2006 Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund
LIST YasukuniCategory | DongSeo Asia Fund, Kodak Fund |
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Project | Yasukuni |
Director | Ying LI |
Country | China, Japan |
Director's Profile | Born in 1963. Ying LI began directing documentary films for CCTV in 1984. He went to Japan in 1989 to carry out research on principles of visual anthropology. In 1993, he co-founded Dragon Film Inc. to create both TV programs and film productions. His first film [2H] was made in 1998. It was the first Chinese-directed film shot in Japan. Also, it received NETPAC Award at 1999 Berlin Film Festival and FIPRESCI Award at 2000 Hong Kong Film Festival. Since then he has worked on films that are integration of documentary and feature films in both Japan and China. In 2003, his film [Dream Cuisine](2003) was invited to Berlin Film Festival and received the Marseille Esperance Award at Marseille International Documentary Film Festival. His latest film [Mona Lisa] (2005) received the Humanitarian Award Special Mention at 2006 Hong Kong Film Festival. |