蔡明亮

TSAI Ming-Liang

Director , Scriptwriter , Executive Producer

TSAI Ming-Liang was born in Kuchin, Malaysia where his grandfather and father had been settled. He arrived in Taiwan in 1977. Graduated in 1981 from Department of Dramatic Art at the Chinese Culture University, TSAI wrote plays, and directed 3 plays, including "Instant Bean Sauce Noodle,"(1981) and "A Sealed Door in the Dark"(1982), on stage that humorously dealt with issues such as lonelyness and frenetic urban styles in contemporary Taiwan society. In 1983, he was the writer, theater director and the one and only actor for "A Wardrobe in the Room," which was about the city dweller voluntary entrenchment behind solitude, which became recurrent in his film works. TSAI then devoted ten years in directing television dramas and film scripts. In 1989, he directed his first made-for-TV film "Corners of the World".

For "The Kid," (1991) one of his TV films, TSAI Ming-Liang discovered LEE Kang-Sheng in a videogame parlor. Without any acting training, LEE became his favorite actor. For him, TSAI wrote "Rebels of the Neon God," and starting from this film, LEE has been Xiao-Kang, the central character in all of TSAI Ming-Liang's films. In 1993, TSAI's first feature film "Rebels of the Neon God" won the Tokyo Broze Prize in Tokyo International Film Festival. In 1994, with "Vive l'Amour", he received the Gold Lion Award at Venice Film Festival. In 1997, "The River" won the Silver Bear Award at Berlin International Film Festival and the Fipresci Award. In 1999 TSAI made "The Hole" and received Fipresci Award in Cannes for it. In the beginning of 2001, TSAI Ming-Liang finished his fifth feature "What Time is it There?" and won the Technical Prize for Sound Recording in Cannes in 2001. He completed a short film "The Skywalk is Gone" in 2002. His latest film "Goodbye, Dragon Inn" was shown in 2003. At the same time, he produced LEE Kang-Sheng's first directing feature film "The Missing." In 2005,TASI Ming-Liang has finished his new film work"THE Wayward Cloud."

Tsai Ming-liang, the most erotic, sexual and sensitive filmmaker of our time. He knows perfectly well how to express the pain of the human body, yet he doesn’t forget to poke fun at it. As such, his films are able to retain a lighthearted mood while at the same time delve into deep and dark issues of the human condition.

Awards
2023 The 76th Festival del film Locarno "Leopard of Honour"
2013 The 50th Golden Horse Awards Best Director “Stray Dogs”
2001 The 38th Golden Horse Awards Special Jury Award for Filmmaker
1994 The 31st Golden Horse Awards Vive L'amour Best Director

Nominations
2015 The 52th Golden Horse Awards Best Short Film “No No Sleep”
2009 The 46th Golden Horse Awards Best Director “Face”
2005 The 42th Golden Horse Awards Best Director “The Wayward Cloud”
2003 The 40th Golden Horse Awards Best Director “Goodbye, Dragon Inn”
2001 The 38th Golden Horse Awards Best Director “What Time Is It There?”
2001 The 38th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Screenplay “What Time Is It There?”
1992 The 29th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Screenplay “Rebels Of the Neon God”
1992 The 29th Golden Horse Awards Best Director “Rebels Of the Neon God”
1986 The 23th Golden Horse Awards Best Adapted Screenplay “陽春老爸”

Filmography:

