TAIPEI, Nov 24 — Taiwanese family drama A Sun won top prizes at the Golden Horse film awards yesterday in a year marked by the conspicuous absence of talent from China amid plummeting ties between Taipei and Beijing. Dubbed the Chinese-language “Oscars,” Golden Horse got into trouble with...
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There were no mainland films in this year’s nomination list after China’s national film board ordered the country’s directors and stars to boycott the event. “I thought it would take several more years for me to win best picture. I am very happy... although the movies I made haven’t made any profit,” Chung said after receiving the award from Oscar-winning director Ang Lee.
Following Beijing’s boycott, Golden Horse reportedly lost a number of international sponsors, although only Italian luxury sports car brand Maserati confirmed its decision to cut sponsorship ties to uphold Beijing’s “one China” principle.
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