Peggy Chiao
Peggy Chiao is a Taiwanese/Chinese filmmaker, producer, distributor, educator, juror, critic, and author. She is known internationally as the "godmother of New Taiwan Cinema".[1]
Peggy Chiao | |
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| Born | |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation | Film producer, Professor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Notable work | The Hole (1998 film) Beijing Bicycle Betelnut Beauty Blue Gate Crossing Hear Me |
In 1997, Chiao established Arc Light Films, a production company with pan-Chinese ambition which has produced films with directors like Ann Hui, Stanley Kwan, Wang Xiaoshuai, Olivier Assayas, Yi Chih-yen, Kenny Bi, etc.
Since then, Chiao has produced critically and commercially successful films encompassing many genres and themes. Her award-winning films include Beijing Bicycle (2001), The Hole (1998), Blue Gate Crossing (2002), Drifters (2003), Green Hat (2004), Betelnut Beauty (2001), HHH: Portrait of Hous-Hsiao-Hsien (2012), Lost in Beijing (2007), Buddha Mountain (2010) and The Drummer (2007), among many others.[2] Aside from the acclaimed films, she also helped initiate the romantic comedy genre in Taiwan and China with films such as Hear Me (2009), Blue Gate Crossing (2002), Love Speaks (2013), and The Stolen Years (2013). She produced period dramas such as Empire of Silver (2009) and Lord of Shanghai (2016), and also documentaries such as Homesick Eyes (1997) and Datong: The Great Society (2011).
In recent years, she begins to explore the web platform with series like Finding Soul (2016), with cult-following boy band TFboys, Thank You for Not Giving Me Up (2018) and the upcoming Hustlers, scheduled to air in early 2019.
A tireless advocate of the new talents in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China, she is one of the main reasons that Hou Hsiao-hsien, Edward Yang, Ang Lee, Wang Xiaoshuai, Tsai Ming Liang, and many other directors have been introduced to the western world. During the 1980s and 1990s, Chiao has been credited for introducing the world to New Taiwan Cinema, helping to define the diverse aesthetics as well as cultural and historical themes in the movement.[3]
In 2007, she was elected as chair of the Golden Horse Film Festival,[4] for which she reformed the jury system, brought in FIPRESCI and NETPAC and established co-production meetings; helping shape Golden Horse into the world-renowned film festival as it is today. Earlier in 1990, Chiao founded the China Times Express Award, which evolved into the Taipei International Film Award.[5]
She has served as juror for many international film festivals including San Francisco, Seattle,Vancouver, Berlin, Brisbane, Sydney, Rome, Venice, San Sebastián, São Paulo, Buenos Aires,Mannheim-Heidelberg, Oberhausen, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Jeonju, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, New Delhi, and many Chinese film festivals.
Academically, Chiao was the director of the Graduate School of Filmmaking at the Taipei National University of the Arts[6] and have been a professor there since 1985. She has taught in different universities in Taipei, Shanghai, Nanchang and Beijing.
Over her decades-spanning career, she has published over 70 books. Among them, some have been assigned as textbooks in major film schools across Chinese-language territories.
Career
Chiao received her MA at the University of Texas at Austin and was in the Ph.D. program at the University of California, Los Angeles.
As a film critic and author, Chiao has written for major Taiwanese newspapers. She keeps regular columns in China for film magazines and newspapers. Many of her essays have been translated and included in various anthologies. Some of her notable books include New Taiwan Cinema (1987), Hong Kong New Wave (1987) and Aspects of New Asian Films (1991), The auteurs of Taiwan and Hong Kong Films (1995), French New Wave (2004), Musicals (1993), etc.
