Film Screening of Cape No 7 (海角七號) and Director (魏德聖）and Producer's (黃志明) Q&A
Key information
- Date
- Time
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7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
- Venue
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Room
- DLT
About this event
Speakers: Director Wei Te-Sheng (魏德聖）and Producer Jimmy Huang (黃志明), Chaired by Dr Ming-yeh Rawnsley
Cape No. 7 海角七號 is a 2008 Taiwanese romance comedic music-drama film written and directed by Wei Te-Sheng, his first full-length motion picture. The film is in Taiwanese and Mandarin Chinese with significant lines in Japanese. Before its commercial release, the film was world premiered on June 20, 2008 at the 2008 Taipei Film Festival as the opening film. The film later won 3 awards in this festival.
It has won 15 awards to date, including 6 at the 2008 Golden Horse Awards. It was also Taiwan's entry to compete in the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
Director's Bio
Wei Te-Sheng 魏德聖 (born August 16, 1969) is a Taiwanese film director and screenwriter. He directed Cape No. 7, currently the highest grossing domestic Taiwanese film and the second highest grossing film in Taiwanese film history.
Organiser: Centre of Taiwan Studies
Contact email: bc18@soas.ac.uk