Born in Shanghai and raised in Hong Kong, Wong Kar Wai is an internationally celebrated director and writer whose unique narrative and visual styles have inspired a generation of filmmakers.
　　In 1988, his film debut As Tears Go By was released and critically acclaimed. In 1990, he directed the second film Days of Being Wild, which won the Best Film, Best Director and other awards at the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards. Wong was introduced to global audiences in 1994 with Chungking Express. In 1997, his film Happy Together won the Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival, making Wong the first Chinese to won this award and his international standing consolidated. In 2000, In the Mood for Love received the Technical Grand Prize and Best Actor at 53rd Cannes Film Festival. In 2006, Wong made history as the first Asian director to chair the jury at the 59th Cannes Film Festival. The same year, Wong was knighted by the French government’s National Order of the Legion of Honour. Furthermore, Wong was awarded France’s Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2013. In 2007, Wong’s English-language feature debut My Blueberry Nights opened the 60th Cannes Film Festival. Wong’s latest film, the martial arts epic The Grandmaster (2013) opened the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival of which he chaired the jury.He also won the Best Director Award at 4th Beijing International Film Festival by this film.
　　Wong was invited as the exhibition artistic director for the art exhibition China: Through the Looking Glass held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) in 2015, which is the MET’s top 5 most-visited exhibit ever.