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Chen Hwai-en (; born 1959) is a Taiwanese film director and cinematographer. He began working with
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 ...
in 1983, as a script supervisor. Chen's debut feature film ''
Island Etude ''Island Etude'' () is a 2006 Cinema of Taiwan, Taiwanese film Film director, directed by Chen Hwai-en. It was Taiwan's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. ...
'' (2006) was shown at 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 ...
, and served as Taiwan's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...
after ''
Lust, Caution ''Lust, Caution'' () is a 2007 erotic period espionage mystery romance film directed by Ang Lee, based on the 1979 novella by Eileen Chang. ''Lust, Caution'' is set in Hong Kong in 1938 and in Shanghai in 1942, when the city was occupied by t ...
'' was rejected. A few of Chen's documentaries have been funded by entrepreneur Tung Tsu-hsien, namely ''The Untrammeled Traveler'' (2011) about writer Yu Kuang-chung, and ''Man-fei'' (2017), titled for its subject, choreographer
Lo Man-fei Lo Man-fei (; 16 September 1955 – 24 March 2006) was a Taiwanese dancer and choreographer. She was a member of the Cloud Gate Dance Theater, founded by Lin Hwai-min, between 1979 and 1994. Lin subsequently founded her own dance troupe, Taipei ...
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* * 1959 births Living people Taiwanese Buddhists Taiwanese film directors Taiwanese documentary film directors Taiwanese cinematographers Script supervisors {{Taiwan-film-director-stub