Chiao was the CEO of National Taiwan Film Year consigned by the Taiwan government in 1993,[7] for which she programmed 16 retrospectives of Taiwan films abroad and various projects to consolidate film industry and culture. This includes producing 6 shorts with youngsters who later became famous directors such as Chen Yu-hsun, Hsiao Ya-chuan, and Lin Cheng-sheng. The following year, Chiao founded the Taiwan Film Center[8] to help develop an international network for local Taiwanese filmmakers, organizing Taiwan Retrospectives at Pesaro, Toronto, New York's Lincoln Center, Chicago's Art Center, etc.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Category | Director | Position | Accolades |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mr. Zhu's Summer | Feature Films | Song Hao-lin | Executive Producer | |
| 2015 | Lord of Shanghai | Feature Films | Sherwood Hu | Executive Producer | Shanghai International Film Festival Closing Film |
| 2013 | The Stolen Years | Feature Films | Wong Chun-chun | Executive Producer | |
| Love Speaks | Feature Films | Li Zhi | Executive Producer | ||
| 2011 | Thief | Short Films | Jay Cheng | Executive Producer | - Golden Horse Awards Best Short Feature Film
- Golden Harvest Awards Best Director / Excellent Performance - Golden Bell Awards Best Miniseries or Television Film／Best Directing for a TV movie - Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia "International Competition" Best Short Feature Film / Best Actress |
| Tempest of First Love | Feature Films | Chiang Fong-hon | Executive Producer | - New Taipei City Film Festival Opening Film | |
| 2010 | Love You Ten Thousand Year | Feature Films | Kitamura Toyoharu | Executive Producer | - Osaka Asian Film Festival Most Popular Film Popularity Award |
| Me，19 | Feature Films | Cheng Nai-fang | Executive Producer | - Kuandu Art Festival Opening Film | |
| Buddha Mountain | Feature Films | Li yu | Executive Producer | - Tokyo International Film Festival Best Actress / Best Art Contribution
- Nominated：Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actress | |
| Like a Dream | Feature Films | Clara Law | Executive Producer | - Nominated：Golden Horse Awards Best Feature Film / Best Director / Best Leading Actor / Best Leading Actress / Best Original Film Score / Best Original Screenplay / Best Cinematography / Best Sound Effects / Best Art Direction | |
| 2009 | Birthday | Short Films | Wang Cheng-yang | Executive Producer | Golden Harvest Award First Award |
| Hear Me | Feature Films | Cheng Fen-fen | Executive Producer | - Taipei Film Festival Best Actress
- Osaka Asian Film Festival Most Popular Film Popularity Award - 2009 Box-office Champion in Taiwan - Nominated：Golden Horse Awards FIPRESCI Prize | |
| Empire of Silver | Feature Films | Christina Yao | Executive Producer | - Berlin International Film Festival "Panorama"
- Shanghai International Film Festival Jury Prize - Hawaii International Film Festival Best Narrative Feature - 2009 CCTV TV Media Awards Most Focused-in Director | |
| 2008 | Hopscotch | Short Films | Chiang Hsiu-chiung | Executive Producer | - Golden Horse Award Best Short Feature Film
- Asia Pacific Film Festival Best Short Feature Film |
| 2007 | The Drummer | Feature Films | Kenneth Bi | Executive Producer | - Golden Horse Award Best Supporting Actor
- Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award Best Sound Design / Best Original Film Song |
| Lost in Beijing | Feature Films | Li yu | Executive Producer | - Nominated : Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Award
- Tribeca Film Festival Screenplay Honor - The Eurasia International Film Festival Best Actress - World Film Festival of Bangkok Jury Prize | |
| 2005 | How's Life? | Short Films | Tommy Yu | Executive Producer | - Lumière Film Festival Best Film Second Runner-up
- Golden Horse Awards Best New Actor / Best Short Film - Golden Harvest Awards Best DV Drama Awards - The International Student Film and Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy Best Chinese Film |
