陳博文

CHEN Po-Wen

Cast & Crew

Type: Executive Producer , Editor
Biography:

Chen Po-wen (陳博文) was born in Tainan in 1953 and graduated from the Department of Radio and Television of the National Taiwan Junior College of Arts in 1974. He stumbled into the film industry where he started working as a script clerk, assistant director, director and other roles in the film sector. Later he tried his hand in film editing and began his career as a film editor under the guidance of senior film editor Huang Chiu-kuei (黃秋貴).

For over three decades, he had edited more than 150 works, and worked with numerous directors including Edward Yang, Wei Te-sheng (魏德聖), Cheng Yu-chieh (鄭有傑), and Chang Tso-chi (張作驥). He had won the Golden Horse Award for best film editing with "Darkness and Light (黑暗之光)" and "Do Over(一年之初)." He was also honored the Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year at the 41th Golden Horse Film Festival in 2004.

Awards:

Honor
2004 The 41th Golden Horse Awards Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year

Awards
2006 The 43th Golden Horse Awards Best Film Editing "Do Over"
1999 The 36th Golden Horse Awards Best Film Editing "Darkness and Light"

Nominations
2015 The 52th Golden Horse Awards Best Film Editing "Murmur of the Hearts"
2012 The 49th Golden Horse Awards Best Film Editing "Money and Honey"
2004 The 41th Golden Horse Awards Best Film Editing "Stone Dream"
1994 The 31th Golden Horse Awards Best Film Editing "A Confucian Confusion"

Filmography:

Year Title Festivals and Awards
2023 On The Train 

2023 KIDS 

2022 Summer 

2021 Kidnapped Soul 

2021 Final Exam 

2021 Seattle International Film Festival Official Selection 2021 Buenos Aires Ciudad Offiical Selection 2019 Black Nights Film Festival Just Film Works in Progress

2020 Love Talk 

2018 About Youth 

2017 The Gangster's Daughter 

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

2017 Turn Around 

2017 Never Eeding Road 

2016 White Lies,Black Lies 

Awards 2016 Best Leading Actress of the 18th Taipei Film Awards 2016 Up-and-Coming Screenwriter of the Year and Up-and-Coming Cinematographer of the Year of the 11th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Nominations 2016 Best Narrative Feature of the 18th Taipei Film Awards 2016 Best New Performer of the 53rd Golden Horse Awards 2016 Best Film of the 11th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Festivals 2015 Shanghai International Film Festival 2015 Kaohsiung Film Festival

2016 Like Life 

2016 Love in Vain 

2015 Taipei Film Festival-Gala Premieres

2016 David Loman 2 

2016 Rookie Chef 

2015 Taste of life 

2015 Women Make Waves Film Festival,Taiwan

2015 Elena 

2015 Taipei Film Festival - Best Narrative Feature Nomination

2015 Murmur of the Hearts 

2015 Busan International Film Festival-A Window on Asian Cinema
2015 Taipei Film Festival-Best Narrative Feature Nomination
2015 Hong Kong International Film Festival Opening Film

2015 We Are Family 

2015 Kaohsiung Film Festival
2015 San Diego Asian Film Festival

2015 The Wonderful Wedding 

2014 Trapped at Sea, Lost in Time  

2014 Beijing International Film Festival
2014 Kaohsiung Film Festival

2014 My Geeky Nerdy Buddies 

2014 Conspiracy 

2014 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
2014 South Taiwan Film Festival-Closing Film

2013 The Harbor 

2013 Battle Spirit 

2013 David Loman 

2012 The Legand of the T-Dog 

2012 Perfect Two 

2012 Bear It 

Osaka Asian Film Festival in competition
Italy Asian Film Festival - Best Original Film
Taipei Film Festival in competition

