Wong Kar-wai received the Lumiere Award and became the first Asian director to win

That night, many outstanding filmmakers attended the awards ceremony. Zhang Ziyi, who was unable to attend in person, sent a congratulatory video. Du Kofeng even personally visited the scene to congratulate Wong Kar-wai on receiving this honor. The award for Wong Kar-wai was awarded by the famous French actor Isabel Ajani.

On the evening of October 20, local time, the award ceremony of the 9th "Lumiere Award" was held in Lyon, France. Director Wong Kar-wai and his wife attended the ceremony to receive the award. Many heavyweight guests also attended the award ceremony and congratulated Wong Kar-wai on his award. The Lumiere Film Festival has been in operation for nearly a week, and director Wong Kar-wai has arrived in Lyon, gathering great popularity for the birthplace of the film.

Wong Kar-wai came to Lyon to receive the award and shared the honor with his wife Esther Wong

. On the night, many outstanding filmmakers attended the award ceremony. Zhang Ziyi, who was unable to attend in person, sent a congratulatory video. Du Kofeng even came to the scene to congratulate Wong Kar-wai on receiving this honor. The award for Wong Kar-wai was awarded by the famous French actor Isabel Ajani.

Faced with this significant award, Wong Kar-wai said,"Thank you to the Lumiere brothers, who gave us the opportunity to realize our dreams of light and shadow." Looking back on the film journey of more than 30 years, Wong Kar-wai is grateful: "Thank you to the fans for their constant support and to all the partners who have made my works possible."

In addition to fans and partners, Wong Kar-wai also expressed special gratitude to his wife and son who have always supported him, and invited his wife to come on stage to share this honorary moment. Talking about his wife, he said: "In order not to disturb me, she rarely goes to the set in order to give me space and allow me to focus more on my job, but her support is always there. In the movie, every one of the most attractive female characters I created has a shadow of her. This is why her name always appears first on the screen in our own movies. Tonight, I would like to dedicate this award to my muse and ask her to come on stage and celebrate with me." Finally, he even thanked the Lumiere Film Festival in French for awarding him this award.

Hong Kong Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Yau Teng-wah, issued a press release to congratulate Wong Kar-wai. Yau Teng-wah said that Wong Kar-wai's award confirms his contribution to the global film industry and has gained international recognition. He has successfully demonstrated the high-level and unique works of Hong Kong filmmakers to audiences around the world, which is encouraging.

As early as June this year, the Lumiere Film Festival officially announced that the "Lumiere Award", known as the Lifetime Achievement Award, would be awarded to director Wong Kar-wai, with a pun comment: "Dark glasses are undeniably zclassy", expressing affirmation and appreciation of his creation and artistic style. It can be seen that Wong Kar-wai, with his unique style, has extraordinary influence in the European and international film circles.

Welfare for fans during his trip to Lyon

. During this trip to Lyon, Wong Kar-wai also brought great benefits to fans-not only did he meet with filmmakers and fans in the master class after arriving in Lyon, but also held a special screening of "The Fallen Angel" after the awards ceremony. At the closing ceremony on October 22, the new 4K restored "In the Mood for Love" will have its world premiere as the closing film to meet fans. Netizens left messages on the Internet to express their congratulations to Wong Kar-wai, and expressed their expectation of the newly restored version of "In the Mood for Love".

This Lumiere Film Festival was held in Lyon, France from October 14th to 22nd. During the film festival, fans and many outstanding filmmakers from around the world were gathered. The "Lumiere Prize" is the only award awarded. Previously, many outstanding filmmakers have won the award, including Quentin Tarantino, Pedro Almodovar, Martin Scorsese, Catherine Deneuve, etc. Fu Mao, the founder of the film festival, once expressed the hope that the award would become the "Nobel" in the film industry.

Editor: Xiongwei