I direct motion pictures. They are very visual, like painting with light.
Here's a list of what I've done:
Features:
Rebels of the Neon God (Ch'ing shaonien na cha) (1992)
Vive l'amour (Aiqing wansui) (1994)
The River (He liu) (1997)
The Hole (Dong) (1998)
What Time Is It There? (Ni neibian jidian) (2001)
Goodbye, Dragon Inn (Bu jian bu san) (2003)
The Wayward Cloud (Tian bian yi duo yun) (2005)
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (Hei yan quan) (2006)
Shorts and telefilms:
Endless Love (1989) telefilm
The Happy Weaver (1989) telefilm
Far Away (1989) telefilm
All Corners of the World (1989) telefilm
Li hsiang's Love Line (1990) telefilm
My Name is Mary (1990) telefilm
Ah-hsiung's First Love (1990) telefilm
Give Me a Home (1991) telefilm
Boys (1991) telefilm
Hsio Yueh's Dowry (1991) telefilm
My New Friends (Wo xin renshi de pengyou) (1995) telefilm
A Conversation with God (2001) short
The Skywalk Is Gone (2002) short
Awards: Asia-Pacific Film Festival Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 2003 Won Special Jury Award for: Bu san (2003) 2001 Won Best Director for: Ni neibian jidian (2001)Best Film for: Ni neibian jidian (2001) Berlin International Film Festival Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 2005 Won Alfred Bauer Award for: Tian bian yi duo yun (2005)FIPRESCI Prize Competition for: Tian bian yi duo yun (2005)Silver Berlin Bear Outstanding Artistic Achievement for: Tian bian yi duo yun (2005)Nominated Golden Berlin Bear for: Tian bian yi duo yun (2005) 1997 Won Silver Berlin Bear Special Jury Prize for: He liu (1997)Nominated Golden Berlin Bear for: He liu (1997) Cannes Film Festival Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 2001 Nominated Golden Palm for: Ni neibian jidian (2001) 1998 Won FIPRESCI Prize Competition for: Dong (1998) For its daring combination of realism and apocalyptic vision, desperation and joy, austerity and glamour. Nominated Golden Palm for: Dong (1998) Chicago International Film Festival Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 2003 Won Gold Plaque for: Bu san (2003) 2001 Won Silver Hugo Best Director for: Ni neibian jidian (2001)Grand Jury Prize for: Ni neibian jidian (2001) 1998 Won Gold Hugo Best Film for: Dong (1998) 1997 Won Silver Hugo Jury Special Prize for: He liu (1997) For a poignant portrayal of urban solitude in a world that forgets human values. Nominated Gold Hugo Best Film for: He liu (1997) Chlotrudis Awards Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 2005 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Director for: Bu san (2003) Cinemanila International Film Festival Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 2002 Won Kodak Vision Award for: Ni neibian jidian (2001)Lino Brocka Award for: Ni neibian jidian (2001) Tied with Atanarjuat (2001). Edinburgh International Film Festival Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 1997 Won Channel 4 Director's Award - Special Mention for: He liu (1997) Fantafestival Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 1998 Nominated Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold for: Dong (1998) Méliès d'Argent 1998 at Catalonian International Film Festival, Sitges. Golden Horse Film Festival Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 2005 Nominated Golden Horse Award Best Director for: Tian bian yi duo yun (2005) 2003 Nominated Golden Horse Award Best Director for: Bu san (2003) 2001 Won Special Jury Award for: Ni neibian jidian (2001) 1994 Won Golden Horse Award Best Director for: Aiqing wansui (1994) Hawaii International Film Festival Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 2003 Won Special Jury Award for: Bu san (2003)Nominated Best Feature Film for: Bu san (2003) Istanbul International Film Festival Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 2004 Won Golden Tulip for: Bu san (2003) Nantes Three Continents Festival Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 2003 Won Award of the City of Nantes for: Bu san (2003)Young Audience Award for: Bu san (2003) Singapore International Film Festival Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 1999 Won Silver Screen Award Best Asian Director for: Dong (1998) For his creation of a new cinematic expression which challenges the very meaning of human existence. Best Asian Feature Film for: Dong (1998) For its intelligent exploration of the spectrum of human experience in both dismal reality as well as in the realm of imagination. 1997 Won Silver Screen Award Special Jury Prize for: He liu (1997) 1995 Won Silver Screen Award Best Asian Feature Film for: Aiqing wansui (1994) Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 1998 Won Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver for: Dong (1998)Nominated Best Film for: Dong (1998) São Paulo International Film Festival Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 1997 Won Critics Award - Honorable Mention for: He liu (1997) Tokyo International Film Festival Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 1993 Won Bronze Award for: Ch'ing shaonien na cha (1992) Tied with Olympische Sommer, Der (1993). Torino International Festival of Young Cinema Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 1993 Won Prize of the City of Torino Best Film - International Feature Film Competition for: Ch'ing shaonien na cha (1992) Venice Film Festival Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 2006 Won 'CinemAvvenire' Award Cinema for Peace Award for: Hei yan quan (2006)Nominated Golden Lion for: Hei yan quan (2006) 2003 Won FIPRESCI Prize Competition for: Bu san (2003) A memorable film about a way of cinema-going that is coming to an end all over the world. Nominated Golden Lion for: Bu san (2003) 1994 Won FIPRESCI Prize for: Aiqing wansui (1994)Golden Lion for: Aiqing wansui (1994) Tied with _Pred dozhdot (1994)_ . Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 2003 Won Grand Prize Fiction for: Tianqiao bu jianle (2002)