| Karmic Mahjong | Feature Films | Wang Guan-li | Executive Producer | ||
| Stolen Life | Feature Films | Li Shao-hong | Executive Producer | - Kerala International Film Festival Best Film
- Tribeca Film Festival Best Film | |
| 2004 | Love of May | Feature Films | Tsui Siu-ming | Executive Producer | |
| Green Hat | Feature Films | Liu Fen-dou | Executive Producer | - Tribeca Film Festival Best Director / Best Film
- Thessaloniki International Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize - Noir in Festival Special Mention - São Paulo International Film Festival New Directors Competition | |
| 2003 | Darkness Bride | Feature Films | Kwok Wai-lun | Executive Producer | |
| Drifters | Feature Films | Wang Xiao-shuai | Executive Producer | - Cannes Film Festival "Un certain regard" - Cinemaya Film Festival Best Actor & NETPAC Award - Film Festival of the 3 Continents Opening Film | |
| 2002 | Blue Gate Crossing | Feature Films | Yee Chin-yen | Executive Producer | - Nominated - Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Asian Film |
| 2001 | Betelnut Beauty | Feature Films | Lin Cheng-sheng | Executive Producer | - Berlin International Film Festival Best Director, New Talent Award |
| Beijing Bicycle | Feature Films | Wang Xiao-shuai | Executive Producer | - Berlin International Film Festival Jury Grand Prix, New Talent Award
- Nominated - Golden Horse Awards Best Feature Film / Best Director / Best New Performer / Best Original Screenplay / Best Cinematography / Best Film Editing | |
| 2000 | Mirror Image | Feature Films | Hsiao Ya-chuan | Executive Producer | - Taipei Film Festival Best Film / Best New Director
- Fukuoka International Film Festival Audience Award - Vancouver International Film Festival Young Director Award - Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight |
| 1998 | The Hole | Feature Films | Tsai Ming-liang | Executive Producer | - Cannes Film Festival Competition FIPRESCI Prize
- Chicago International Film Festival Gold Hugo Awards - Taipei Film Festival Jury Prize - Singapore International Film Festival Best Film, Best Actor / Best Actress |
| 1991 | Center Stage | Feature Films | Stanley Kwan | Writer | - Berlin International Film Festival Best Actress
- Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actress / Best Cinematography - Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress, Best Cinematography / Best Art Direction/ Best Original Film Song - Chicago International Film Festival Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress - Japan Movie Critics Award Best Foreign Actress |
Documentary
| Year | Title | Director | Position | Awards and Film Festival |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Two Or Three Things About Kang Youwei | Chen Yao-ming | Executive Producer | |
| 2012 | Datong: The Great Society | Evans Chan | Executive Producer | - Nanfang Metropolis Daily Best Film Award
- New Taipei Film Festival Closing Film |
| 2010 | Cherish | Wang Cheng-yang | Executive Producer | - Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia "STOP! Global Warming Competition" Best Award / Audiences-selected award |
| 1997 | Homesick | Tsui Siu-Ming | Executive Producer | - Berlin International Film Festival Youth Forum Ecumcuical Awards
- Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize - Golden Horse Award Best Documentary - Hawaii International Film Festival Best Documentary |
| 1997 | HHH:Portrait of Hou Hsiao-hsien | Olivier Assayas | Executive Producer | - Venice Film Festival |
| 1997 | Still Love You After All These | Stanley Kwan | Executive Producer | - Venice Film Festival |
| 1997 | As Time Goes By | Ann Hui | Executive Producer | - Venice Film Festival |
Web Series
| Year | Title | Director | Position | Accolades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Finding Soul | Cheng Fen-fen | Executive Producer | 2016 Asia New Media Film Festival Best Web Series |
