Recently, a news about the famous director Zhang Yimou immigrated to the United States and obtained American citizenship was widely circulated on the Internet. Many people want to know whether the Zhang Yimou family all live in the United States. Zhang Yimou himself responded through Weibo: "My family and I have been working and living in China, and there is no immigration plan." This shows that Zhang Yimou and his family are still in China and have no intention of settling in the United States.
According to a source, Zhang Yimou has been involved in domestic film projects recently and plans to direct a new film in the near future. In addition, Zhang Yimou has served as the judge and artistic director of several film festivals, which also shows that he is still very active in the film industry in China. As a heavyweight in China's film industry, any troubles about his personal life naturally become the focus of public discussion.
Introduction to Zhang Yimou:
Zhang Yimou was born in Xi, Shaanxi Province on April 2, 1950. China is a film director and screenwriter, one of the representatives of the "fifth generation directors", honorary doctor of Boston University and Yale University, and distinguished professor of Beijing Film Academy. 1978 entered the photography department of Beijing Film Academy to study; 1982 was assigned to Guangxi Film Studio after graduation; 1984 worked as a photographer for the first time in the film One and Eight, and won the China Film Excellent Photographer Award.
1986 starred in the first film "Old Well" and won three best actors; 1987' s first film, Red Sorghum, won the Golden Bear Award at the first international film festival in China, from which he began to realize his trilogy of film creation, from photographer to actor, and finally to his career as a director. From 1987 to 1999, films such as Red Sorghum, Chrysanthemum Bean, Hanging Red Lantern, The Story of Autumn Chrysanthemum, Living, Leaving None, and My Mom and Dad won many film awards at home and abroad.