Introduction to Todd Hines

Todd Haynes, born on January 2, 1961 in Los Angeles, USA, is an American independent film director. His works are famous for their bold scale and provocativeness, and are considered the new cool. The flagship character of children's movies. In 1991, he won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for his film "Poison". In 1998, the film "Velvet Goldmine" directed by him won the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2002, he wrote and directed the film "Far From Heaven", which was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 75th Academy Awards1. In 2007, his work "I'm Not There" won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival and received numerous plaudits. In 2015, his critically acclaimed film "Carol" won four awards at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography, far ahead of other award-winning films and becoming the largest winner.