Director , Scriptwriter
Born in Myanmar, Midi Z was trained as an artist in Taiwan. His latest feature, Ice Poison, premiered at the 2014 Berlinale, was Taiwan’s entry to the Oscars’ Best Foreign Language Film. His first documentary Jade Miners premiered at the 2015 International Film Festival Rotterdam. In the same year, his script of The Road to Mandalay won the biggest prize at L’Atelier at the Cannes and the Prix ARTE International.
Honor
2016 The 53rd Golden Horse Awards Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year
Awards
2017 The 19th Taipei Film Awards Press Award "The Road to Mandalay"
2016 The 53rd Golden Horse Awards Best Documentary "City of Jade"
2014 The 16th Taipei Film Awards Best Director "Ice Poison"
2014 The 16th Taipei Film Awards Press Award "Ice Poison"
Nominations
2024 The 26th Taipei Film Awards Best Editing "The Clinic"
2016 The 53rd Golden Horse Awards Best Original Screenplay "The Road to Mandalay"
2016 The 53rd Golden Horse Awards Best Director "The Road to Mandalay"
2014 The 51st Golden Horse Awards Best Director "Ice Poison"
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| 2019 | NINA WU |
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72nd Festival de Cannes - Un certain regard
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| 2018 | 14 Apples |
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2018 Berlin International Film Festival -Forum
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| 2018 | 5x1 |
| 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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| 2014 | Ice Poison |
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2014, Berlin Film Festival, Panorama, Section
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| 2014 | The Palace On the Sea |
| 2014 | Taipei Factory I |
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2013 The Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival – Special opening screening.
A Window on Asia Cinema – Busan Int'l Film Festival |
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| 2014 | Jade Miners |
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2015 Taipei Film Festival-Best Docomentary Nomination
2015 Buenos Aires International Festival 2015 International Film Festival Rotterdam |
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| 2012 | Poor Folk |
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2012 Vancouver International Film Festival
Asian Premiere: 2012 Busan International Film Festival European Premiere: 2013 International Film Festival of Rotterdam |
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| 2011 | Return to Burma |
