Chiang Wei Liang
Born in Singapore, Chiang Wei Liang graduated from the Nanyang Technological University with a degree in Communication Studies and completed his MFA (Film Directing) at the Taipei National University of the Arts.
Based in Taiwan for the past decade, his work focuses on migration and diaspora of Southeast Asians in modern Asia. His film, Anchorage Prohibited received the Audi Short Film Award at the 66th Berlinale and recent short films Luzon, Nyi Ma Lay and the VR short film Only The Mountain Remains – in competition at the 76th Venice Film Festival – continue this commentary on the difficult lives of migrants.
Chiang is an alumnus of the Locarno Filmmakers Academy, Talents Tokyo, FID Campus and the Golden Horse Film Academy, mentored by esteemed Taiwanese auteur Hou Hsiao-Hsien. His debut feature, Mongrel, premiered at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and received the Camera d’Or Special Mention.
Mongrel
- Caméra d’Or Special Mention, Cannes Directors' Fortnight
- Best Script Award, Ourense Film Festival
- Best New Director, Taipei Golden Horse Awards
- Special Mention, Tokyo FILMeX
- Best Cinematography, Asia Pacific Screen Awards
- Best Asian Feature Film, Singapore International Film Festival
- Best Leading Actor, Taipei Film Awards
- Best Cinematography, Taipei Film Awards
- Best Sound Design, Taipei Film Awards
- Official Selection, Edinburgh International Film Festival
- International Features, Melbourne International Film Festival
- A Window on Asian Cinema, Busan International Film Festival
- New Directors Competition, São Paulo International Film Festival
- New Talent Award Competition, Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
- New Asian Cinema Competition, Five Flavors Asian Film Festival
- International Competition, World Film Festival of Bangkok
Oom has no papers or formal training but is good at caring for the elderly and disabled. When his situation as a caregiver in the mountains becomes too much for him, he has to choose between survival or dignity.
- Written & Directed by
- Chiang Wei Liang
- Co-Director
- Yin You Qiao
- Executive Producers
- Hou Hsiao-hsien, Liao Ching-sung, Jennifer Jao
- Producers
- Lai Weijie, Lynn Chen, Chu Yun-ting
- Co-Producers
- Marie Dubas, Elizabeth Wijaya
- Director of Photography
- Michaël Capron
- Production Designer
- Ye Tze-wei
- Editor
- Dounia Sichov
- Sound Designers
- R.T Kao, Lim Ting Li
- Colorist
- Yov Moor
Only The Mountain Remains
- Festival Commission, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
- Venice VR Competition, Venice International Film Festival
Running along the entire Taiwan from north to south, the vastness of the Central Mountain Range stretches law enforcement thin and promises shelter for fleeing migrants. As dawn breaks, a man and a woman wait for their contact but a run-in with the police forces them to flee abruptly. The land is swollen with men and women clinging on to the edges of life, but living ghosts linger and only the mountains remain.
- Written & Directed by
- Chiang Wei Liang
- Executive Producer
- Hou Hsiao-Hsien
- Producers
- Kiwi Liao, Lai Weijie, Kerry Hsu
- Director of Photography
- Jack Huang
- Production Designer
- Lin Ssu Hsuan
- Editor
- Chiang Wei Liang
- Supervising Sound Editor
- R.T. Kao
Nyi Ma Lay
- Asian New Wave Award, Kaohsiung Film Festival
- Special Mention, Chicago International Film Festival
- Festival Commission, Singapore International Film Festival
On a June afternoon in Singapore, a girl sits precariously on the ledge and no one knows why. Her friend persuades her to come down. Faraway, in rural Myanmar, a village holds a funeral. The cycle of migration continues.
- Written & Directed by
- Chiang Wei Liang
- Producers
- Lai Junjie, Lai Weijie
- Director of Photography
- Amelia Su
- Production Designer
- James Page
- Editor
- Chiang Wei Liang
- Supervising Sound Editor
- Lim Ting Li