Taipei, Nov. 19 (CNA) Director Chang Chao-tang (張照堂), known for his contributions to Taiwan's documentary filmmaking, and cinematographer Lai Cheng-ying (賴成英), a pioneer in the development of local color cinema, received Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 59th Golden Horse Awards on Saturday.
Taipei, Nov. 20 (CNA) The major honors handed out by the 59th Golden Horse Awards were divided between films made in Taiwan and Hong Kong, with a Hong Kong-based Malaysian director winning big at the awards ceremony held in Taipei on Saturday night.
After dominating the Hong Kong Film Awards race with 14 nominations – and winning in four categories – earlier this year, Hong Kong crime thriller Limbo leads the field at the 59th Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan with 14 nominations, including best film, best director, best actor (for Lam Ka Tung) and best actress (Cya Liu Ya-se). Soi Cheang Pou.
HUNTING A KILLER: The Hong Kong thriller has been nominated for the Best Narrative Feature award, among others, while its director is to compete for Best Director/ Staff writer, with CNA
Taipei, Sept. 27 (CNA) Cantonese Hong Kong action thriller "Limbo" led the nominations for this year's Golden Horse Awards the Chinese-speaking world's version of the Oscars, with a total of 14 nods, when the nominations were officially announced on Tuesday.