Friday, September 26, 2008

Zero Chou

Zero Chou is an award-winning Taiwanese director.

Life



Chou was born in Keelung, Taiwan in 1969. She earned a B.A. in Philosophy from National Chengchi University in 1992. She worked as a journalist before becoming an indie film director.

She entered into film making because of her attraction to the combination of content and form. She has been heralded as the most talented document director in the recent years of Taiwan. She has also received various festival awards around the world for films.

Chou and Hoho Liu are an lesbian couple.

Works


Documentary


* Looking For The Forgotten Artists 1997, 45 mins
* Artist And His Daughter 1997, 23 mins
* Memories Of The Taiwanese Master 1997, 47 mins
* Yi Shi Zai Hai Shi Zhong 1998, 48 mins
* Being Ceased 1998, 60 mins
* Mother And Son 1998, 65 mins
* Democracy Show 1998, 53 mins
* Wanderers' Bay 1998, 60 mins
* Floating Islands 2000, 288 mins
* Before The Radiation 2000, 22 mins
* Headhunting Festival 2000, 54 mins
* Zou Zu Zhan Ji 2000, 56 mins
* Corners 2001, 66 mins
* Poles Extremity 2002, 56 mins
* The Kinmenese Tracks 2003, 64 mins
* Father In The Blacklist 2004, 56 mins

Film


* A Film About The Body 1996, 62 mins
* Splendid Float 2004, 71 mins
* The Road On The Air 2006, 82 mins
* 2007, 97 mins

Award-Winning Films


Corners
* Winner of the 2002 Taipei Film Festival for Best Documentary

Poles Extremity
* Winner of the 2003 Marseille Festival of Documentary Film for Best Documentary

Splendid Float
* Winner of the 2004 Golden Horse Award for Best Make Up and Costume Design
* Winner of the 2004 Golden Horse Award for Best Original Film Song
* Winner of the 2004 Golden Horse Award for Best Taiwanese Film Of The Year
* Winner of the 1st CJ Asia Independent Film Festival for Audience Award

Spider Lilies
* Winner of the 2007 Teddy Award for Best Gay/Lesbian Feature Film at the Berlin Film Festival

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