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46th Golden Horse Film Awards
The 46th Golden Horse Awards was held on November 28, 2009. Nominations and winners Complete list of nominees and winners Best Feature Film Best Short Film Best Documentary Best Animation (Absentee) Best Director Best Leading Actor Best Leading Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best New Performer Best Original Screenplay Best Screenplay Adaption Best cinematography Best Visual Effects Best Art Direction Best Makeup & Costume Design Best Action Choreography Best Original Film Score Best Original Film Song Best Film Editing Best Sound Effect The Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year FIPRESCI Award The Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year Lifetime achievement award Special Contribution Award References External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Golden Horse Awards, 46 Golden Horse Awards ceremonies Taiwan Film Awards 2009 in Taiwan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Taipei City Hall
The New Taipei City Hall () is the venue of the government of New Taipei City of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The hall is located in Banqiao District. History The building was constructed in 2002 as Taipei County Hall (). However, after Taipei County was upgraded to city-status, the building was renamed as New Taipei City Hall (). Technical specification The building is a 33-floor structure with a height of 140.5 meters. There is a free observation floor for viewing on level 32 and a viewing restaurant on level 33. Notable events * 46th Golden Horse Awards Transportation The building is accessible within walking distance southeast from Banqiao Station of the Taipei Metro, Taiwan High Speed Rail and Taiwan Railways Administration. See also * List of tallest buildings in Taiwan * New Taipei City Council * New Taipei City Government * Taipei City Hall The Taipei City Hall (), the seat of Taipei City government, is located at Xinyi Special District, Xinyi District, Taipe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Dai
Leon Dai (, born 27 July 1966) is a Taiwanese actor and film director. His film ''Cannot Live Without You'' was Taiwan's submission to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The film also won two awards at the 46th Golden Horse Film Awards. In 2016, Dai faced public anger in China over remarks perceived as supportive of the Taiwan independence movement The Taiwan independence movement is a political movement which advocates the formal declaration of an independent and sovereign Taiwanese state, as opposed to Chinese unification or the status quo in Cross-Strait relations. Currently, Tai ..., although he denied any such sympathies. Subsequently, his scenes were dropped from the film '' No Other Love''. Selected filmography Awards and nominations References External links * Leon Dai at Chinesemov.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Dai, Leon 1966 births Living people Taiwanese film directors Taiwanese male film actors Taiwanese male television actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuan Quan
Yuan Quan (, born 16 October 1977), also known as Yolanda Yuan, is a Chinese actress and singer. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama where she majored in drama. Career Yuan starred in her first film ''Rhapsody of Spring'' (1998), which won her the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her subsequent films also earned her awards; '' Once Upon a Time in Shanghai'' (1998) earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the Golden Rooster Award and ''A Love of Blueness'' (2000) brought her the Best Actress trophy at the Beijing College Student Film Festival. In 2002, Yuan won her second Golden Rooster Award for her performance in ''Pretty Big Feet'' by Mo Yan, the first film that depicts contemporary western China. Though Yuan achieved success in films, it is on stage that Yuan has earned most fame and applause. She chose to become a professional drama actress at the National Theater of China after graduation and first attracted the audience and media in the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Yang (film)
''Yang-Yang'' is a 2009 Taiwanese film directed by Cheng Yu-Chieh. It is the director’s second feature film, and also the first film in Ang Lee and Khan Lee’s Tui Shou Ji Hua (Pushing Hands Project/推手計畫). The film stars Sandrine Pinna, Chang Ruei-Jia, and Huang Chien-Wei to tell the story of a Taiwanese-French biracial girl Yang-Yang, who struggles to balance the image of a nice girl expected of her in the society and her true self longing for love. Plot Yang-Yang, a Taiwanese-French biracial girl, has never seen his French biological father, nor can she speak French. Her high school life was disrupted when her mom decided to marry her track and field team coach for she has to adjust to living in a new family with her coach, and her teammate, Xiao-Ru, who is the coach’s daughter. The ambiguous relationship Yang-Yang has with Xiao Ru’s boyfriend has turned the two into rivals not only on the track but also in real life. Out of jealousy, Xiao-Ru plots agains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandrine Pinna
Sandrine Pinna (; born 10 April 1987) is a Taiwanese actress who started her career as a child actress and appeared in many advertisements. Early life Sandrine Pinna was born on 10 April 1987 to a Taiwanese mother and a French father. Her father was a lawyer. Her parents divorced when she was a child. After her father returned to France, Pinna was raised by her mother. Her father died in May 2011. Career Pinna completed a degree in radio, film and television from Shih Hsin University. After earning her degree, she became a professional actress. Her notable works include ''Yang Yang'', ''Miao Miao'', '' Candy Rain'', '' Touch of the Light'', '' See You Tomorrow'' and ''Legend of the Demon Cat''. She participated in the HBO Asia TV series “Trinity of Shadows” which consists of 15 one-hour episodes, playing as lead detective. The first two will launch on June 13, 2021, and be followed every subsequent Sunday with further instalments. The series will play on HBO Go HBO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Message (2009 Film)