| 2014-2015 | In Focus | Executive Producer /
Host |
Bibliography
| English Title | Year Published | Pinyin Title | Original Title & Publisher | English Translation |
| Peggy Chiao's World of Cinema | 2013 | Jiao xiongping de dianying tiandi | 焦雄屏的電影天地 (龍門書局) | No |
| The Film Industry's Most Important Changes in the 21st Century World: the consequences of the changes in the industry | 2010 | Er shi yi shiji shijie zhongyao dianying chanye bankuai yidong - gongye xingshi de bianhua yu jieguo | 二十一世紀世界重要電影產業板塊移動—工業形勢的變化與成果 (躍昇出版社) | No |
| French New Wave | 2007 | Faguo dianying xin langchao | 法國電影新浪潮 (麥田出版社) | No |
| Taiwan Cinema: The New New Wave of the 90s | 2003 | Taiwan dianying jiuling xin xin langchao | 台灣電影九0新新浪潮 (麥田出版社) | No |
| A Study of Modern mainland Chinese Cinema | 1998 | Fengyun jihui: dalu dangdai dianying yanjiu | 風雲際會：大陸當代電影研究 (遠流出版社) | No |
| An Era of Development - a discourse of Chinese and western cinema | 1998 | Shidai xianying - zhongxi dianying lunshu | 時代顯影－中西電影論述 (遠流出版社) | No |
| A Legend of Hong Kong Cinema: Xiao Fang Fang and 40 years of cinematic tribulations | 1995 | Xianggang dianying chuanqi: xiao fangfang he si shi nian dianying fengyun | 香港電影傳奇：蕭芳芳和四十年電影風雲 (萬象出版社) | No |
| Lights and Shadows: A Portrait of Xiao Fang Fang | 1995 | Guangying hongyan - xiao fang fang xiezhen | 光影紅顏-蕭芳芳寫真 (萬象出版社) | No |
| The Five Years that Changed History - A study on international cinema | 1994 | Gaibian lishi de wu nian - guoji dianying yanjiu | 改變歷史的五年－國聯電影研究 (萬象出版社) | No |
| Musical Film Genre: A Discussion | 1994 | Gewu dianying zhonghe tan | 歌舞電影縱橫談 (遠流出版社) | No |
| Discussing Cinema | 1991 | Tan yinglu | 影錄 (遠流出版社) | No |
| Auteurs and genres of Taiwanese Cinema | 1991 | Taiwan dianying zhong de zuozhe yu leixing | 台灣電影中的作者與類型 (遠流出版社) | No |
| Analyzing Mainstream Films | 1990 | Yuedu zhuliu dianying | 閱讀主流電影 (遠流出版社) | No |
| Art films and folk classics | 1989 | Yishu dianying yu minzu jingdian | 藝術電影與民族經典 (遠流出版社) | No |
| Peggy Chiao watches films: Hollywood Films | 1985 | Jiao xiongping kan dianying: hao lai wu xilie | 焦雄屏看電影：好萊塢系列 (三三書坊) | No |
| Peggy Chiao watches films: Taiwan-Hong Kong Films | 1985 | Jiao xiongping kan dianying: tai gang xilie | 焦雄屏看電影：台港系列 (三三書坊) | No |
Translated Works
| Chinese Title and Publisher | Year Published | Pinyin Title | Original Title & Author |
| 閃回電影簡史插圖第六版 (世界圖書出版公司北京公司) | 2012 | Shanhui dianying jianshi chatu di liu ban | FLASHBACK: A brief history of film, 6e (Louis Giannetti & Scott Eyman) |
| 認識電影第十版 (遠流出版) | 2006 | Renshi dianying di shi ban | Understanding movies 10e (Louis Giannetti) |
| 導演視野︰遇見250位世界著名的電影導演 (江蘇人民出版社) | 2006 | Daoyan shiye: yujian 250 wei shijie zhuming de dianying daoyan | The Director's Vision: A Concise Guide to the Art of 250 Great Filmmakers (Geoff Andrews) |
| 再見，吾愛 (臉譜出版) | 1998 | Zaijian, wu ai | Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Thorton Chandler) |
References
- Xu, Gary G. (2007). Sinascape: Contemporary Chinese Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 9. ISBN 9780742554504.
- Chuang, Sheree. "Peggy Chiao's Lonely Trip to the Movies｜International｜2007-02-14｜CommonWealth Magazine". CommonWealth Magazine (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ""'I Make Films I Feel Proud Of': Peggy Chiao and the New Chinese Cinema" by Walsh, Mike - Metro Magazine, Issue 148, Spring 2006 | Online Research Library: Questia". www.questia.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- "Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- 中時電子報. "焦雄屏把台片推向國際 熱愛變責任". 中時電子報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- "Faculty|Department of Filmmaking,TNUA". filmmaking.tnua.edu.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- 台灣電影網. "Taiwan Cinema". Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- "Chinese Taipei Film Archive / Center for Taiwan Film Digital Movie Archives". www.ctfa.org.tw. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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