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China/Singapore
Gong Li (b. 196 5)
Actress
Credited with helping to bring Chinese cinema to
prominence in Europe and the United States, she achieved
international prominence through her roles in Chinese
director Zhang Yimou’silms, includingRaise the Red
Lantern (1991). Now a naturalised Singaporean, Gong is
slated to appear in Disney’s 202 0 release ofMulanalongside
other stars, including Jet Li and Liu Yifei.
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China
Jia Zhangke (b.1 97 0)
Film director & screenwriter
Generally considered as a leading
force of Chinese cinema’s “Sixth
Generation” movement, Jia captured
China’s rapid social transformation,
from a backward country under Mao
to a modern, prosperous nation, in
his movies such as Still Life.
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Hong Kong
Wo n g K a r - wa i (b.1958)
Film director
hirty years, 10 directed ilms:
the internationally renowned
ilmmaker is known for some of
the inest Chinese-language ilms,
including he Grandmaster,
In the Mood for Love and As Tears
Go By.57
Thailand
Apichatpong
Weerasethakul (b.1 97 0)
Film director & producer
he independent director, nicknamed
“Joe”, has directed many features and
short ilms. His award-winning works,
such as Blissfully Yours, relect themes
of dreams, sexuality and Western
perceptions of Asia.SOURCE © SHUTTERSTOCK SOURCE © SHUTTERSTOCK SOURCE © SHUTTERSTOCKSOURCE © SHUTTERSTOCK54
Taiwan
Ang Lee (b.1954)
Film director
Lee is a director and screenwriter with a string of
acclaimed ilms to his name, including Eat Drink Man
Wo m a n and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. His work
on Brokeback Mountain and Life of Pi won him Academy
Awards for Best Director. His ilms are signiicant in
their ability to transcend cultural barriers and achieve
international recognition.SOURCE © SHUTTERSTOCK“We need storytelling. Otherwise life just goes on and on, like the number Pi.”
- Ang Lee
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