Chang Tso-chi
Renowned director CHANG Tso-chi (1961, Taiwan) studied film and drama at the Chinese Culture University and worked as assistant director for Hou Hsiao-hsien, who is a visible influence on his work. In 1993 he founded his own production company in Taipei. His feature Ah Chung was selected for the Tiger Awards Competition in 1997. His movies, like The Best of Times, When Love Comes and Thanatos, Drunk, were selected for international film festivals like Cannes, Venice and Berlin. Synapses was the opening film of the Taiwanese Golden Horse Film Festival.
Filmography
(selection) Chung Tsai/Ah Chung (1996), Hei an zhi guang/Darkness and Light (1999), Mei li shi guang/The Best of Times (2002), Hu die/Soul of a Demon (2008), Ba... ni hao ma/How Are You, Dad? (2009), When Love Comes (2010), A Time in Quchi (2013), Thanatos, Drunk (2015), Synapses (2019)
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Chang Tso-chi at IFFR
Chung Tsai
97'
Taiwan
IFFR 1997
Darkness and Light
102'
Taiwan
IFFR 2000
The Best of Times
111'
Taiwan
IFFR 2003
When Love Comes
107'
Taiwan
IFFR 2011
Synapses
Melancholy Taiwanese family drama about the meaning and function of memories and the indestructibility of family ties.
119'
Taiwan
IFFR 2020