did the director start his career?
His feature directorial debut was in 1978.
Bille August
He began his career as a cinematographer. He made his feature directorial debut in 1978 with "In My Life", which won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film.

when did the song dynasty start and end 960–1279 AD who was the founder of this dynasty? Emperor Taizu of Song where was this dynasty found? China when was the above mentioned emperor born? 21 March 927 was there any film made on him? A Chinese 4D film tentatively titled "Unifying the Country" is planned to be directed by Academy Award–winning Danish director Bille August.
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Bille August [SEP] Life and career
Tianpeng Media is a new media company established in 2010. The company produced two films, "The Women Knight of Mirror" (竞雄女侠秋瑾) and "The Years of Qi Xiao Fu" (七小福之燃情岁月), to be released later in 2011. Bille is the first foreign director to be hired by the Chinese film company. In 2011 August also accepted the invitation from the Hangzhou government to serve as a "culture consultant" for the city. His film "Night Train to Lisbon" (2013) premiered out of competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. He had planned to direct a "Gianni Versace" biopic with Antonio Banderas as Versace, but this project was cancelled.