Hong Kong's Woo accepts career award at Venice filmfest
Veteran Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo accepted a Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the Venice film festival on Friday, dedicating the honour to his "dear mother".
Hong Kong film director John Woo celebrates after receiving the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement during the award ceremony at the 67th Venice Film Festival.
"When I was a younger man, when becoming a filmmaker was a crazy dream, I learned that the impossible could become possible," said the 63-year-old Woo, who has known success in both Asia and Hollywood, which first took notice when he came up with "The Killer" in 1989.
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