Mainland Chinese director Lou Ye claimed the two top honors – best narrative feature film and best director – at the Golden Horse Film Awards on Saturday in Taiwan with his indie title “An Unfinished Film.

Lou Ye’s docudrama about Covid-19 lockdowns in China, An Unfinished Film, won for best film and for best director, awards accepted by his wife, Ma Yingli, as he is in Japan for work. “We all went through that difficult period together,” Lou said in a ...

A Chinese film set during the Covid-19 pandemic won the top prizes in Taiwan's prestigious Golden Horse Awards, which saw the highest number of entries from China in recent years despite political tensions.

Winners at the Golden Horse Awards in Taipei on Saturday included Best Leading Actress Chung Suet Ying, Best Leading Actor Zhang Zhiyong, Best Director Lou Ye and Best Feature Film "An Unfinished Film.

Lou Ye’s Wuhan-set Covid drama An Unfinished Film took top honours at the 61st Golden Horse Awards, winning both best film and best director, while fellow mainland Chinese director Geng Jun’s LGBTQ+ black comedy Bel Ami won a hat-trick of prizes including best actor.

TAIPEI: A Chinese film set during the Covid-19 pandemic won the top prizes in Taiwan’s prestigious Golden Horse Awards, which saw the highest number of entries from China in recent years despite political tensions.