Ang Lee
Granted Lifetime Achievement Award by IFP
Chinese director Ang Lee won the Bravo Lifetime
Achievement Award at the recent 12th Annual IFP (Independent
Feature Project) Gotham Awards. Previous winners of this award
include Martin Scorsese and Robert de Niro. Ang Lee is the first
Chinese winner.
The American Federation of Film Producers
also awarded a cultural pluralism prize to Ang Lee for his lifetime
dedication to the amalgamation of cinematic art, Western and
Eastern culture, and the humanist spirit. His works have had
profound impact on the viewing habits and tastes of American
audiences, and are far in advance of their time.
