Zhang Yimou
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Zhang Yimou (Chinese: 张艺谋; pinyin: Zhāngyìmóu; born 14 November 1951)[1][2] is a Chinese filmmaker.[3][4][5] Considered a key figure of China's Fifth Generation filmmakers, he made his directorial debut in 1988 with Red Sorghum, which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.[6]
Zhang Yimou | |
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张艺谋 | |
Born | (1951-11-14) 14 November 1951 (age 72) |
Alma mater | Beijing Film Academy |
Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, cinematographer and actor |
Notable work | Full River Red House of Flying Daggers Cliff Walkers The Flowers of War |
Spouses | Xiao Hua (肖华)
(m. 1978–1988)Chen Ting (陈婷)
(m. 2011) |
Children | Zhang Mo Zhang Yinan Zhang Yiding Zhang Yijiao |
Parent(s) | Zhang Bingjun Zhang Xiaoyou |
Family | Zhang Weimou Zhang Qimou |
Awards | BAFTA Best Film Not in the English Language 1991 Raise the Red Lantern 1994 To Live Golden Bear - Berlin International Film Festival 1988 Red Sorghum Silver Lion - Venice Film Festival 1991 Raise the Red Lantern Golden Lion - Venice Film Festival 1992 The Story of Qiu Ju 1999 Not One Less Grand Jury Prize - Cannes Film Festival 1994 To Live BSFC Award for Best Director 2004 House of Flying Daggers NSFC Award for Best Director 2004 Hero; House of Flying Daggers Golden Rooster Awards – Best Director 1999 Not One Less 2000 The Road Home 2003 Hero Best Actor 1988 Old Well |
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Simplified Chinese | 张艺谋 | ||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 張藝謀 | ||||||||||||||
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Zhang has won numerous awards and recognitions, with three Academy Awards nominations for Best Foreign Language Film for Ju Dou in 1990, Raise the Red Lantern in 1991, and Hero in 2003; a Silver Lion, two Golden Lion prizes and the Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the Venice Film Festival; Grand Jury Prize, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and Technical Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival; the Golden Bear, the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the Berlin International Film Festival.[7] In 1993, he was a member of the jury at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.[8] Zhang directed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games as well as the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, which received considerable international acclaim.
One of Zhang's recurrent themes is the resilience of Chinese people in the face of hardship and adversity, a theme which has been explored in such films as To Live (1994) and Not One Less (1999). His films are particularly noted for their rich use of colour, as can be seen in some of his early films, like Raise the Red Lantern, and in his wuxia films like Hero and House of Flying Daggers. His highest-budgeted film to date is the 2016 monster film The Great Wall, set in Imperial China and starring Matt Damon. In 2010, Zhang received an honorary doctorate from Yale,[9] and in 2018, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Boston University.[10] In 2022, he joined the Beijing Film Academy as a distinguished professor.[11]