# Cheng Wei-hao

Cheng Wei-hao (Chinese: 程偉豪; pinyin: Chéng Wěiháo; born 16 May 1984) is a Taiwanese film director and screenwriter.

## Career

Born in Kaohsiung, Cheng enrolled at Fu Jen Catholic University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Advertising and Public Relations. Following graduation, Cheng attended National Taiwan University of Arts, where he obtained a master's degree in film studies. Cheng's interest in filmmaking began in his junior high school period. In 2008, he won a Beijing Film Academy Outstanding Asian Student Film award and an award for Best New Director at the South Taiwan Film Festival for the short film, You Are Not Alone (2008). Then, he directed the crime thriller Real Sniper (2009), followed by the mockumentary, The Death of a Security Guard (2015), which won the Best Short Film at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards. Aside from directing shorts, Cheng also had work experience in the visual design sector.
In 2015, Cheng made his feature film debut with The Tag-Along, a horror film based on an urban legend about a mysterious young girl in red following a group of hikers; the young girl is believed to be a mountain ghost who curses people. The Tag-Along played at several festivals and received four nominations at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards. The film was a box office success, with earning NT$85 million to become the highest grossing Taiwanese horror film to date. In 2017, Cheng's second feature film was released, a suspense film about a series of mysteries revolving around a nine-year-old car accident, titled Who Killed Cock Robin.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Credit | Notes |
| 2008 | You Are Not Alone | 搞什麼鬼 | Director | Short film |
| 2009 | Real Sniper | 狙擊手 | Director | Short film |
| 2015 | The Death of a Security Guard | 保全員之死 | Director | Short film, mockumentary |
| 2015 | The Tag-Along | 紅衣小女孩 | Director | |
| 2017 | Who Killed Cock Robin | 目擊者 | Director, co-writer | |
| 2017 | The Tag-Along 2 | 紅衣小女孩2 | Director | |
| 2019 | "Lady In Red" | 紅衣女孩 | Director | Music video |
| 2019 | "Romance" | 愛的羅曼死 | Director, screenwriter, editor | Music video |
| 2021 | The Soul | 缉魂 | Director, co-writer |
| 2021 | Man in Love | 當男人戀愛時 | Producer | |
| 2021 | The Pond | 池塘怪談 | Director, co-writer | Miniseries |
| 2021 | "I’m Weird" | 我就奇怪 | Director | Music video |
| 2021 | "Sorry for Youth" | Sorry 青春 | Director | Music video |
| 2022 | Marry My Dead Body | 關於我和鬼變成家人的那件事 | Director, co-writer | Working title: Last Memory |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Credit | Notes |
| 2021 | The Pond | 池塘怪談 | Director, co-writer | |
| 2024 | GG Precinct | 正港分局 | Co-director, co-writer | |

## Songwriting credits

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Artist | Notes |
| 2021 | "Not Bitter" | 不苦 | Wu Qing-feng | Lyrics |
| 2021 | "Honey Ginseng" | 蜂蜜人蔘 | Oaeen | Lyrics |
| 2021 | "Sorry for Youth" | Sorry 青春 | Oaeen | Lyrics |
| 2021 | "Weak Brain Waves" | 腦波弱 | Oaeen | Lyrics |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2008 | Beijing Film Academy International Student Film and Video Festival | Outstanding Asian Student Film | You Are Not Alone | Won |
| 2008 | South Taiwan Film Festival | Best New Director | You Are Not Alone | Won |
| 2010 | Taipei Film Festival | Film Industry Award | Real Sniper | Won |
| 2010 | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Best Short Film | Real Sniper | Nominated |
| 2015 | Kaohsiung International Short Film Competition | Taiwan Award | The Death of a Security Guard | Won |
| 2015 | Taipei Film Festival | Best Short Film | The Death of a Security Guard | Won |
| 2015 | Golden Harvest Awards | Award For Excellence (general category) | The Death of a Security Guard | Won |
| 2015 | Golden Horse Awards | Best Short Film | The Death of a Security Guard | Won |
| 2016 | Taipei Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature | The Tag-Along | Nominated |
| 2016 | Golden Horse Awards | Best New Director | The Tag-Along | Nominated |
| 2016 | Golden Horse Film Project Promotion Awards | Heaven Pictures Award | Last Memory | Won |
| 2016 | Golden Horse Film Project Promotion Awards | Malaysia Award | Last Memory | Won |
| 2021 | Taipei Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature | The Soul | Nominated |
| 2021 | Golden Horse Awards | Best Director | The Soul | Nominated |
| 2021 | Golden Horse Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | The Soul | Nominated |
| 2021 | Golden Horse Awards | Best Visual Effects | The Soul | Won |
| 2022 | Taiwan Film Critics Society Awards | Best Narrative Feature | The Soul | Nominated |
| 2022 | Taiwan Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | The Soul | Nominated |
| 2022 | Taiwan Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay | The Soul | Nominated |
| 2022 | Golden Bell Awards | Best Directing for a Miniseries or Television Film | The Pond | Pending |