Ho Wi-ding

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ho (何).
Ho Wi-ding
Born (1971-11-30) 30 November 1971 (age 52)
Muar, Malaysia
OccupationFilm director
Years active2005–present

Ho Wi-ding (Chinese: 何蔚庭; pinyin: Hé wèitíng; Jyutping: Ho4 Wai3 Ting4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hô Ùi-têng; born 30 November 1971) 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]

Ho married Taiwanese film director Hu Chih-hsin [zh].[3][4] The pair co-directed Terrorizers.[3][4]

Filmography

Feature films

Telefilms

  • My Elder Brother in Taiwan (2012)
  • The Biggest Toad in the Puddle (2015)

References

  1. ^ "Pinoy Sunday's Ho Wi-ding wins Golden Horse best new director award". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  2. ^ "TIFF 2018 Awards: ‘Green Book’ Wins the People’s Choice Award, Upsetting ‘A Star Is Born’". IndieWire, September 16, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Liu, Kay (5 November 2021). "Hong Kong film 'Drifting' leads Golden Horse Awards nominations". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  4. ^ 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.


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