Chang Tso-chi
| Chang Tso-chi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 December 1961 Chiayi, Taiwan |
| Occupation | Film director |
Chang Tso-chi (Chinese: 張作驥; pinyin: Zhāng Zuòjì) (born December 26, 1961) is a Taiwanese film director. His 2002 film The Best Of Times was entered into the 59th Venice International Film Festival. His films won Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film two times, for The Best of Times(2002) and When Love Comes(2010).
Life and career
Chang Tso-chi was born in Chiayi. Both of Chang's parents migrated to Taiwan from Guangdong, Mainland China following the Chinese Nationalists' defeat in the Chinese Civil War in 1949.
Chang started his career in the film industry as an assistant photographer and then assistant director. He learned his craft from renowned directors such as Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Tsui Hark and Yim Ho. In 1988, he worked as Hou Hsiao-Hsien's first assistant director on A City of Sadness.
Filmography
Director
- 1996 : Ah Chung (忠仔)
- 1999 : Darkness and Light (黑暗之光)
- 2002 : The Best of Times (美麗時光)
- 2008 : Soul of a Demon (蝴蝶)
- 2009 : How are you, Dad? (爸...你好嗎?)
- 2010 : When Love Comes (當愛來的時候)
- 2013 : A Time in Quchi (暑假作業)
- 2015 : Thanatos, Drunk (醉·生夢死)