FESTIVAL CINEMA HERITAGE

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Zhang Yimou, guest of honour at the Cinema Heritage festival, will be honoured for his lifetime achievement at the event, which is organised under the patronage of UNESCO.

Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou will receive a lifetime achievement award at the first CINEMA HERITAGE international film festival, organised by the AITYSH France association under the patronage of UNESCO.

Artistic director of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2022, the director of The Secret of the Flying Daggers (2004) is internationally acclaimed : Golden Bear at Berlin in 1988 with The Red Sorghum, Silver Lion at Venice in 1991 with Raise the Red Lantern, Golden Lion in 1992 with The Story of Qiu Ju, then in 1999 with Not One Less and Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in 1994 with To live, Zhang Yimou has left his mark on a whole generation of film lovers around the world.

The director will be the guest of honour at the Cinema Heritage festival, an international film festival dedicated to showcasing the world's cinematic heritage under the patronage of UNESCO, to be held in Paris from 28 November to 02 December 2023, at the Mac-Mahon and Lincoln cinemas.