Asia Off-shore honours to fete Zhang

CHENGDU -- Chinese helmer Zhang Yimou will get the Worldwide Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) award for outstanding achievement in the Asia Off-shore Screen Honours around australia on November. 24. His latest film, "The Flowers of War," which toplines Christian Bale, is China's admission to the foreign-language category in the Oscars. It will likely be distributed in The United States by Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Row 1 Entertainment. For several years, Zhang was the digital rebel of Chinese cinema and exquisite photos for example "Red-colored Sorghum" and "Enhance the Red-colored Lantern" were banned in the home country, but admired around the arthouse fest circuit overseas. In latter years, with government-friendly photos like "Hero," he's mellowed and that he was the creative engine behind the astounding frequent lowering and raising events from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as well as matched the festivities for that 60th anniversary of China's revolution last year. Throughout his career he's won the Jury Prize in the Cannes Film Festival, Silver and Golden Lions at Venice and Berlin's Silver and Golden Bear. Because the person receiving the FIAPF Award, he'll be awarded with a Asia Off-shore Screen Academy. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com