Critically acclaimed filmmaker Ann Hui and iconic actress Tilda Swinton have each been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.
The decision was made by the Board of Directors of the Biennale di Venezia upon recommendation of the Director of the Venice Film Festival, Alberto Barbera.
As part of his statement about director Hui's achievements, Mr. Barbera remarked:
“In a trailblazing fashion, through her language and her unique visual style, not only has she captured the specific aspects of the city and the imagination of Hong Kong, she has also transposed and translated them into a universal perspective.”
Ann Hui studied at the University of Hong Kong and at the London Film School in the early 1970s. Upon her return to Hong Kong, she worked as the assistant director to martial arts film master King Hu. She has won more best director awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards than anyone else with six awards and she is the only director having won the Grand Slam for Hong Kong Film Awards (meaning that a film won best picture, best director, best screenplay and best actor and actress at the same time).
The 77th Venice International Film Festival will take place from 2 September to 12 September, 2020.