Year Title
2021 THE NIGHT 
Nominations 2021 Golden Horse Awards - Best Documentary Short Film
2020 DAYS 
2020 Teddy Jury Award, Berlinale 2020 The 14th Asian Film Awards nominations - Best Director 2020 New York Film Festival - Main Slate 2020 Busan International Film Festival - Icons 2020 Golden Horse Awards nominations - Best Narrative Feature, Best Director, Best Sound Effects
2018 Your Face 
2018 Venice Film Festival 2018 Busan International Film Festival - A Window on Asian Cinema 2018 New York Film Festival
2017 The Deserted  
2017 Competition of the Venice International Film Festival
2013 Stray Dogs 
Awards 2014 Best Film Still Awaiting American Distribution of National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA 2014 Best Leading Actor of Taipei Film Awards 2013 Grand Special Jury Prize of Venice International Film Festival 2013 Special Jury Prize of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2013 Best Director of Seville European Film Festival 2013 Best Director of Dubai International Film Festival 2013 Best Actor (Kang-Sheng Lee) and Best Sound (Duu-Chih Tu, Li Chi Kuo) of Asia-Pacific Film Festival 2013 Best Leading Actor and Best Director of the 50th Golden Horse Awards
2009 Face 
2009 Competition of the Cannes Film Festival 2010 Best Costume Designer and Best Production Designer of Asian Film Awards (winners)
2006 I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone 
2006 International Competition of the Venice International Film Festival 2006 Toronto International Film Festival 2006 Sao Paulo International Film Festival 2007 Fribourg International Film Festival 2007 Febiofest International Film Festiva (Prague)l 2007 Asia Film Festival Barcelona 2007 New Zealand International Film Festival 2007 Osian's Cinefan Film Festival (India)
2004 The Wayward Cloud 
Awards 2005 Silver Berlin Bear for Outstanding Artistic Achievement, Alfred Bauer Award, and FIPRESCI Prize of the 55th Berlin International Film Festival 2005 Award of the City of Nantes (for the director Tsai Ming-Liang) and Special Mention (for the leading actor Lee Kang-Sheng) of Festival des trois continents, Nantes 2005 Best Actor and José Luis Guarner Critic's Award of Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
2003 THE MISSING 
2003 The 40th Golden Horse Awards Best Picture Nominated 2003 Belgrade International Film Festival 2003 The 8th Pusan International Film Festival, Best Film Award, New Currents Competition Section 2003 Mostra BR de cinema 2003 The 16th Tokyo International Film Festival 2003 Nantes Three Continents Festival, Surprise Screening Section 2004 The 33rd International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Award, KNF Award, NETPAC Award 2004 The 17th Singapore International Film Festival 2004 The 28th Hong Kong International Film Festival, Firebird Awards For Young Cinema Section 2004 The 27th Goteborg Film Festival, Asian Hots Section 2004 The 23nd Vancouver International Film Festival, Dragons and Tigers Section
2003 GOODBYE DRAGON INN 
2003 Best Taiwanese Film of the Year (winner) and Best Feature Film (nomination) of the 40th Golden Horse Awards 2003 Selected into the Competition and winning the FIPRESCI Prize of the 60th Venice International Film Festival 2003 The 28th Toronto International Film Festival 2003 Dragons and Tigers of the 22nd Vancouver International Film Festival 2003 A Window on Asian Cinema of the 8th Busan International Film Festival 2003 Gold Plaque (winner) of the 39th Chicago International Film Festival 2003 The 41st New York Film Festival 2003 The 27th Sao Paulo International Film Festival 2003 Jury Award (winner) and Best Supporting Actress Award (for Kuei-Mei Yang) of the 48th Asia Pacific Film Festival 2003 World Cinema of the 47th London Film Festival 2003 Golden Maile Award (nominee) of the 23rd Hawaii International Film Festival 2003 Winds of Asia of the 16th Tokyo International Film Festival 2003 Belgrade International Film Festival 2003 Best Director (won by Tsai Ming-Liang) and Young Audience Award of the Festival des trois continents, Nantes 2004 Cinema Regained of the 33rd International Film Festival Rotterdam 2004 Closing Film of the 28th Hong Kong International Film Festival 2019 Special Event of the Venice International Film Festival
2002 THE SKYWALK IS GONE 
2002 The 21st Vancouver International Film Festival 2002 Wide Angle of the 7th Busan International Film Festival 2002 Best Short Film (nominee) of the 39th Golden Horse Awards 2003 Masters' Short Films of the Taipei Film Festival 2003 The 32nd International Film Festival Rotterdam 2003 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival 2003 The 5th Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2003 Competition of the 46th San Francisco International Film Festival 2003 The 16th Singapore International Film Festival 2003 The 39th Chicago International Film Festival 2003 The 27th Sao Paulo International Film Festival 2003 London Film Festival 2003 The 17th Fribourg International Film Festival 2003 Vienna International Film Festival
2001 WHAT TIME IS IT THERE? 
2001 Best Technical Award (winner: Duu-Chih Tu) and in Competition of the 54th Cannes International Film Festival 2001 A Window on Asian Cinema of the 6th Busan International Film Festival 2001 The 39th New York Film Festival 2001 Best Film Award (winner), Best Director Award (winner), and Best Supporting Actress Award (winner: Yi-Ching Lu) of the 46th Asia Pacific Film Festival 2001 Best Director Award (winner) of the 4th Bangkok Film Festival 2001 The 20th Vancouver International Film Festival 2001 Special Jury Award, Best Director Award, and Special Jury Cinematography Award (winners) of the 37th Chicago International Film Festival 2001 Special Jury Award and Special Jury Award for Filmmaker (winners) of the 38th Golden Horse Awards 2001 Critics’ Choice Award (winner) of the Kaohsiung Film Festival 2001 NETPAC Award(winner) of the Brisbane International Film Festival 2001 Contemporary World Cinema of the 26th Toronto International Film Festival 2001 The 14th Tokyo International Film Festival 2001 Jakarta International Film Festival 2001 International Film Festival Karlovy Vary 2008 Moscow International Film Festival
1998 THE HOLE 
1997 The River 
1997 Silver Berlin Bear and FIPRESCI Prize of Berlin International Film Festival 1997 Critics’ Award - Honorable Mention of São Paulo International Film Festival 1997 Silver Screen Award for Best Actor (Tien Miao) and Special Jury Prize of Singapore International Film Festival 1997 Silver Hugo of Chicago International Film Festival 2008 Moscow International Film Festival
1994 Vive L'Amour 
1994 The 16th Festival of the 3 Continents,Best Director,Best Actor
1994 Venice International Film Festival, Golden Lion
1995 Singapore International Film Festival,Best Film
2008 Moscow International Film Festival
1992 Rebels of the Neon God 
1993 Tokyo International Film Festival-New Director Bronze Award
1993 Festival des 3 Continents-Best Debut Feature Film
1993 Torino Film Festival-Best Picture
1987 黃色故事 
1983 風車與火車 