2012 Ripples of Desire 

2011 Seediq Bale: The Sun Flag 

Best Feature F ilm, 48th Golden Horse Awards

2011 Seediq Bale: The Rainbow Warriors 

Best Feature Film, 48th Golden Horse Awards

2011 Once Upon A Time In Tibet 

2011 Money and Honey 

2010 Just Call Me Nobody 

2009 The Treasure Hunter 

2009 Summer Time 

2009 The Peach Blossom Land 

1992 Silver Award of Young Cinema Competition at Tokyo International Film Festival (winner) 1993 Caligari Film Prize of the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival (winner) 1993 FIPRESCI/NETPAC Award, Best Asian Feature Film, and Best Director of Asian Feature Film at Singapore International Film Festival (winners)

2008 Brotherhood of Legio 

2008 Kung Fu Dunk 

2008 Good Will Evil 

2007 The Wall-Passer 

2007 Tokyo International Film Festival
2007 Taipei Film Festival, Special Jury Award

2007 AMOUR-LEGENDE 

2006 Golden Horse Film Festival, Best Sound Effects
2007 Hong Kong International Film Festival, Global Visual Award
2007 San Francisco International Film Festival
2007 44th Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival, Platinum Award
2007 Bangkok International Film Festival

2006 Island Etude 

2007 Taipei Film Festival, Media recommendation and Judges Awards
2007 Japan Ocean Film Festival, Judges Award
2007 Vancouver Film Festival
2007 Asian Ocean Film Festival IN Opening
2007 Academy Awards
2008 Seattle International Film Festival
2009 Deauville Asian Film Festival

2006 Do Over 

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

2006 For More Sun 

2007 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival

2006 Drifting Paradise 

2005 Fishing Luck 

2005 Taiwan Black Movies 

2005 STORY OF EASTERN POND 

2005 VOICES OF WAVES 

2002 The Golden Horse Awards, Best Short Film Nomination 2002 The South Taiwan Film & Video Festival

2004 STONE DREAM 

2003 VIVA TONAL - THE DANCE AGE 

2003 THE RHYTHM IN WULU VILLAGE 

2003 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, New Asian Currents Competition Section

2002 FANCY 25 

2002 THE TRIGGER 

2002 SPRING: THE STORY OF HSU CHIN-YU 

2002 Best Documentary, Golden Harvest Awards, Documentary Video Category
2002 The 9th Women Make Wave Film and Video Festival, Taiwan
2002 The 39th Golden Horse Awards Best Documentary
2002 Taiwan International Documentary Festival Taiwan Award
2003 The 17th Fribourg International Film Festival, Documentary Film Competition Section
2003 The 8th Pusan International Film Festival, Wide Angle Section
2003 The 27th Hong Kong International Film Festival, Humanitarian Awards For Documentaries Section
2003 Chinese Independent Film and Video Showcase

2002 OUR TIME OUR STORY - 20 YEARS' NEW TAIWAN CINEMA 

2001 THE HUMAN COMEDY 

2001 CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (U.S.A.)
2001 FESTIVAL OF THE 3 CONTINENTS (Nantes/France)
Prix du Public
2002 MUSCAT FILM FESTIVAL (Oman)
Best Film (Golden Dagger Award)
2002 ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF VESOUL (France)
Opening film
2002 CINEMA NOVO FESTIVAL OF BRUGGE (Belgium)
2002 HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Hong Kong)
Competition, mentioned by the Jury of the FIPRESCI
2002 JEONGJU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Korea)
Competition
2002 CHANGCHUN CHINA FILM FESTIVAL (China)
Special Jury Prize
2002 MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL (Canada)
2002 QUEBEC CITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Canada)
2002 FESTIVAL OF FILM AND VIDEO/L'INTERNATIONAL DU CINEMA DE L'ESTRIE (Canada)
2003 'MADE IN TIAWAN' FILM FESTIVAL (France)
Opening film
2003 FOCUS ON ASIA FUKUOKA INT'L FILM FESTIVAL (Japan)

2001 A GARDEN IN THE SKY 

2003 Moscow International Film Festival 2001 Opening Film of the 2nd Purely 16 Independent Film Festival 2001 Digital Odyssey of the Golden Horse Film Festival 2002 Best Art Direction of Taipei Film Awards 2002 Kaohsiung Film Festival 2002 Dajia Taokas Film Festival 2003 Digital Film Festival

