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54th Golden Horse Awards
The 54th Golden Horse Awards () took place on November 25, 2017 at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast .... Organized by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee, the awards honored the best in Chinese-language films of 2016 and 2017. The ceremony was televised by TTV. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface. References External links Official website of the Golden Horse Awards {{DEFAULTSORT:Golden Horse Awards, 54 Golden Horse Awards ceremonies 2017 film awards 2017 in Taiwan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Taipei)
The National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall () is located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is a memorial to the Republic of China's National Father, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and was completed in 1972. The total building area covers in an open space of . It contains displays of Sun's life and the revolution he led, and is also a multi-purpose social, educational and cultural center for the public. Description The main entrance to the hall contains a statue of Sun Yat-sen. Every hour, there is a formal changing of the guards, which is a popular tourist attraction. The building also includes a performance hall, an exhibition center of about , a multimedia theatre, an audio-visual center, lecture halls, and a library with over 300,000 books. The building itself is sited in Chung-shan Park. It includes gardens, decorative historical walls, and an exhibition and performance area surrounding Lake Cui (), also known as Emerald Pond. History Taiwan's government began to prepare the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plastic China
''Plastic China'' () is a 2016 Chinese documentary film depicting the lives of two families who make their living recycling plastic waste imported from developed countries. The film premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is the world's largest documentary film festival held annually since 1988 in Amsterdam. Over a period of twelve days, it has screened more than 300 films and sold more than 250,000 ti ... in November 2016, and was shown at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. References 2016 films Chinese-language films Chinese documentary films Documentary films about environmental issues {{environment-documentary-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Conformist (2017 Film)
''The Conformist'' () is 2017 Chinese drama film directed by Cai Shangjun. It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival The 42nd annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 7 to 17 September 2017. There were fourteen programmes, with the Vanguard and City to City programmes both being retired from previous years, with the total number of films down b .... Cast * Huang Bo as Wang Haibo * Song Jia as Bing Bing Awards and nominations References External links * 2017 films 2017 drama films Chinese drama films 2010s Mandarin-language films Films directed by Cai Shangjun {{2010s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Bo
Huang Bo (; born August 26, 1974) is a Chinese actor, film director, singer and the current vice-chairman of China Film Association. He is the winner of multiple Chinese film awards, and ranked 34th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 62nd in 2014, 22nd in 2015, 30th in 2017, 2nd in 2019, 52nd in 2020. Early life Huang Bo was born on August 26, 1974 in Jiuquan, Gansu, and raised in Qingdao, Shandong, although his hail originally from Lintao County, Gansu. Both of his parents worked as civil servants in the government. Before Huang became an actor, he was a bar singer, dance instructor, film dubber and factory owner. During his time singing in bars, he even had his own band named "Blue Sand Wind" (蓝色风沙). In 2000, Huang's friend since junior high school, actor Gao Hu, introduced him to director Guan Hu by chance, which started Huang's acting career. Huang Bo wanted to study in the Beijing Film Academy, however he didn't receive the admission for the first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Killed Cock Robin (film)
''Who Killed Cock Robin'' ( Mandarin: 目擊者, lit. "Eyewitness") is a 2017 Taiwanese neo-noir crime thriller film, written and directed by Cheng Wei-hao. The film follows a journalist who unravels a series of mysteries as he investigates a long-forgotten hit-and-run accident that occurred nine years ago. It also marked Cheng's second collaboration with Hsu Wei-ning, after '' The Tag-Along''. The film also stars Kaiser Chuang, Ko Chia-yen, Christopher Lee and Mason Lee. It was released on March 31, 2017 in Taiwan. Premise Nine years ago, journalist Hsiao-chi witnessed a hit-and-run crash on a mountain road when his vehicle broke down. In that accident which happened on a stormy night, the male driver was instantly killed, and the female passenger Hsu Ai-ting fell into a coma. In a panic, Hsiao-chi took photos of the hit-and-run vehicle registration plate. However, the pictures were too blurry to be used as evidence, and therefore facts of the accident were never established. Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiser Chuang
Kaiser Chuang or Chuang Kai-hsun (; born 22 March 1981) is a Taiwanese actor. Early life and career Born in Changhua County, Chuang graduated from the department of drama of Taipei National University of the Arts. He has appeared in the films ''Step Back to Glory'' (2013), '' Who Is Undercover'' (2014) and '' The Tenants Downstairs'' (2016) and several plays and television series such as ''Breaking Free'' (2011) and ''Happy 300 Days'' (2013). In 2015, Chuang received double nominations for the Golden Bell Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film at the 50th Golden Bell Awards and won the award for his performance in ''The Road Home''. The following year he won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 18th Taipei Film Festival The Taipei Film Festival (TFF; ) is a film festival promoted by the city of Taipei, Taiwan, through the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Taipei City Government. It was first held in 1998, from September 28 to October 5. Currently ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Horse Award For Best Leading Actor
The Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor () is given at the Golden Horse Film Awards. Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai has won the most Best Leading Actor awards with 3 times. He won the award in the 31st, 40th and 41st awards ceremony with ''Chungking Express'', ''Infernal Affairs'', and ''Lust, Caution ''Lust, Caution'' () is a 2007 erotic period espionage mystery romance film directed by Ang Lee, based on the 1979 novella by Eileen Chang. ''Lust, Caution'' is set in Hong Kong in 1938 and in Shanghai in 1942, when the city was occupied by ...''. Leung also holds the record for having nominated in this category for 7 times. Records The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards: The following individuals received five or more Best Actor nominations: Winners and nominees 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References External links Official website Official website {{GoldenHorseAwardBestActor Golden Horse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Ya-che
Yang Ya-che (; born 17 July 1971) is a Taiwanese film and television director. He was nominated for Golden Horse Award for Best Director Golden means made of, or relating to gold. Golden may also refer to: Places United Kingdom *Golden, in the parish of Probus, Cornwall *Golden Cap, Dorset *Golden Square, Soho, London *Golden Valley, a valley on the River Frome in Gloucestershir ... two times, for '' Girlfriend, Boyfriend'' in 2012 and '' The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful'' in 2017. Filmography Features * 2008 : ''Orz Boyz!'' (囧男孩) * 2012 : '' Girlfriend, Boyfriend'' (女朋友。男朋友) * 2017 : '' The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful'' (血觀音) TV Series * 2021 : ''The Magician on the Skywalk'' (天橋上的魔術師) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Ya-che 1971 births Living people Taiwanese film directors Taiwanese screenwriters Taiwanese LGBT people Taiwanese television directors LGBT film directors LGBT televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Time Will Come (film)
''Our Time Will Come'' () is a 2017 war film directed by Ann Hui, starring Zhou Xun, Eddie Peng and Wallace Huo. It revolves around the resistance movement during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. The film opened in China on July 1, 2017 to commemorate and to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China. It was released in Hong Kong on July 6, and in the United States and Canada on July 7. Synopsis Set in the 1940s, the film tells the story of a legendary woman "Fang Gu" ( Zhou Xun), who is one of the key figures during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. It also portrays the fight and struggle for freedom and independence by youths of the resistance groups. The story is narrated by an old taxi driver, being interviewed for a documentary, who speaks of the people he knew as a boy growing up under the Japanese occupation. Fang Lan is an ordinary bookish young woman with a poetical streak who lives with her mother in 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Hui
Ann Hui On-wah, (; born 23 May 1947) is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actress from Hong Kong who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. She is known for her films about social issues in Hong Kong which include: literary adaptations, martial arts, semi-autobiographical works, women's issues, social phenomena, political changes, and thrillers. She served as the president of the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild from 2004 to 2006. Hui has won numerous awards. She won Best Director at the Golden Horse Awards three times (1999, 2011, 2014); Best Film at the Asia Pacific Film Festival; and Best Director at the Hong Kong Film Awards six times (1983, 1996, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018). Only two films have won a Grand Slam (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress) at the Hong Kong Film Awards; they are '' Summer Snow'' and ''A Simple Life'', both directed by Ann Hui. She was honored for her lifetime accom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Chang
Sylvia Chang (born 21 July 1953) is a Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director. In 1992, she was a member of the jury at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. In 2018, she was one of the jury members of the main competition section at the 75th Venice International Film Festival. Early life Chang was born in Chiayi, Taiwan. She dropped out of school when she was 16, and started her career as a radio DJ. When she was 18 years old she acted in her first film. Career Chang acted in her first film, ''The Tattooed Dragon'' (龍虎金剛) (1973), when she was 18 years old. Chang often attempted to do her own stunts in the four-part film series ''Aces Go Places''. She stated in an interview with film editor Clarence Tsui, "I still think Hong Kong's film industry is male-dominated". She also believes that "There aren't many male filmmakers who would write scripts for women". She helped write the script of '' Run Papa Run'', [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geng Jun
Geng Jun (; born 1976) is a Chinese independent filmmaker. His films have shown at festivals in China and internationally, such as ''Youth'', which was entered at the 2009 Rome Film Festival, ''The Hammer and Sickle Are Sleeping'' (2016 Tromsø International Film Festival The Tromsø International Film Festival (TIFF) is an annual film festival held during the third week of January in Tromsø, Norway. The inaugural Tromsø International Film Festival was held in 1991. TIFF has 5 screening venues, including one ...), and '' Free and Easy'', which was entered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. References External links * 1976 births Living people Film directors from Heilongjiang Chinese film directors {{China-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
