Actors/Actress
Born in 1986 and graduated from College of Kinesiology of University of Taipei, Yi-Ti Yao is an actress. She has been trained as a handball player since elementary school and was selected into the National Handball Team of Taiwan. In 2014, she gained attention for her performance in the movie Dream Flight co-directed by Khan Lee and Aozaru Shiao. Later, she starred in The Cat in the Closet of Public Television Service’s Life Story, which was nominated for Best Narrative Feature of the 18th Taipei Film Awards and several awards of the 51st Golden Bell Awards. In 2017, she and Chen Chang starred in Mr. Long directed by Japanese director Sabu, which was in the main competition of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. For her performance in The Gangs, the Oscars, and the Walking Dead, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress of the 56th Golden Horse Awards and won Best Supporting Actress of the 22nd Taipei Film Awards.
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| 2024 | Dead Talents Society |
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Awards
2024 The 61st Golden Horse Awards Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Makeup & Costume Design, Best Action Choreography and Best Original Film Song
2024 Warsaw International Film Festival Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay
2024 SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
- SITGES Selection Audience Award, Asian Focus Audience Award
2024 Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival Audience Award
2024 USA Austin Fantastic Festival Audience Award, Best Director (Horror)
2024 Toronto International Film Festival Midnight Madness - People's Choice Award Runner-Up
Nominations
2025 The 27th Taipei Film Awards Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Editing, Best Music, Best Art Design, Best Makeup & Costume Design, Best Sound Design, Best Visual Effects, and Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution (Action Choreography)
2024 The 61st Golden Horse Awards Best Narrative Feature, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Film Score and Best Sound Effects
Selections
2024 Rochester Genre Film Festival
2024 Wales International Horror Film Festival
2024 Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) - Fanomenon section
2024 Philadelphia Film Festival (PFF) - After Hours section
2024 Denver Film Festival - Late Night Showcase
2024 London East Asia Film Festival
2024 Warsaw International Film Festival - Competition Film
2024 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
2024 SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
2024 The 44th Hawaii International Film Festival
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| 2022 | S-Girl |
| 2019 | Someone in the clouds |
| 2019 | THE GANGS，THE OSCAR，AND THE WALKING DEAD |
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2019 Busan International Film Festival - A Window on Asian Cinema
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| 2018 | High Flash |
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2018 Taipei Film Festival - Closing Film
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| 2017 | The Last Verse |
| 2016 | The Cat in the Closet |
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2016 Asian Television Awards-Best Single Drama or Telemovie Programme Nomination
2016 Davis International Film Festival - Chinese Feature Fiction Nomination 2016 Taipei Film Festival - Best Narrative Feature Nomination |
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| 2014 | Dream Flight |
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2015 Macau International Movie Festival
2015 Okinawa International Movie Festival |
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