Ang Lee
Ang Lee is an acclaimed Taiwanese director known for his versatility across genres and cultures. Born in 1954 in Taiwan, graduated from the National Taiwan College of Arts in 1975 and then came to the U.S. to receive a B.F.A. Degree in Theatre/Theater Direction at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Masters Degree in Film Production at New York University. He gained international recognition with films such as The Wedding Banquet and Eat Drink Man Woman before achieving worldwide success with works including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain, and Life of Pi. Lee has the ability to move fluidly between intimate dramas, literary adaptations, martial arts epics, and large-scale Hollywood productions.