Zhang Yimou to Receive Double Honors at Asian Film Awards
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Veteran mainland Chinese director Zhang Yimou is to be honored twice over at the Asian Film Awards ceremony on Sunday.
He will be presented with a lifetime achievement award and a separate prize for directing the highest-grossing Asian film of 2023. “These two awards are not only a testament to Zhang’s extraordinary achievements, but also to his continued success, having won the Asian film contribution award at the 4th AFAs in 2010 and the best director award at the 15th Asian Film Awards in 2021 for ‘One Second’,” AFA organizers said. “I consider myself very fortunate to have chosen filmmaking as my lifelong profession.
Having been in the industry for over four decades, I am grateful to everyone who appreciates my films [..] I will keep learning and strive to surpass myself.
Always having anticipations for the future, I hope that my best film will be my next one,” said Zhang in a prepared statement.
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