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Chou, Mei-lin (Zero Chou) |
Born in Keelung in 1969. Creatively and productively as she is, her works are both poetic and philosophically provocative that “amazingly make the content and the form an excellent combination.” She has been valued “ the most talented document director in the recent years of Taiwan,” who has often won the prizes in various film festivals.
Years of experience in independent documentary and visual art production, receiving 10 awards in total. Trying usually breaking a fresh path in making film to develop the documentary aesthetics. The creative work made usually in traveling around the country --Taiwan and all Islands surrounding to think deeply over the land, the culture, the humanity and the fate. A filmmaker full of potential in the cenozoic ones in Taiwan.
A Film about the Body 1996 Feature
Taipei International Film Festival (1997)
Looking for the Forgotten Artists 1997 Documentary
The Golden Harvest Award, Taiwan (1998)
Local Culture Award, Taiwan (1998)
Singapore International Film Festival (1998)
Wanderers’Bay 1998 Documentary
The Golden Harvest Award (1999)
Local Culture Award, Taiwan (1999)
Being Ceased 1998 Documentary
Taipei International Film Festival(1998)
The Golden Harvest Award(1998)
Local Culture Award, Taiwan(1999)
Memories of the Taiwanese Master 1999 Documentary
Local Culture Award (2000)
Floating Islands-
Before the Radiation 1999 Documentary
Subsidized by National Culture and Art Foundation
Floating Islands 1999－2000 Experimental Documentary
Subsidized by National Public Television Service.
Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival (2000)
Golden Horse Award for Best Documentary Nomination(2001)
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Pusan Asian Short Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival
Singapore International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Nyon International Documentary Film Festival
Marseilles International Documentary Film Festival…
Corner’s 2001 Drama-Documentary
London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (2004)
Mardi Gras Film Festival (2004)
Vancouver International Film Festival (2003)
INPUT2003 Television Conference (2003)
Taiwan Award-Jury Prize Taiwan International Documentary Festival (2002)
Best Documentary Award 4th Taipei Film Festival (2002)
Taiwan Women Make Waves Film/Video Festival (2001)
Special Screening Taipei Lesbian & Gay Civil Right Movement (2000)
Poles Extremity 2002 Drama-Documentary
Vancouver International Film Festival (2003)
“Eligible for Competitive Program”Hot Docs-Canadian International Documentary Festival (2003)
“Eligible for Competitive Program”Marseille International Documentary Film Festival, France (2003)
“Best Documentary Award”, Taiwan Golden Harvest Award(2002)
“Video Competition-Special Mention Award” Taiwan International Documentary Festival (2002)
Timewalker 2003 Drama-Documentary
Subsidized by National Public Television Service.
B.A. of Department of Philosophy, National Cheng-Chi University in 1992
Major in the Production of Cinema, Group of Cinema-Studying in 1993
Screenwriter & Co-director of 16mm Feature “Every Odd-Numbered Day”in 1995
Executive Producer of TV Documentary “The Bride from the Opposite Side ”, produced by Japan NHK Television Channel in 1996
Writer of the book “Every Odd-Numbered Day”, selected by Annual Honorary Book of the Golden Tripod Award in 1997
Location Producer of 35mm Feature “Flat Tyre ” in 1998
Screenwriter & Co-director of 35mm Feature “Black Name” in 1999
Director & Screenwriter of 16mm CF for Taipei and Taichuang County in 1999- 2001
Art Director of the image book “Floating Islands”, selected by Annual Honorary Book of China Times