Director , Scriptwriter , Executive Producer
Tsai Ming-Liang (1957-) graduated from the Drama and Cinema Department of the Chinese Culture University. He co-founded Home Green Films. Initially a director and actor for stage plays, he discovered Lee Kang-Sheng, and they collaborated for films such as "Rebels of the Neon God" and "Vive l'Amour", which were highly praised. He is the director of "What Time Is It There" (shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival), "Goodbye, Dragon Inn" (shortlisted for the Venice Film Festival), "The Wayward Cloud" (Outstanding Artistic Achievement at Berlin Film Festival), and "Stray Dogs" (Grand Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival and Golden Horse Award for Best Director). He was commissioned by the Louvre Museum in France to make the film "Visage" based on its collection. In total, he has been shortlisted for the Venice Film Festival four times, the Cannes Film Festival three times, the Berlin
International Film Festival three times, and the Golden Horse Award for Best Director eight times. His recent works include "Your Face" and "Days".
Awards
2023 The 76th Festival del film Locarno "Leopard of Honour"
2019 The 21st Taipei Film Awards Best Director "Your Face"
2015 The 17th Taipei Film Awards Best Director "No No Sleep"
2013 The 50th Golden Horse Awards Best Director “Stray Dogs”
2006 The 8th Taipei Film Awards Grand Prize "I Don't Want to Sleep Alone"
2005 The 7th Taipei Film Awards Best Feature "The Wayward Cloud"
2004 The 6th Taipei Film Awards Press Award "Goodbye, Dragon Inn"
2003 The 40th Golden Horse Awards Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year "Goodbye, Dragon Inn"
2001 The 38th Golden Horse Awards Special Jury Award "What Time Is It There?"
2001 The 38th Golden Horse Awards Special Jury Award for Filmmaker
1998 The 51st Cannes Film Festival FIPRESCI Prizes "The Hole"
1997 The 47th Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear Special Jury Prize and FIPRESCI Prizes "The River"
1994 The 31st Golden Horse Awards Best Narrative Feature and Best Director "Vive L'Amour"
1994 The 51st Venice International Film Festival Golden Lion and FIPRESCI Prizes "Vive L'Amour"
Nominations
2020 The 57th Golden Horse Awards Best Director "Days"
2015 The 52nd Golden Horse Awards Best Short Film “No No Sleep”
2013 The 50th Golden Horse Awards Best Narrative Feature "Stray Dogs"
2013 The 70th Venice International Film Festival Golden Lion "Stray Dogs"
2009 The 46th Golden Horse Awards Best Narrative Feature and Best Director “Face”
2006 The 63rd Venice International Film Festival Golden Lion “I Don't Want to Sleep Alone”
2005 The 42nd Golden Horse Awards Best Narrative Feature and Best Director “The Wayward Cloud”
2005 The 55th Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution “The Wayward Cloud”
2004 The 6th Taipei Film Awards Best Feature “Goodbye, Dragon Inn”
2003 The 40th Golden Horse Awards Best Narrative Feature and Best Director “Goodbye, Dragon Inn”
2003 The 60th Venice International Film Festival Golden Lion “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 and Best Director “What Time Is It There?”
2001 The 54th Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or “What Time Is It There?”
1998 The 51st Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or "The Hole"
1994 The 31st Golden Horse Awards Best Director and Best Original Screenplay "Rebels of the Neon God"
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 23rd Golden Horse Awards Best Adapted Screenplay “陽春老爸”
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| 2021 | THE NIGHT |
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Nominations
2021 Golden Horse Awards - Best Documentary Short Film
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| 2020 | DAYS |
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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
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| 2018 | Your Face |
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2018 Venice Film Festival
2018 Busan International Film Festival - A Window on Asian Cinema
2018 New York Film Festival
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| 2017 | The Deserted |
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2017 Competition of the Venice International Film Festival
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| 2013 | Stray Dogs |
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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
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| 2009 | Face |
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2009 Competition of the Cannes Film Festival
2010 Best Costume Designer and Best Production Designer of Asian Film Awards (winners)
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| 2006 | I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone |
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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)
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| 2004 | The Wayward Cloud |
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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
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| 2003 | THE MISSING |
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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
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| 2003 | GOODBYE DRAGON INN |
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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
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| 2002 | THE SKYWALK IS GONE |
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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
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| 2001 | WHAT TIME IS IT THERE? |
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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
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| 1998 | THE HOLE |
| 1997 | The River |
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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
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| 1994 | Vive L'Amour |
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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 |
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| 1992 | Rebels of the Neon God |
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1993 Tokyo International Film Festival-New Director Bronze Award
1993 Festival des 3 Continents-Best Debut Feature Film 1993 Torino Film Festival-Best Picture |
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| 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
