The China Post
Date: September 11, 2016
By: CNA

TAIPEI — “The Road to Mandalay” by Myanmar-born Taiwanese director Midi Z (趙德胤) won the FEDEORA Award for Best Film at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival on Friday.

The movie, which stars Taiwanese actors Kai Ko (柯震東) and Wu Ke-xi (吳可熙), is a story about two young Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand, who leave their home country for a better future.

The film’s Sept. 5 world premiere at the festival drew an audience of more than 600 and won a round of applause that lasted three minutes upon its ending.

In a Facebook post after the award ceremony, Z expressed his appreciation to the jury for its recognition, saying that winning the award is very important to him as he is not formally trained in filmmaking.

“Such an encouragement has given me self-confidence, inspiring me to continue down the road of filmmaking,” the 33-year-old director of Chinese descent said.     [FULL  STORY]