On August 26, the press conference of the first Golden Panda Award was held in Beijing Media Center. It was officially announced at the press conference that the world's only director of the Double Olympics, one of the most outstanding directors in the Chinese film industry, has been shortlisted for the main competition unit of the three major European film festivals, the winner of the Berlin Golden Bear and the Venice Golden Lion, and the pioneer of the era of Chinese blockbusters , Zhang Yimou, the leader of the fifth generation of directors, will serve as the chairman of the jury for this year's Golden Panda Awards.
Zhang Yimou, a film director and one of the representatives of China's "fifth generation of directors", is good at creating fascinating film works through keen observation of details and deep insight into human nature. Its films occupy an important position in the history of Chinese film development, integrating national culture, social thinking, cultural roots and film innovation. The screen modeling gives people a strong visual impact and forms a unique artistic style.
Films directed by Zhang Yimou have won awards at the three major international film festivals in Cannes, Venice, and Berlin, and have been nominated for Oscars and Golden Globes many times. After 2002, the films he transformed and directed have broken the box office record of Chinese films twice and won the annual Chinese film box office champion four times. In recent years, works such as "Above the Cliff", "Sniper" and "Man Jianghong" directed by him have performed well in both word of mouth and box office. He is also the first director to create the era of "blockbusters" in modern Chinese films, and has since started the commercialization of Chinese films.
Zhang Yimou served as the chairman of the jury of the 64th Venice International Film Festival, the chairman of the jury of the 18th Tokyo International Film Festival, the chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games, the chief director of theatrical performances at the 2016 China Hangzhou G20 Summit, and the chief director of the 2022 Beijing Film Festival. Director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
