Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-12-30
Writer and director Wu Nien-jen and painter Xie Lifa are the recipients of the 37th Culture
Writer and director Wu Nien-jen and painter Xie Lifa are the recipients of the 37th Culture Award. (Photo by CNA)
Award. The culture ministry made the announcement on Saturday and highlighted some of their achievements.
Wu Nien-jen began his writing career in the 1970s and his novels have won several prestigious awards. In the 1980s, Wu ventured into screenwriting and played a major role in producing a number of New Taiwanese Cinema films. These featured realistic portrayals of the everyday life of local Taiwanese people.
Wu has received 11 Golden Horse Award nominations for his screenplays, winning five. He also directed a number of films and plays that won local and international awards.
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