Ho Wi-ding 何蔚庭 | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Education | Bachelor of Film Production |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse | Hu Chih-hsin |
Ho Wi-ding is a Malaysia-born Taiwanese filmmaker.
Life and career
Ho was born in Malaysia of Chinese ethnic background, and he graduated from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. In 2001, he moved to Taipei where his sister lived in, and started working on commercials and shorts. He finished his feature debut Pinoy Sunday in 2010, winning him the Best New Director Award at 47th Golden Horse Awards.[1]
His third feature Cities of Last Things had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, and was awarded the Platform Prize.[2]
The short film Respire won two awards at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival Critics' Week, becoming the first Taiwanese short film to win an award at Cannes. It also won "Best Fantasy Short Film" at the Catalan International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain and a Special Jury Prize at the Taipei Film Awards. Another short film, Summer Afternoon, was nominated for the 2008 Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight.[3]
Ho married Taiwanese film director Hu Chih-hsin.[4][5] The pair co-directed Terrorizers.[4][5]
Filmography
Feature films
- Still (1998)
- Respire (2005)
- Summer Afternoon (2008)
- Pinoy Sunday (2010)
- When Yesterday Comes - I Wake Up In A Strange Bed (2012)
- Beautiful Accident (2017)
- Cities of Last Things (2018)
- Look at Me (2019)
- Terrorizers (2021)
- Memory Inc. (2022)
- Mothernet (2025)
Telefilms
- My Elder Brother in Taiwan (2012)
- The Biggest Toad in the Puddle (2015)
References
- ^ "Pinoy Sunday's Ho Wi-ding wins Golden Horse best new director award". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "TIFF 2018 Awards: ‘Green Book’ Wins the People’s Choice Award, Upsetting ‘A Star Is Born’". IndieWire, September 16, 2018.
- ^ 何蔚庭短片夏午 入圍坎城影展導演雙週 Archived 2016-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Liu, Kay (5 November 2021). "Hong Kong film 'Drifting' leads Golden Horse Awards nominations". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ a b Chiang; Yen, William (27 October 2021). "Golden Horse Awards: Seven-time nominee Clara Law wins best director". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
External links
- Ho Wi-ding at IMDb
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