Music
Released his debut album “Walking Forward” in1990, which at that time was an impact to the field of popular music. His works latter combined tradition with modernity, and they were fresh to the audience. In recent years, he took part in many film’s music composition, discovered a unique angle in the interplay of music with image. He was invited to perform in “La Soiree Movie-Mix Cannes 2005” in the Cannes Film Festival. A French distributor released his album “Insects Awaken” which gained a high opinion internationally. In 2005, he executively produce and performed in The National Palace Museum’s eighty-year anniversary commercial “Old is New”, in which he used cultural and historical relics to connect sound and image, in it he revealed a bold approach towards music, and proved himself to be an omnibearing artist.
Honor
2018 The 20th National Award of Arts
Awards
2020 The 19th Taipei Film Awards Best Soundtrack Award ” NINA WU”
2018 The 55th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Film Score "Long Day's Journey Into Night"
2016 The 53th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Film Score "City of Jade"
2013 The 50th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Film Score "A Touch Of Sin"
2006 The 43th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Film Score "Do Over"
2001 The 38th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Film Score "Millennium Mambo"
1996 The 33th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Film Song "Goodbye South, Goodbye"
Nominations
2022 The 59th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Film Score "Salute"
2017 The 54th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Film Score "Missing Johnny"
2015 The 52th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Film Score "The Assassin"
2010 The 47th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Film Score "Deep in the Clouds"
2009 The 46th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Film Score "YANG YANG"
2004 The 41th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Film Score "The World"
2001 The 38th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Film Song "Millennium Mambo" (Lyric/Composer Performer)
1992 The 29th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Film Score "Dust of Angels"
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| 2023 | Be With Me |
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Nominations
2024 Best Actor and Best Visual Effects of the 26th Taipei Film Awards
Selections
2023 43rd Hawaii International Film Festival, “Spotlight on Taiwan” unit
2023 20th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, “Cineaste Delights” unit
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| 2023 | Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill |
| 2021 | Eagle Hand |
| 2021 | Enigma：The Chinese Crested Tern |
| 2019 | NINA WU |
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72nd Festival de Cannes - Un certain regard
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| 2018 | Looking For Kafka |
| 2017 | Missing Johnny |
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2017 Golden Horse Awards Best New Performer(Winning),Best New Director(Nomination),Best Original Film Score(Nomination)
2017 Shanghai International Film Festival-Asian New Talent Award: Best Actress (nominated)
2017 Taipei Film Awards-Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Suppporting Actor, Best New Talent
2017 Xining First International Film Festival-Nominated for Best Film and Best Director
2017 Busan International Film Festival-A Window On Asian Cinema
2017 Sao Paulo International Film Festival–New Filmmakers Competition
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| 2017 | Small Talk |
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2018 Academy Award - Taiwan Entry for Best Foreign Language Film
2017 Teddy Award, Best Documentary
2017 Nashville Film Festival, Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Filmmaking
2017 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Audience Awards
2016 Golden Horse Nominee, Best Documentary Film
2016 Golden Horse Nominee, Best Editing
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| 2017 | The Gangster's Daughter |
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New York Asian Film Festival (Official Competition)
Chicago Asian Pop-Up Cinema (Opening Film, Season V)
Los Angeles Taiwanese Film Biennial (Opening Film)
Women Make Waves Film Festival (Official Competition)
Hawaii International Film Festival
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| 2016 | City of Jade |
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2016 Berlin International Film Festival-Forum
2016 Hong Kong International Film Festival-Documentary Competition 2014 Doha Film Institute–Grants Programme |
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| 2016 | The Road to Mandalay |
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2016 FEDEORA Award for Best Film of the 73rd Venice Film Festival
2016 Grand Prix for a Feature Film of the 36th Amiens International Film Festival
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| 2016 | The Priestess Walks Alone |
| 2015 | One Journey, One Mission |
| 2015 | Fly, Kite Fly |
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2015 JWFF International Festival-Environmental Conservation Award
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| 2015 | The Assassin |
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2015 Busan International Film Festival -Gala Presentation
2015 Hong Kong Summer International Film Festival - Opening Film 2015 Cannes Film Festival - Best Director, Cannes Soundtrack Award |
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| 2014 | Hometown Boy |
| 2013 | Sock’n Roll |
| 2009 | YangYang |
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2009 Berlin International Film Festival – Panorama
2009 Taipei Film Festival –Special Jury Prize, Best Actress, Best Music, NEW TALENT COMPETITION – Audience’s Choice Award 2009 46th Golden Horse Awards – FIPRESCI Prizes, 6 nominations 2009 Asia Pacific Film Festival -- Best leading actress 2010 Asian Film Awards – nominated for Best Actress and Best Cinematographer Festivals -- Hong Kong IFF, Locarno IFF, Vancouver IFF, Film Festival Ghent, Tokyo IFF, Pusan IFF, San Diego Asian Film Festival, Hawaii IFF, Torino Film Festival |
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| 2006 | Reflections |
| 2006 | Do Over |
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Awards
2006 Formosa Filmmaker Award, Best Editing, and Best Original Film Score of the 43rd Golden Horse Awards
2003 Grand Prize of Excellent Screenplay Award
2006 Grand Prize and Audience Choice Awards of Taipei Film Awards
2007 Best Film and Best Director of the 1ST Taiwan New Movie Awards
2007 The 1st Taiwan New Movie Awards (of the Directors Guild of Taiwan)
Festivals
2007 Los Angeles Asia Pacific Film Festival
2006 Venice International Film Critics' Week
2006 Competition of the Athens International Film Festival
2006 Dragons and Tigers of the Vancouver Film Festival
2006 A Window on Asian Cinema of the Busan International Film Festival
2006 Winds of Asia of the Tokyo International Film Festival
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| 2005 | THREE TIMES |
| 2001 | SUMMERS |
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2002 The 22nd Hawaii International Film Festival
2002 The 7th Pusan International Film Festival, Wide Angle Section |
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| 2001 | MILLENNIUM MAMBO |
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2001 The 6th Pusan International Film Festival, A Window on Asian Cinema Section, A Window on Asian Cinema Award
2001 The 21st Hawaii International Film Festival, Golden Maile Awards Competition Section 2001 The 20th Vancouver International Film Festival 2001 The 37th Chicago International Film Festival, Silver Hugo Award 2001 The 28th Gent International Film Festival, Best Director Award 2001 The 54th Cannes International Film Festival, Best Technical Award 2001 The 38th Golden Horse Awards Best Cinematography, Best Original Score. Best Sound Effects 2002 The 31st International Film Festival Rotterdam 2002 The 4th Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema2001 The 45th San Francisco International Film Festival 2002 Karlovy Vary International Film 2002 The 16th Fribourg International Film Festival |
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| 1996 | GOODBYE SOUTH,GOODBYE |
| 1993 | Treasure Island |
| 1992 | Dust of Angels |
