SHNU Associate Professor Wang Fang Awarded Ordre des Art et des Lettres

Wang Fang, associate professor of SHNU College of Humanities and Communication and Director of SHNU World Film Research Center, was awarded the 2014 Ordre des Art et des Lettres by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of France.

Ordre des Art et des Lettres was set up in 1957 by the Ministry of Culture of French government to commend outstanding figures in the circles of art and literature. Chinese people who have won this honor include Ieoh Ming Pei, Jin Yong, Chen Kaige, Jia Zhangke, Jiang Wen, Wang Anyi, Han Shaogong, Moyan, etc.

The French government conferred this highest accolade on Wang to commend his contribution and achievements in the research of French films and world culture dissemination.

Ordre des Art et des Lettres was signed by Ms. Aurelie Filippetti, the minister of French Ministry of Culture. Emmanuel Lenain, the consul general of France in Shanghai, sent a special letter of congratulation to Wang Fang.