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Taiwanese director wins posthumous movie award Late Taiwanese director Edward Yang will be named Asian Filmmaker of the Year at the Pusan International Film Festival this October, organisers said Wednesday. 2007-08-22 People: [Edward Yang] [Hou Hsiao-hsien] [Andy Lau] Activities: [2000 Cannes Film Festival] Taiwanese director Yang dies at 59 Edward Yang, who won best director in 2000 at the Cannes Film Festival and was known for his realistic portrayals of modern Taiwan, has died of complications from colon cancer, a film industry consultant said Sunday. He was 59. 2007-07-01 People: [Edward Yang] Film critics group honors "Yi Yi" NEW YORK - Edward Yang's "Yi Yi," a quiet family drama set in Taiwan, was named best picture of the year Saturday by the National Society of Film Critics. 2001-01-09 People: [Javier Bardem] [Michelangelo Antonioni] Los Angeles Critics Honor 'Crouching Tiger' LOS ANGELES - Director Ang Lee's romance set in western China, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," was named the best film of 2000 by Los Angeles film critics on Saturday as Hollywood heads into its awards season, Reuters reported. 2000-12-17 People: [Ang Lee] [Michael Douglas] [Julia Roberts] [Javier Bardem] A night of triumph for Asian films at Cannes Award Cannes - It was a night of triumph for Asians at the 53rd International Festival of Films at Cannes. 2000-05-22 People: [Jiang Wen] [Tony CW Leung] [Bjork] Headlines Taiwanese director wins posthumous movie award 2007-08-22 Taiwanese director Yang dies at 59 2007-07-01 Film critics group honors "Yi Yi" 2001-01-09 Los Angeles Critics Honor 'Crouching Tiger' 2000-12-17 A night of triumph for Asian films at Cannes Award 2000-05-22 Most-viewed Taiwanese director wins posthumous movie award 2007-08-22 Taiwanese director Yang dies at 59 2007-07-01 A night of triumph for Asian films at Cannes Award 2000-05-22 Los Angeles Critics Honor 'Crouching Tiger' 2000-12-17

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