2000 GRANDMA'S HAIRPIN 

2000 The 37th Golden Horse Award, Best Documentary Award
2000 Taiwan International Documentary Festival, Taiwan Award
2001 Council of Cultural Affairs, Documentary Award
2001 Pusan International Film Festival, Wide Angle Section
2001 Yamagata international Documentary Festival, International Competition
2001 The 46th Asia-Pacific Film Festival
2001 The South Taiwan Film & Video Festival

2000 A ONE AND A TWO 

2000 The 53rd Cannes International Film Festival, Best Director Award
2000 Sarajevo Film Festival, Best Film Award
2000 The 25th Toronto International Film Festival
2000 The 19th Vancouver International Film Festival, Chief Dan George Humanitarian Award
2000 The 38th New York Film Festival
2000 The 36th Chicago International Film Festival
2000 The 5th Pusan International Film Festival, A Window on Asian Cinema Section
2000 The 13th Tokyo International Film Festival
2000 The 44th London Film Festival
2001 The 25th Hong Kong International Film Festival, Closing Film
2001 The 15th Fribourg International Film Festival, Grand Prix Jury Award

2000 How Deep is the Ocean 

2000 Golden Harvest Awards - Best Documentary Film
2000 Local Cultural Documentary Video Awards - Best Documentary Video
2000 Taiwan International Documentary Festival - Competition
2000 Vancouver International Film Festival - Non-Competition
2000 Hawaii International Film Festival - Non-Competition
2000 Singapore International Film Festival - Non-Competition
2003 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

2000 Pure Accidents 

2000 37th Golden Horse Awards Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2000 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
2000 Taipei Film Festival
2000 The 45th Asia Pacific Film Festival
2001 The 2nd Jeonju International Film Festival

2000 A MATTER OF TIME 

1999 A CHANCE TO DIE 

1999 WOLVES CRY UNDER THE MOON 

1998 UOB Young Cinema Award of Singapore International Film Festival (winner) Tribute to Duu-Chih Tu at the 26th Festival des 3 Continents

1999 Darkness & Lights 

1999 ABOUT JULY 

1998 THE LOVE OF THREE ORANGES 

1999 VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Italy) *New Territories Section 1999 CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (U.S.A.) *FIPRESCI Prize - Best First Feature 1999 FESTIVAL OF THE 3 CONTINENTS (Nantes/France) * Best Director (Jacques Demy Prize) 2000 CINEMA NOVO FESTIVAL (Bruges/Belgium) 2000 1st JEONJU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Korea) 2000 BOOKS AND BEYOND FESTIVAL (New Zealand)

1997 Sexy Story 

1997 Such A Life 

1996 Buddha Bless America 

1994 The Peony Pavilion 

1995 Taipei Golden Horse Awards - Best Original Film Song

1994 A CONFUCIAN CONFUSION 

1994 Best Original Screenplay (winner) of the 31st Golden Horse Awards 1994 Competition of the Cannes International Film Festival

1993 Treasure Island 

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1991 A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY 

Awards 1992 Silver Screen Award for Best Director of Singapore International Film Festival 1992 Best Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay of the 28th Golden Horse Awards 1991 Special Jury Prize and FIPRESCI Prize of Tokyo International Film Festival 1991 APFF Award for Best Film of the 36th Asia-Pacific Film Festival 1991 Best Director of Festival des trois continents, Nantes Festivals 1992 Berlin Film Festival - In Competition

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1989 BOSS NOBALLS 

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1989 The Story of a Gangster 

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1988 Rouge of the North 

1988 Taipei Golden Horse Awards - Best Supporting Actress Nominated 1988 Annual Asia-Pacific Award - Best Cinematography Nominated 1988 Chicago International Film Festival - Best Feature Nominated

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1985 DIVINE DEEDS OF MATSU 

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1985 THE OUTLINE OF FATHER BACK 

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Posted date:2005/03/16
Update:2023/11/15