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Father To Son (film)
''Father to Son'' is a 2018 Taiwanese drama film directed and written by Hsiao Ya-chuan. The production companies behind the film are Bit Production in association with Pixelfly Digital Effects. The film was produced by Shih-Wei Chang, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Jui-Lan Hsiao and Michael Wang. The music was composed by Chris Hou and Summer Lei, and it was produced by Ivan Linn. The film was distributed by Ablaze Image. Plot Van Pao-Te, who is now 60 years old, finds himself suffering from a serious illness. Instead of getting treatment, he decides to go to Japan to look for his father who abandoned him 50 years ago with the company of his son. At the same time, a young man from Hong Kong who is somehow related to Van Pao-Te's past comes to Taiwan. Two unknown journeys of self-reconciliation begin. Cast * Michael Huang as Fan Pao-Te * Aria Wang as Kuo Yu-Chin * Fu Meng-po as Fan Ta-Chi * Kaiser Chuang as Young Fan Pao-Te * Jag Huang as Fan Pao-Te's Father * Samuel Ku as Newm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsiao Ya-chuan
Hsiao Ya-chuan (born 20 December 1967) is a Taiwanese film director. Career Born in 1967, Hsiao attended what later became Taipei National University of the Arts. Commenting on his upbringing in 2018, Hsiao stated, "My father’s frugality created a sense of insecurity in me, as if the family could run out of money anytime. There was a feeling of poverty, where we never had enough to do the same things other people could." He began working closely with Hou Hsiao-hsien, and served as assistant director on Hou's ''Flowers of Shanghai'' (1998). Hou has produced several of Hsiao's films, including ' (2001), ''Taipei Exchanges'' (2010), and ''Father to Son (film), Father to Son'' (2018). Hsiao first feature film, ''Mirror Image'', won the Best Film Award at the 2001 Taipei Film Festival and another prize at the Fukuoka Film Festival. It was also shown at the Cannes Film Festival in May. The next year, ''Mirror Image'' was shown as the opening feature at the Taipei Film House. Hsiao wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Hou Hsiao-hsien (; born 8 April 1947) is a Mainland Chinese-born Taiwanese film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a leading figure in world cinema and in Taiwan's New Wave cinema movement. He won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1989 for his film ''A City of Sadness'' (1989), and the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015 for '' The Assassin'' (2015). Other highly regarded works of his include '' The Puppetmaster'' (1993) and ''Flowers of Shanghai'' (1998). Hou was voted "Director of the Decade" for the 1990s in a poll of American and international critics by ''The Village Voice'' and ''Film Comment''. In a 1998 New York Film Festival worldwide critics' poll, Hou was named "one of the three directors most crucial to the future of cinema." ''A City of Sadness'' ranked 117th in the British Film Institute's 2012 ''Sight & Sound'' critics' poll of the greatest films ever made. In 2017, Metacritic ranked Hsiao-hsien 16th on its list of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Linn
Ivan Linn is a Taiwanese-American entrepreneur, investor, and music programmer. He is known for his work in the music production of video games in the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts series. He is also appointed the Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Assassin's Creed Symphony World Tour. Assassin’s Creed won a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Interactive Media in February 2023, making it the first video game that has received this award. Linn is the founder of AI and web3 music platform Wavv. Linn is a member of the National Arts and Sciences Recording Academy and ASCAP. Early life and education Linn started his acting career at four years old, with roles in the popular dramas ''Justice Pao'' and the TV show ''Dream of the Red Chamber.'' He was also featured in different TV advertisements for companies like McDonald's and Hunya Foods. Linn was first exposed to music at the age of four, and made his first public piano performance in Switzerlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Huang
Michael Huang (, born November 28, 1958) is a Taiwanese actor and singer. Filmography Television series Film Variety show Theater Discography Studio albums Published works * * Awards and nominations References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, Michael 1958 births Living people 20th-century Taiwanese male actors 21st-century Taiwanese male actors 20th-century Taiwanese male singers Taiwanese male film actors Taiwanese male television actors Taiwanese male stage actors Taiwanese television presenters Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University alumni Shih Hsin University alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fu Meng-po
Fu Meng-po (; born May 13, 1987) is a Taiwanese actor. He is best known for his roles in the romance films ''Your Love Song'' (2020) and ''I Missed You'' (2021), as well as the period series ''The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty'' (2020). He has also appeared in the drama film '' Father to Son'' (2018) and in the horror film '' Detention'' (2019), with the former scoring him a Best New Performer Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporatio ... nomination at the 55th Golden Horse Awards. Filmography Television series Film Variety and reality show Music video appearances Discography Singles Awards and nominations References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fu, Meng-po 1987 births Living people Taiwanese male television actors Taiwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiser Chuang
Kaiser Chuang or Chuang Kai-hsun (; born 22 March 1981) is a Taiwanese actor. Early life and career Born in Changhua County, Chuang graduated from the department of drama of Taipei National University of the Arts. He has appeared in the films ''Step Back to Glory'' (2013), ''Who Is Undercover'' (2014) and '' The Tenants Downstairs'' (2016) and several plays and television series such as ''Breaking Free'' (2011) and '' Happy 300 Days'' (2013). In 2015, Chuang received double nominations for the Golden Bell Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film This is a list of winners and nominees of the Golden Bell Award for Best Leading Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film (). Winners and nominees 2010s 2020s References {{Golden Bell Awards, state=collapsed Leading Actor in a Mini-se ... at the 50th Golden Bell Awards and won the award for his performance in ''The Road Home''. The following year he won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 18th Taipe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jag Huang
