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Taipei Film Festival

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    Taipei Grand Award

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      A Rolling Stone

      7.6 (18)
      Ko-shang Shen
      The film unflinchingly documents this unsettling family story through its calm, controlled and precise photography. It looks directly into the unsolvable dilemma at the heart of the relationship between the father and son. The film language is mature and shows a filmmaker whose aesthetics reach beyond simple categorization.

    International New Talent Competition - Grand Prize

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      Youth

      6.1 (383)
      Tom Shoval
      A film that portrays sorrow punctuated with flashes of humour. It shows not only the unique face of life in Israel but also a deep observation of humanity that is universal. Many film elements that seem to be opposed are bonded almost perfectly in this film.
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      Baby Blues

      4.5 (816)
      Katarzyna Roslaniec
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      Call Girl

      6.5 (5.1K)
      Mikael Marcimain
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      Staub auf unseren Herzen

      6.0 (136)
      Hanna Doose
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      Jonathas' Forest

      5.7 (129)
      Sergio Andrade
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      Kuro

      6.8 (58)
      Daisuke Shimote
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      Loving

      7.0 (383)
      Slawomir Fabicki
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      Matterhorn

      7.1 (2K)
      Diederik Ebbinge
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      Northwest

      6.8 (4.4K)
      Michael Noer
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      Tomorrow Comes Today

      6.2 (31)
      Ming-Lang Chen
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      Together

      6.2 (522)
      Chao-jen Hsu
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      Watchtower

      7.1 (3K)
      Pelin Esmer

    International New Talent Competition - Special Jury Prize

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      Baby Blues

      4.5 (816)
      Katarzyna Roslaniec
      Without cheap sympathy or skirting the surface of its story, this work has an astonishing ending that shows the conflicts in the relation between youth and fashion. The performances from the young actors are remarkable.

    Festival Prize

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    Best Actor

    • Jimmy Wang Yu and Jia-Min Li in Dragon (2011)
      Winner
      • Jimmy Wang Yu(as Jimmy Wong)
      • Soul
      This is a delicate and well-crafted performance in which the acting is subtle and minimal, expressing emotions through the tiniest of details to give the audience a progressive sense of fear.

    Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Yen-Cheng Lin
      • My Last Homework
      For an actress of such a young age, the performance is very composed, showing little sign of uncertainty. The changes of emotion are clearly registered. It is a performance that controls the tempo of the film.

    Best Animation

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      On Happiness Road

      5.9 (13)
      Hsin Yin Sung
      This lovely, moving story is well-executed in its simplicity and fully expresses its local Taiwanese perspective. Its artistic setting and exceptional voice performance are especially noteworthy.
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      Breathe: Tainan

      Ching-Hsuan Lin
      In only 6 minutes,this film bring us amazing cinematic experience,without any dialogue, the director capture the poetry of the world, just with a figure on a glass.
    • The Carousel Family

      Te-Yu Liu
    • The Fish

      Po-yu Chen
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      Great Expectations

      De-Chuen Wu
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      Humanexus

      7.0 (9)
      Ying-Fang Shen
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      Message

      Yung-Shiuan Yang
    • Playing the Piano

      Yi-Chien Chen
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      The Solitary Pier

      Jack Shih
    • The Undiscovered Six Days

      Meng-sin Lin

    Best Cinematography

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      Soul

      6.3 (470)
      Mong-Hong Chung(as Nagao Nakashima)
      The composition of every frame convincingly expresses the atmosphere and the environment of the film's story, and successfully uses photography to reflect the power of violence and fear.

    Best Director

    • Ching-lin Chan
      Winner
      • Ching-lin Chan
      • A Breath from the Bottom
      A fine achievement, that manages, in terms of its scale and scope, to contradict the expectations of a short film. From narrative to mise-en-scène, it demonstrates a high command of all aspects of filmmaking.

    Best Documentary

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      A Rolling Stone

      7.6 (18)
      Ko-shang Shen
      The film unflinchingly documents this unsettling family story through its calm, controlled and precise photography. It looks directly into the unsolvable dilemma at the heart of the relationship between the father and son. The film language is mature and shows a filmmaker whose aesthetics reach beyond simple categorization.
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      A-li 88

      Hsin-yao Huang
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      Crazy Calligraphy

      Adiong Lu
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      Out/Marriage

      7.0 (6)
      Kim-Hong Nguyen
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      Rock Me to the Moon

      7.9 (81)
      Chia-Chun Huang
    • Sakuliu 2: The Conditions of Love

      Jo-Fei Chen
    • School on the Road

      Shiao-yun Kuo
    • Stray Dog

      Ying-tso Lin
    • Temperature at Nights

      Yin-Yu Huang
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      The Weight of Life

      Maggie Liao
      Po-ying Chu

    Best Editing

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      A Rolling Stone

      7.6 (18)
      Kuan-Chun Huang
      The editing is much more than simply the connecting of scenes. Rather, it demonstrates a precise control over the rhythm, the meaning and the power of time in each shot, to effectively present the perspective of the film.