As Director:
1989 All Corners of the World (TV Drama)
1991 Youngsters (TV Drama)
1992 Rebels of the Neon God
1994 Vive L'Mour
1995 My New Friends (TV Drama)
1996 The River
1998 The Hole
2001 What Time Is It There?
A Conversation With God (documentary)
2003 The Skywalk is Gone (Short)
Goodbye,Dragon Inn
2005 A Wayward Cloud
2006 I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
2008 Madame Butterfly (part of the Lucca Film Festival project "Twenty Puccini")
2009 Face
2012 No Form (Short)
Diamond Sutra/ Sleepwalk(Short)
2014 Journey to the West
2015 Xiao Kang (Short)
2017 The Deserted(Short)
As Scriptwriter:
1984 Run Away
1992 Rebels of the Neon God
1994 Vive L'Mour
1996 The River
1998 The Hole
2001 What Time Is It There?
2003 Goodbye,Dragon Inn
2005 A Wayward Cloud
2006 I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
2009 Face
2012 No Form (Short)
Diamond Sutra/ Sleepwalk (Short)
2013 Stray Dogs
Xing Zai Shui Shang(Short)
2014 Journey to the West
As Executive Producer:
2003 The Missing
2007 Help Me Eros

Posted date:2005/03/16
Update:2023/08/16
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