The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced its 2006 U.S. and Canadian Fellows recently, and filmmaker Shui-Bo Wang was among those honored. The Foundation provides fellowships for advanced professionals in natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, creative arts.

Shui-Bo's first film, SUNRISE OVER TIANANMEN SQUARE, a stunning autobiography of his youth during the historic upheavals of the 1960s, '70s and '80s, was nominated for an Academy Award in 1999. His second film, SWING IN BEIJING, is a feature documentary on the underground art scene in China, and the new release THEY CHOSE CHINA is his third film.