Biography of Zhang Yimou

Zhang Yimou, director, photographer and actor. People from Xi, Shaanxi. 1968 after graduating from junior high school, he jumped the queue to work in the rural areas of Ganxian County, Shaanxi Province, and then worked as a worker in the Eighth National Cotton Mill in Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province. 1978 studied in the photography department of Beijing Film Academy. 1982 worked as a photographer in Guangxi Film Studio after graduation. 1984 filmed the film "Yellow Land", fully mobilized the means of photography, and showed the simplicity and simplicity of the Loess Plateau with a unique shape. 1985 won the Best Photography Award of the 5th China Golden Rooster Film Festival, the Best Photography Award of the 7th Nantes International Film Festival, and the Oriental Kodak Excellent Production Technology Award of the 5th Hawaii International Film Festival 1987 won the Best Actor Award of the 2nd Tokyo International Film Festival and the Best Actor Award of the 8th China Golden Rooster Film Festival in the same year. The film "Red Sorghum" directed by the 11th Hundred Flowers Award Film Festival from 65438 to 1987 praised the inspiring national spirit of the Chinese nation with rich colors and bold style, and combined narrative with lyricism, realism and freehand brushwork, giving full play to the unique charm of the film language. 1988 won the Best Feature Film Award of the 8th China Golden Rooster Award, the 11th Hundred Flowers Award Film Best Feature Film Award and the 38th West Berlin International Film Award. Best film award, best director award and novel feature film award at the 5th Zimbabwe International Film Festival, film criticism award at the 35th Sydney International Film Festival, and Grand Atlas gold award for the director of the 1st Marash International Film and Television Festival in Morocco; 1989 won the Best Film Award from the Young Audience Jury of the 6th Brussels International Film Festival.