Jag Huang (; born 13 May 1981) is a Taiwanese actor, screenwriter and acting coach An acting coach or drama coach is a teacher who trains performers – typically film, television, theatre, and musical theatre actors – and gives them advice and mentoring to enable them to improve their acting and dramatic performances, prepar ... who began his career in theater. He is known for starring in the television series '' Wake Up''. Personal life Huang married actress Tsai Hsuan-yen in 2012. Tsai gave birth to their first child, a girl, in the same year. Filmography Film Television Music video Theater Awards and nominations References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, Jag 1981 births Living people Taiwanese male television actors Taiwanese male film actors Taiwanese male stage actors 21st-century Taiwanese male actors Taipei National University of the Arts alumni Taiwanese Acting coaches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwanese Drama
Taiwanese drama (, also known as T.W. drama) refer to dramatic programming of television programming extended stories usually dramatizing relationships through the general range of ten to forty one-hour episodes. They are produced in Taiwan and have gained increasing popularity in the Mandarin-speaking community internationally. The term "Taiwanese drama" is applied to Taiwanese miniseries in general, even including those with greater elements of comedy than of drama. Origins and range of popularity During the rapid development of the Four Asian Tigers, the success of the Hong Kong entertainment industry and its TV drama programming served as a major influence for television and entertainment programming in the other rapidly-industrializing Asian nations, most notably Taiwan and South Korea. Many of these dramas have become popular throughout East Asia and Southeast Asia. Most popular Taiwanese dramas are also popular in Mainland China, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Macau, Japan, Thaila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental filmmaking by showcasing emerging talents and established auteurs. The festival also places a focus on presenting cutting edge media art and arthouse film, with most of the participants in the short film program identified as artists or experimental filmmakers. IFFR also hosts CineMart and BoostNL, for film producers to seek funding. The IFFR logo is a stylized image of a tiger that is loosely based on Leo the Lion (MGM), Leo, the lion in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM logo. History The first festival — then called ''Film International'' — was organized in June 1972 under the leadership of Huub Bals. The festival profiled itself as a promoter of alternative, innovative and non-commercial films, with an emphasis on the Far East and develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Palmas De Gran Canaria International Film Festival
The Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival ( es, Festival Internacional de Cine de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) is an international film festival that is held in Las Palmas in the island of Gran Canaria Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa which is part of Spain. the island had a population of that ... in the Canary Islands. The festival takes place every year. It was first held in 2000. The festival is held in several venues in the city.. In 2015 the Palacete Rodriguez Quegles became the base for the festival. Winners of the Lady Harimaguada de Oro References External links * Tourist attractions in Las Palmas Canarian culture Film festivals in Spain 2000 establishments in Spain Recurring events established in 2000 {{film-festival-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei Film Festival
The Taipei Film Festival (TFF; ) is a film festival promoted by the city of Taipei, Taiwan, through the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Taipei City Government. It was first held in 1998, from September 28 to October 5. Currently chaired by cinematographer Mark Lee Ping Bin, Taipei Film Festival is the only festival in Taiwan that offers a New Talent Competition for aspiring directors from around the world and a Taipei Awards competition for Taiwanese filmmakers. The Festival screens around 200 films from more than 30 countries worldwide. With approximately 100,000 attendants each year, Taipei Film Festival has become one of the most influential film festivals in the Chinese-speaking world. History Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2020 Taipei Film Festival was the first in-person film festival to be held that year worldwide. Competition sections *International New Talent Competition - Films in this section must be a director's first or second feature. **Grand Prize **Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei Film Awards
The Taipei Film Awards () are given by the Taipei Film Festival The Taipei Film Festival (TFF; ) is a film festival promoted by the city of Taipei, Taiwan, through the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Taipei City Government. It was first held in 1998, from September 28 to October 5. Currently chaired by ... to honor achievements in Taiwanese cinema. Winners are selected from Taiwanese films which are presented in the competition section at the festival. Grand Prize winners Film awards Individual awards Outstanding Artistic Contribution awards Outstanding Contribution Award Other prizes Lifetime Achievement Award Best Individual Achievement Special Mention, Actress Special Grand Award of the Year Special Jury Award Special Mention Industry Award for Narrative Feature Non-Narrative Feature, Jury Prize Best Experimental Film Documentary Special Prize Creative Genre Film Award Best Fictional Film-Video Award Best Animated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
