Radio Taiwan International
Date: 12 March, 2019
By: Shirley Lin
Director Ho Chao-ti (Photo by Taiwan Film Institute)
Taiwanese director Ho Chao-ti has won the Best Director award at the 2019 CinemAsia Film Festival in the Netherlands. The announcement was made by the Taiwan’s representative office in the Netherlands on Monday.
Ho won the award for her documentary “Turning 18”. It is a coming-of-age story that addresses the issues of poverty in rural Taiwan as well as LGBTQ rights and sexual abuse. Ho has received acclaim for her series on marginalized communities and socio-economic issues.
The CinemAsia Film Festival is a leading Asian film festival in Europe. Six Taiwanese films received recognition at this year’s festival. [FULL STORY]