    Best Music

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      Soul

      6.3 (470)
      Seu-ming Tseng
      Compared to the often excessive use of over-wrought music in many Taiwanese films, the music here is admirably restrained and appropriate to its story, assisting in the creation of the film's chilling atmosphere.

    Best Narrative Feature

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      Soul

      6.3 (470)
      Mong-Hong Chung
      A well-executed attempt at a genre that is rare in Taiwanese cinema. The contribution from all of the technical departments is outstanding and provides a feast for the senses.
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      Apolitical Romance

      7.4 (92)
      Chun-Yi Hsieh
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      Doomsday Reverse

      Leste Chen
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      Forever Love

      6.6 (835)
      Aozaru Shiao
      Toyoharu Kitamura
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      Poor Folk

      6.0 (109)
      Midi Z
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      Star of Bethlehem

      6.9 (10)
      Yi-Bai Wang
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      Together

      6.2 (522)
      Chao-jen Hsu
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      Tomorrow Comes Today

      6.2 (31)
      Ming-Lang Chen
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      When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep

      6.5 (438)
      Chi-jan Hou
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      Quanli guocheng

      Yang-Chung Fan
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      Ye-Zai

      4.7 (125)
      Ying-Ting Tseng

    Best New Talent

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      Together

      6.2 (522)
      Shao-Yang Huang
      This seemingly improvised performance is both naturalistic and vivid and delivered with a charm and energy that drives the film. It demonstrates an actor with an unlimited potential.

    Best Screenplay

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      Forever Love

      6.6 (835)
      Chen-hao Lin
      Though the script works with plot lines and scenarios that are nostalgic and often familiar, it nevertheless, successfully creates an emotional power that both captivates and moves audiences.

    Best Short Film

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      The Coward

      Zi-en Wu
      Within the limited scope of a short film, it presents an accurate portrayal of the issues of bullying among teenagers without pretension. The performance from the lead actor, River Huang, is especially outstanding.
    • My Last Homework

      Mei-Yu Su
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      Wu gui

      Shih-Han Liao
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      Including Her Out

      Chun-Han Shih
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      The Innocent Desire

      Kean-Hian Lim
    • The Monad

      Hsiang Chienn
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      A Breath from the Bottom

      Ching-lin Chan
    • Cleaner

      Song-Qi Luo
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      Paper Lotus

      7.4 (24)
      Kai-Ting Tiffany Wu
    • Suicide Letter

      Po-Wei Huang

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Ming-shiou Tsai
      Winner
      • Ming-shiou Tsai
      • A Breath from the Bottom
      Through this energetic and authentic performance, the actor successfully achieves the feat of allowing audiences to identify with a character that is not initially or obviously appealing.

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Ivy Yin
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      • Ivy Yin(as Shin Yin)
      • Quanli guocheng
      In this controlled performance that does not resort to stereotype, the actress conveys to the audience the subtle changes in the character's psychology.

    Best Technical Achievements

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      When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep

      6.5 (438)
      Yi-Hsien Chou(cinematography) (as Patrick Chou)
      Duu-Chih Tu(sound design)
      Wenders Li(editing)
      Yi-Ning Chiang(editing)
      Owen Wang(music)
      Penny Tsai(art)
      Hsiang-Jung Wei(costume and makeup)
      Chas Chi-Shing Chau(visual effects)
      Lewis Chan(visual effects) (as Chin-Ho Chan)
      Johnny Lin(visual effects)
      Shaun Su(visual effects)
      Across the range of technical disciplines, the team delivers with a maturity that is rare in Taiwanese cinema, and that successfully supports the director to create an outstanding work.

    Audience Award

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    International New Talent Competition

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      Call Girl

      6.5 (5.1K)
      Mikael Marcimain

    Taipei Film Competition

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      Rock Me to the Moon

      7.9 (81)
      Chia-Chun Huang

    International New Talent Competition - Special Mention

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      Northwest

      6.8 (4.4K)
      Michael Noer
      A familiar gangster story, but one told with an explosive energy. From the actors' performances to the technical details, everything in this film is of the highest standard. The director shows an outstanding control of the films' tempo and his material.
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      Together

      6.2 (522)
      Chao-jen Hsu
      Though not perfect, from the perspective of storytelling and mise-en-scene, this film demonstrates many unique qualities. Every small detail is covered in an unexpected way, making us look forward to the director's next work.

    International New Talent Competition

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    Special Jury Prize

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      Free Fall

      7.5 (24K)
      Stephan Lacant(director)
      Kurhaus Production

    Press Award

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      Together

      6.2 (522)
      Chao-jen Hsu
      The film captures the interaction of its characters with their living space in the city in a subtle way and with humor that is naturalistic. As such, the film effectively creates the processes of change in life through the most simple and mundane of thing.

    Outstanding Contribution Award

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    • Peggy Chiao
      Winner
      • Peggy Chiao

    PIXNET Movie Blogger Recommendation Award

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      Loving

      7.0 (383)
      Slawomir Fabicki
      The film sympathetically delivers family and social issues, depicting one mans journey into adulthood.

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