CHUNG Mong-hong

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CHUNG Mong-hong

Director , Scriptwriter , Executive Producer , Cinematography、Position(導演Director,監製Executive Producer,攝影師Camera Operator)

CHUNG Mong-Hong was born in Ping-Tong, Taiwan. He received his B. S. in Computer Engineering from National Chao Tung University in Taiwan, and his M. F. A. in Filmmaking from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Since 1997, Chung has directed more than one hundred TV commercials. In 2008, his first long feature film Parking was selected in Cannes Film Festival for the Un Certain Regard section. His second long feature film, The Fourth Portrait, won him the Best Director of Golden Horse Award in 2010, and has been selected in Locarno and Toronto International Film Festival. His third long feature film, Soul, has also been selected in Toronto, Tokyo and Pusan International Film Festival. Godspeed is CHUNG’s 4th long feature film.

Awards
2021 The 58th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Screenplay "The Falls"
2019 The 56th Golden Horse Awards Best Director "A Sun"
2010 The 47th Golden Horse Awards Best Director "The Fourth Portrait"

Nominations
2020 The 57th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Screenplay "A Leg"
2016 The 53th Golden Horse Awards Best Director "Godspeed"
2013 The 50th Golden Horse Awards Best Director "Soul"
2010 The 47th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Screenplay "The Fourth Portrait"

Filmography
Year Title
2024 The Embers 
Nominations 2024 The 61st Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Art Direction, Best Makeup & Costume Design and Best Original Film Song
2021 The Falls 
Representing Taiwan to compete for the Best International Film in the 94th Academy Awards 2021 Awards 2022 the 24th Taipei Film Festival - The Best Poster 2021 the 58th Golden Horse Awards - Best Narrative Feature、Best Leading Actress(Alyssa CHIA)、Best Original Screenplay(CHUNG Mong-hong, CHANG Yao-sheng) and Best Original Film Score(LU Luming) Nominations 2022 the 24th Taipei Film Awards - Best Film Marketing、Best Trailer and Best Poster by LINE TODAY Audience Voting Activity Venice Film Festival 2021 –Orizzonti 2021 the 58th Golden Horse Awards - Best Director、Best Cinematography、Best Visual Effects、Best Art Direction、Best Makeup & Costume Design and Best Film Editing Selections Toronto International Film Festival 2021 - Special Presentation Busan International Film Festival 2021- 「A Window On Asian Cinema」
2020 Classmates Minus 
Awards 2020 The 57th Golden Horse Awards - Best Supporting Actor (Nadow LIN), Best Art Direction (Shih-Hao CHAO) and Audience Choice Award Nominations 2020 The 57th Golden Horse Awards - Best Narrative Feature, Best Director (for Hsin-Yao HUANG), Best Supporting Actor (for Jen-shuo CHENG), Best Adapted Screenplay (for Hsin-Yao HUANG), Best Cinematography (for NAKASHIMA Nagao), Best Original Film Score (for Ren-Chien KO, Eddie TSAI) and Best Film Editing (for Hsiu-Hsiung LAI)
2020 a Leg 
Nominations 2020 The 57th Golden Horse Awards - Best Leading Actress (for Lun-Mei GWEI), Best Supporting Actor (for Michael CHANG), Best Original Screenplay (for Mong-hong CHUNG, Yaosheng CHANG) and Best Makeup & Costume Design (for Li-Wen HSU)
2019 A Sun 
Nominations 2020 The 14th Asian Film Awards - Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress , Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Editing Awards 2019 Golden Horse Awards - Best Narrative Feature, Best Director(CHUNG Mong-hong), Best Leading Actor(CHEN Yi-wen), Best Supporting Actor(LIU Kuan-ting), Best Film Editing(LAI Hsiu-hsiung), Audience Choice Award Selection 2019 Toronto International Film Festival - Contemporary World Cinema 2019 Busan International Film Festival - A Window on Asian Cinema 2019 Tokyo International Film Festival - World Focus
2018 Xiao Mei 
2018 Berlin International Film Festival - Panorama 2018 Hong Kong International Film Festival - Opening Film
2017 The Great Buddha + 
Winning 2017 Golden Horse Awards : Best New Director,Best Adapted Screenplay,Best Cinematography,Best Original Film Score,Best Original Film Song Nomination 2017 Golden Horse Awards : Best Feature Film,Best Supporting Actor,Best Art Direction,Best Film Editing,Best Sound Effects 2017 Toronto International Film Festival - Discovery, NETPAC Award 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival - Dragons & Tigers 2017 Busan International Film Festival - A Window on Asian Cinema 2017 Tokyo International Film Festival - World Focus
2016 Godspeed 
Nominations 2016 Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Leading Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup & Costume Design, and Best Original Film Score of the 53rd Golden Horse Awards 2016 Best Leading Actor and Best Original Score of the 11st Asian Film Awards Awards 2016 Best Art Direction of the 53rd Golden Horse Awards 2016 The 36th Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan
2013 Soul 
2011 Ten Plus Ten 
2011 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Opening Film 2012 Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin Panorama Platinum Remi Award for Art Direction in the category of Film & Video Production at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival in 2013 (winner)
2010 The Fourth Portrait 
Festival of the 3 Continents Nantes-Audience Prize
Valladolid International Film Festival-Best Cinematography
Locarno International Film Festival-Filmmakers of the Present Competition
Toronto International Film Festival-Offical Selection
Taiwan Golden Horse Awards-Best Director, Best Taiwanese Film, Best Supporting
Actress and FIPRESCI Prizes
Asia Pacific Film Festival-Best Cinematography
2008 Parking 
2008 Golden Horse Award, Best Art Direction
2008 Golden Horse Award, FIPRESCI Prize
2008 Festival de Cannes
2008 Pusan International Film Festival,window of asia
2009 Adelaida Film Festival, World Cinema
2006 Doctor 
2007 Toronto Asia Internation Film Festival
2007 Hawaii International Film Festival

Posted date:2010/06/23

Update:2026/03/19