Yimou Zhang

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From his directorial debut, “Red Sorghum” (1987), which won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival, ZHANG Yimou (Director, Co-Writer, Producer) has established his reputation as one of the world’s great film masters.

Zhang Yimou was born in China in 1950 and studied cinematography at the Beijing Film Academy. He became a leading member of China’s Fifth Generation Filmmakers, the first group to graduate following the turbulent Cultural Revolution. He is also an accomplished actor, earning the Best Actor Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival for his performance in “Old Well” (1986). Before becoming a director, Zhang Yimou was an exceptional cinematographer with credits including “Yellow Earth” (1984), “Old Well” (1986), and “The Big Parade” (1986).

Zhang Yimou has received multiple honors as a director. He is the first Chinese filmmaker to be recognized by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category for “Ju Dou” in 1990, “Raise the Red Lantern” in 1991, and “Hero” in 2002. He has earned numerous accolades around the world, including two Golden Lions and a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, the Grand Jury Prize at the 47th Cannes Film Festival for “To Live” (1994), the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for “The Road Home” (1999), and the Alfred Baur Award for “Hero” (2002).

Zhang Yimou has had amazing success with actors over the years. Many performances in his movies have won awards and he is known to work with the same actors time and time again. Actresses Gong Li and Ziyi Zhang have given their greatest performances under his direction.

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• To Each His Cinema Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence (2007) (segment "En Regardant le Film")
• Curse of the Golden Flower Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (2006)
• Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles Qian li zou dan qi (2005)
• House of Flying Daggers Shi mian mai fu (2004)
• Hero Ying xiong (2002)
• Happy Time Xingfu shiguang (2000)
• Not One Less Yi ge dou bu neng shao (1999)
• The Road Home Wo de fu qin mu qin (1999)
• Keep Cool You hua hao hao shuo (1997)
• Lumière and Company Lumière et compagnie (1995)
• Shanghai Triad Yao a yao yao dao waipo qiao (1995)
• Lifetimes Huozhe (1994)
• Qiu Ju Goes to Court Qiu Ju da guan si (1992)
• Raise the Red Lantern Da hong deng long gao gao gua (1991)
• Ju Dou (1990)
• Codename Cougar Daihao meizhoubao (1989)
• Red Sorghum Hong gao liang (1987)

Name	Yimou Zhang (張藝謀)
Birthdate	November 14, 1951
Birthplace	Xi'an, Shaanxi, China