Director Zhang Yimou is widely considered one of the world’s greatest filmmakers. He began his film career at the Beijing Film Academy in 1978, joining a prestigious group of students who would go on ...

After all, this is the place where he shot his first major success ... three months of what he calls “adaptation”, they are ready to be made into a Zhang Yimou movie. Indeed, Zhang beckons to the ...

BEIJING--Renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou is promising a simpler opening ceremony for next month's Beijing Winter Games with a bold and unprecedented way of lighting the Olympic flame.

At the 2025 CCTV Spring Festival Gala last night, renowned film director Zhang Yimou collaborated with Hangzhou Unitree Robotics and Xinjiang Arts Institute to present a program titled Yang BOT. More ...