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Zhang Yimou to Receive Double Honors at Asian Film Awards


Veteran Chinese director Zhang Yimou is to receive double honors at the Asian Film Awards.

Veteran mainland Chinese director Zhang Yimou is to be honored twice over at the Asian Film Awards ceremony on Sunday. Speaking in Tokyo, Zhang said that in the latter part of his career, he intends to eschew acting, screenwriting or production and to focus only on directing – at the rate of one film per year, until he is no longer able. The Asian Film Awards will be held on Sunday at the Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District.

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