The much hyped epic, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (directed by Wei Te-Sheng), scooped the Best Film award at the 48th Golden Horse Awards, which were announced at a glitzy, star-studded event held on 26 November in Hsinchu City, Taiwan (Republic of China).
At over four hours in length, Seediq Bale tells the historical story of a Taiwanese aboriginal tribe’s rebellion against Japanese colonial rulers during the 20th century. Wei Te-Sheng is the director of the popular Taiwanese film, Cape No. 7, which screened in South Africa during this year’s Taiwan Film Festival.
A surprise winner in the Best Director category was Hong Kong’s Ann Hui for her sensitive drama, A Simple Life. The film’s two leads, Andy Lau and Deanie Ip, won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards.
The awards ceremony was attended by a group of journalists and film festival programmers from Johannesburg, New York, Canada, Washington DC, Slovenia, New Zealand and Italy, all of whom were graciously brought out for the event by Taiwan’s Government Information Office. For a report on the Taiwanese film industry see the January issue of Screen Africa.
Here is the list of Gold Horse Awards winners:
Best Feature Film
Warriors of the Rainbow:Seediq Bale
Best Animation Feature (nonej
Best Documentary
Hometown Boy
Best Short Film
Thief
Best Director
Ann Hui
A Simple Life
Best Leading Actor
Andy LAU
A Simple Life
Best Leading Actress
Deanie IP
A Simple Life
Best New Director
WUERSHAN
The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman
Best Supporting Actor
Bokeh Kosang
Warriors of the Rainbow:Seediq Bale
Best Supporting Actress
TANG Qun
Return Ticket
Best New Performer
Chen-Tung Ko
You Are the Apple of My Eye
Best Original Screenplay
YANG Nan-Chian, TENG Yung Shing, QIN Hailu, GE Wen-Zhe, XI
Return Ticket
Best Adapted Screenplay
ZHU Sujin, Shu Ping, JIANG Wen, GUO Junli, WEI Xiao, LI Bukong
Let The Bullets Fly
Best Cinematography
ZHAO Fei
Let The Bullets Fly
Best Visual Effects
YUNG Kwok Yin, Andy KANG
Wu Xia
Best Art Direction
YEE Chung Man, SUN Li
Wu Xia
Best Makeup & Costume Design
HAO Yi
The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman
Best Action Choreography
Donnie YEN
Wu Xia
Best Original Film Score
Ricky HO
Warriors of the Rainbow:Seediq Bale
Best Original Film Song
Perfect Landing
Lyric : Luantan-Ascent (Ascent Chen) Composer : Luantan-Ascent (Ascent Chen) Performer : Luantan-Ascent (Ascent Chen)
( Jump Ashin! )
Best Film Editing
Hsiao-Tung Chen
The Man behind the Book
Best Sound Effects
TU Duu-Chih, TANG Hsiang-Chu, WU Shu-Yao
Warriors of the Rainbow:Seediq Bale
Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year
WONG Wei-liu
Audience Choice Award
Warriors of the Rainbow:Seediq Bale
FIPRESCI Prize
The Piano in a Factory
Lifetime Achievement Award
TING Shan-His
