- Title: Taiwan holds 53rd Golden Horse Awards
- Date: 26th November 2016
- Summary: TAIPEI, TAIWAN (NOVEMBER 26, 2016) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** CELEBRITIES ON RED CARPET AT GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS ACTRESS HSU WEI-NING POSING FOR CAMERAS VARIOUS OF ACTOR FAN WEI ARRIVING AT GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS VARIOUS OF DIRECTOR FENG XIAOGANG AND ACTRESS FAN BINGBING ARRIVING AT RED CARPET AUDIENCE TAKING PICTURES FAN BINGBING POSING FOR CAMERAS VARIOUS OF ACTRESSES SICHUN MA AND ZHOU DONGYU ARRIVING ON RED CARPET CROWD SCREAMING VARIOUS OF ACTRESS JULIETTE BINOCHE ON RED CARPET VARIOUS OF BEST MALE LEAD ACTOR WINNER FAN WEI AT PRESS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) WINNER OF BEST MALE LEAD ACTOR, FAN WEI, SAYING: "We filmed our movie in a very slow-paced way and the consensus that was reached between actors and director was also very slow-paced. Actually it was an unfavourable situation, but (I am) very grateful that all the judges showed great patience and attentiveness so they discovered the subtleness behind our slow approach. I am very grateful (for this). So again, I want to thank the Golden Horse Awards, thank you." FAN WEI LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE WINNERS OF BEST FEMALE LEAD ACTRESS SICHUN MA AND ZHOU DONGYU KISSING AT PRESS CONFERENCE ACTRESSES SICHUN MA AND ZHOU DONGYU ON STAGE (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) WINNER OF BEST FEMALE LEAD ACTRESS, SICHUN MA, SAYING: "I am grateful for my last name; my last name is Ma (Chinese character for 'horse'). So I think I have a special connection with the Golden Horse (Awards). I also think that me and Dongyu are a very good fit, we have a lot of energy. So I think we should work on more movies together, because I think we have a special spark together. If I'm not there then she is also not there." ACTRESSES SICHUN MA AND ZHOU DONGYU ON STAGE ACTRESSES SICHUN MA AND ZHOU DONGYU LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE WINNER OF BEST DIRECTOR FENG XIAOGANG AT PRESS CONFERENCE DIRECTOR FENG XIAOGANG HOLDING AWARD TROPHY (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) WINNER OF BEST DIRECTOR, FENG XIAOGANG, SAYING: "I had hoped to approach the filming of this movie with the emotion similar to what (the astrological sign) Virgo (stands for). It was a learning process. But I didn't know if this was the right thing to do, because many of my very good friends were opposed to me using this kind of method while filming. But today, the Golden Horse Awards gave me an answer, saying that I did the right thing." LOGO OF GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS CREW WINNER OF BEST FEATURE FILM THE SUMMER IS GONE ON STAGE WINNER OF BEST NEW PERFORMER KONG WEIYI (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) DIRECTOR OF THE SUMMER IS GONE, ZHANG DALEI, SAYING: "This movie was really a joint effort by everyone. When thinking now about what troubles we had while filming, of course there were hard times, there were hard times every day. But (I) can't remember what those were. I can only think of the emotional connection between everyone and what it felt like to finish (the movie) together. This I still remember. But the actual hard times I can' remember." CREW OF THE SUMMER IS GONE ON STAGE
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- Keywords: taiwan golden horse awards mandarin juliette binoche
- Location: TAIPEI, TAIWAN
- City: TAIPEI, TAIWAN
- Country: Taiwan
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Film
- Reuters ID: LVA0015A3047H
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Awards in the main categories at the Golden Horse Awards in Taipei were swept by Chinese nominees on Saturday (November 26). Honours for both best male and female lead actor, best director and best feature film were all given to Chinese movies.
Movie stars from the Mandarin speaking film industry walked the red carpet in front of Sun Yat-sen Memorial in Taipei, posing for cameras in designer dresses and greeting their shouting fans who took the opportunity to get close to their idols.
This year already marked the 53rd installation of the awards ceremony which was first held in 1962. The Golden Horse Awards is considered the most prestigious film award in the Chinese-speaking movie industry.
Juliette Binoche, who was one of the presenters at this year's event, was among the stars to walk down the red carpet.
Chinese actor Fan Wei won best lead actor for his performance in the movie "Mr. No Problem" in which he plays a farm manager in the rural China of the 1940s.
"We filmed our movie in a very slow-paced way and the consensus that was reached between actors and director was also very slow-paced. Actually it was an unfavorable situation, but (I am) very grateful that all the judges showed great patience and attentiveness so they discovered the subtleness behind our slow approach. I am very grateful (for this). So again, I want to thank the Golden Horse Awards, thank you," he told reporters after receiving his award.
The award for best lead actress was shared by Sichun Ma and Zhou Dongyu, for their co-performance in "Soul Mate", in which they compete for the same man. In contrast to the movie's script, the two actresses said they had a strong connection and want to work together again in the future.
"I am grateful for my last name; my last name is Ma (Chinese character for 'horse'). So I think I have a special connection with the Golden Horse (Awards). I also think that me and Dongyu are a very good fit, we have a lot of energy. So I think we should work on more movies together, because I think we have a special spark together. If I'm not there then she is also not there," said Sichun Ma, after kissing her co-actress on stage.
Chinese director Feng Xiaogang told reporters he decided to take a different approach when filming "I Am Not Madame Bovary", for which he won best director, a risky decision that paid off.
"I had hoped to approach the filming of this movie with the emotion similar to what (the astrological sign) Virgo (stands for). It was a learning process. But I didn't know if this was the right thing to do, because many of my very good friends were opposed to me using this kind of method while filming. But today, the Golden Horse Awards gave me an answer, saying that I did the right thing," he said.
"The Summer Is Gone", directed by Zhang Dalei, picked up the night's biggest award for best feature film and awarded 10-year-old actor Kong Weiyi, who won the award for best new performer, with a strong start into a possible future career.
"This movie was really a joint effort by everyone. When thinking now about what troubles we had while filming, of course there were hard times, there were hard times every day. But (I) can't remember what those were. I can only think of the emotional connection between everyone and what it felt like to finish (the movie) together. This I still remember. But the actual hard times I can' remember," said director Zhang Dalei. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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