''The Message'' (Chinese: 风声; pinyin: ''Fēngshēng'', literally "Sound of the Wind") is a 2009 espionage thriller set in 1942 Nanking, featuring a cast of top Chinese stars include Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Hanyu and Alec Su. The film was adapted from Mai Jia's 2007 novel, ''The Message'' (Chinese: 风声; pinyin: ''Fēngshēng''), and was co-directed by Chen Kuo-fu and Gao Qunshu. In addition to being a blockbuster, ''The Message'' has also received extensive critical acclaim and was nominated for a total of thirteen awards at the 2009 Golden Horse Film Festival, 2010 Asian Film Awards, 2010 Hong Kong Film Awards, and 2010 Hundred Flowers Awards. It won the best film award at 17th Beijing University Student Film Festival. Li Bingbing won the Best Leading Actress Award at the 46th Golden Horse Film Awards for her role as the code-breaker chief in this movie. Plot April 26, 1940, former Nationalist vice president Wang Jingwei made peace with Japan and set u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Bingbing
Li Bingbing (; born 27 February 1973) is a Chinese actress and singer who rose to fame with her role in '' Seventeen Years'' (1999) and since then received critical acclaim for her roles in ''A World Without Thieves'' (2004), '' Waiting Alone'' (2005), '' The Knot'' (2006), ''The Forbidden Kingdom'' (2008), '' The Message'' (2009), '' Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame'' (2010) and '' Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal'' (2015). Li has also starred in Hollywood blockbusters '' Resident Evil: Retribution'' (2012), '' Transformers: Age of Extinction'' (2014) and '' The Meg'' (2018). Li ranked 26th on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 28th in 2014, 13th in 2015, 29th in 2017, and 76th in 2019. Early life and career Li Bingbing was born in Wuchang, Heilongjiang, China. She initially had no intention of becoming an actress and enrolled specifically in a high school for prospective school teachers. However, upon graduation, she discovered her intere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Wu
Daniel Ng Neh-Tsu (, born September 30, 1974) is an American actor, director and producer based in Hong Kong. He is known as a "flexible and distinctive" leading actor in the Chinese language film industry. Since his film debut in 1998, he has been featured in over 60 films. He also starred in the AMC martial arts drama series '' Into the Badlands''. Early life Daniel N Wu was born in Berkeley, California, and raised in Orinda, California. His parents, Diana (née Liu), a college professor, and George Wu, a retired engineer, are natives of Shanghai, China. His father immigrated to the United States from China and met his mother in New York, where she was a student. After marrying, they settled in California. Wu has two older sisters, Greta and Gloria, and an older brother who died when he was two. Wu developed an interest in martial arts when he saw Jet Li in '' The Shaolin Temple'' and Donnie Yen in '' Iron Monkey'', and consequently began studying wushu at age 11. His child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Chen
Akira Chen (; born 10 March 1969) is a Taiwanese actor and film director. Career Chen was commissioned by Shei-pa National Park to direct a film about the Atayal people and culture. The work became ''Msgamil: Once Upon a Time'', also known as ''A Thousand Years of Atayal'', and premiered in 2008. Chen first feature film, ''Everlasting Moments'', was released in 2011, and portrayed the Amis and the Atayal. Chen was first credited as an actor in Leon Dai's 2009 film ''Cannot Live Without You''. Chen's leading role as Li Wu-hsiung won him the Taipei Film Award for best actor. Chen has also appeared on stage, in ''The Waste Land'' (2010), and ''Taipei Singer'' (2011). Chen contested the 2016 legislative elections as a member of the Democratic Progressive Party from Changhua County's first district, losing to Kuomintang incumbent Wang Huei-mei Wang Huei-mei (; born 22 November 1968) is a Taiwanese politician. She is the incumbent Magistrate of Changhua County since 25 December 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Bo
Huang Bo (; born August 26, 1974) is a Chinese actor, film director, singer and the current vice-chairman of China Film Association. He is the winner of multiple Chinese film awards, and ranked 34th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 62nd in 2014, 22nd in 2015, 30th in 2017, 2nd in 2019, 52nd in 2020. Early life Huang Bo was born on August 26, 1974 in Jiuquan, Gansu, and raised in Qingdao, Shandong, although his hail originally from Lintao County, Gansu. Both of his parents worked as civil servants in the government. Before Huang became an actor, he was a bar singer, dance instructor, film dubber and factory owner. During his time singing in bars, he even had his own band named "Blue Sand Wind" (蓝色风沙). In 2000, Huang's friend since junior high school, actor Gao Hu, introduced him to director Guan Hu by chance, which started Huang's acting career. Huang Bo wanted to study in the Beijing Film Academy, however he didn't receive the admission for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Cheung
Nick Cheung Ka-fai (; born 2 December 1964) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and director. Background He was formerly a Royal Hong Kong Police officer for four years, but he left the job after his request to be transferred to the criminal investigation department was turned down. He then worked for Danny Lee's film production company. His film debut is ''"Thank you, Sir!"'', as a student at the Royal Hong Kong Cadet School. From 1989 to 1994, he worked at the television station ATV World. Later, he left ATV and joined another station, TVB. He left TVB in 2004, and worked mainly on films. His fame was built on Wong Jing's comedy at first, but he has changed his acting style for more sombre roles since 2003. He was nominated for his first Hong Kong film award in 1999, and won his first award in 2009 for his role in ''Beast Stalker''. He has been nominated many times at the Hong Kong Film Awards and other Chinese film awards since. Cheung has won seven awards for his role in ''Beast St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
