Chinese language filmmaker Zhang Yimou has been set because the recipient of this yr’s Lifetime Achievement award on the forthcoming Tokyo Movie Pageant (TIFF), operating October 21 – November 1.
He’ll obtain the award on the TIFF opening ceremony on October 23. After graduating from the Beijing Movie Academy in 1982, he made his directorial debut with Crimson Sorghum (1987). Since then, he has tackled a variety of movie genres in work like The Story of Qiu Ju (1992), To Stay (1994), The Street Residence (1999), Home of Flying Daggers (2004), The Nice Wall (2016) and Cliff Walkers (2021).
Yimou’s newest work, Full River Crimson, was launched in the course of the Chinese language New 12 months this yr and is presently the highest-ranking 2023 Chinese language movie within the nation. The movie has additionally been chosen as a part of the Gala Choice part at this yr’s TIFF. As a part of his time in Tokyo, Yimou will participate in a keynote session co-hosted by the Japan Basis.
“I’m very honored to obtain this Lifetime Achievement Award. Cinema can function a bridge connecting individuals from around the globe and promote alternate and mutual understanding that transcends ethnicity and tradition,” Yimou mentioned.
“There may be one factor I nonetheless keep in mind: When Kurosawa Akira acquired an Academy Honorary Award in 1990, I used to be within the viewers nonetheless as a fledgling filmmaker. His phrases in his speech, ‘I’ve not but grasped the essence of cinema,’ are nonetheless contemporary in my thoughts. I wish to categorical my gratitude to the Tokyo Worldwide Movie Pageant for presenting me with this award. I’d additionally wish to thank everybody for his or her encouragement and help. Contemplating this as one start line, I’ll proceed my efforts to know the essence of cinema and make nice movies.”
