‘The Assassin ‘ Voted Best Movie of 2015 by BFI
Martial arts film “The Assassin” by Taiwan director has been voted the best movie of 2015 by British and international critics, according to the British Film Institute (BFI). The movie, for which Hou won the award for best director at Cannes in May, was favored by 38 out of a total of 168 critics as...Continue reading
Lin Chiling and Mickey Huang to Host Golden Horse Awards Ceremony
Model and actress Lin Chi-ling and TV host Mickey Huang will jointly host the 52nd Golden Horse Awards ceremony. It will be the second time that the 40-year-old model hosts the ceremony. She first hosted it in 2004. Huang has won several Golden Bell Awards for best host in a variety program. According to the...Continue reading
‘The Assassin’ Leads Golden Horse Nominees
Hou Hsiao-hsien’s martial arts movie “The Assassin” is leading the pack for this year’s Golden Horse Awards, with 11 nominations, including best feature film and best director. Hou won the best director award at the Cannes Film Festival in May for “The Assassin.” The film will also represent Taiwan at next year’s Academy Awards in...Continue reading
Taiwan Academy in Houston to Honor Newman Prize Winner Chu Tien-wen
The Ministry of Culture’s Taiwan Academy in Houston will kick off a series of events in the United States today, to honor Taiwan writer Chu Tien-wen, the winner of the fourth Newman Prize for Chinese Literature. The literature and film events are being organized to coincide with a ceremony tomorrow at the University of Oklahoma,...Continue reading
Taichung lauded as movie capital by website
A local website is lauding Taichung as Taiwan’s “capital of the new movies,” as the city’s shooting locations account for half of those on the list of the “10 top locations for made-in-Taiwan movies.” The DailyView used the frequency of key words used in searches between April and Oct. to gauge netizens’ responses to the...Continue reading
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