Edward Yang

Biography

Edward Yang was a Taiwanese and American filmmaker. He rose to prominence as a pioneer in the Taiwanese New Wave of the 1980s, alongside fellow auteurs Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang. Yang was regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Taiwanese cinema. He won the Best Director Award at Cannes for his 2000 film Yi Yi.

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Awards & recognition

• ★Cannes Best Director Award · 2000
• ★Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2000
• ★Sutherland Trophy · 1987
• ☆César Award — Best Foreign Film · 2001 · nominated
• ☆European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2000 · nominated