# Peggy Chiao

Peggy Chiao is a Taiwanese-Chinese filmmaker, producer, distributor, educator, juror, critic, and author. She is known internationally as the "godmother of New Taiwan Cinema".
In 1997, Chiao established Arc Light Films, a production company with pan-Chinese ambition which has produced films with directors like Ann Hui, Stanley Kwan, Wang Xiaoshuai, Olivier Assayas, Yi Chih-yen, Kenny Bi and many more collaborators.
Since then, Chiao has produced critically and commercially successful films encompassing many genres and themes. Her award-winning films include Beijing Bicycle (2001), The Hole (1998), Blue Gate Crossing (2002), Drifters (2003), Green Hat (2004), Betelnut Beauty (2001), HHH: Portrait of Hous-Hsiao-Hsien (2012), Lost in Beijing (2007), Buddha Mountain (2010) and The Drummer (2007), among many others. She also helped initiate the romantic comedy genre in Taiwan and China with films such as Hear Me (2009), Blue Gate Crossing (2002), Love Speaks (2013), and The Stolen Years (2013). She produced period dramas such as Empire of Silver (2009) and Lord of Shanghai (2016), and also documentaries such as Homesick Eyes (1997) and Datong: The Great Society (2011).
She has also explored web platforms with series like Finding Soul (2016), with the Chinese idol group TFBoys.
Chiao was a tireless advocate of the new talents in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China. She is one of the main reasons Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Edward Yang, Ang Lee, Wang Xiaoshuai, Tsai Ming Liang, and many other directors have been introduced to the western world. During the 1980s and 1990s, Chiao has been credited for introducing the world to New Taiwan Cinema, helping define the diverse aesthetics as well as cultural and historical themes in the movement.
In 2007, she was elected as chair of the Golden Horse Film Festival, for which she reformed the jury system, brought in FIPRESCI and NETPAC and established co-production meetings; helping shape Golden Horse into the world-renowned film festival as it is today. Earlier in 1990, Chiao founded the China Times Express Award, which evolved into the Taipei International Film Award.
She has served as juror for many international film festivals including San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Berlin, Brisbane, Sydney, Rome, Venice, San Sebastián, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Mannheim-Heidelberg, Oberhausen, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Jeonju, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, New Delhi, Tashkent and many Chinese film festivals.
Academically, Chiao was the director of the Graduate School of Filmmaking at the Taipei National University of the Arts and has been a professor there since 1985. She has taught in different universities in Taipei, Shanghai, Nanchang, and Beijing.
Chiao has published over 80 books throughout her career, some of which have been assigned as textbooks in film schools in Chinese-language territories.

## Career

Chiao received her MA at the University of Texas at Austin and was in the Ph.D. program at the University of California, Los Angeles.
As a film critic and author, Chiao has written for major Taiwanese newspapers. She keeps regular columns in China for film magazines and newspapers. Many of her essays have been translated and included in various anthologies. Some of her notable books include New Taiwan Cinema (1987), Hong Kong New Wave (1987) and Aspects of New Asian Films (1991), The auteurs of Taiwan and Hong Kong Films (1995), French New Wave (2004), Musicals (1993), Films of Akira Kurosawa (2018), Latino Cinema (part I&II, 2021), etc.
Chiao was the CEO of National Taiwan Film Year consigned by the Taiwan government in 1993, for which she programmed 16 retrospectives of Taiwan films abroad and various projects to consolidate film industry and culture. This includes producing 6 shorts with youngsters who later became famous directors such as Chen Yu-hsun, Hsiao Ya-chuan, and Lin Cheng-sheng. The following year, Chiao founded the Taiwan Film Center to help develop an international network for local Taiwanese filmmakers, organizing Taiwan Retrospectives at Pesaro, Toronto, New York's Lincoln Center, Chicago's Art Center, etc.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Category | Director | Position | Accolades |
| 2021 | Farewell, My Lad | Feature Films | Yin Ruoxi | Producer | - Shanghai International Film Festival China Movie Channel Media Award Best Actress / Best New Actor – Nomination of Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best New Director |
| 2019 | Qing’s Journey | Documentary | Gao Tunzi | Producer | - Universe Multicultural Film Festival Culture Heritage Film Award – Beijing Ethnographic Film Festival – Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nomination of Best of Documentary |
| 2018 | A Dog’s Life | Animation Feature | Chang Yi | Associate Producer | - Golden Horse Awards Nomination of Animation Long Feature – Osaka Asian Film FestivalNomination of Best Animation film – Animafest Zagreb Nomination of Best film |
| 2018 | A Land Imagined | Feature Films | Yeo Siew- hua | APSA Mentor | - Locarno Film Festival Golden Leopard – Asia Pacific Screen AwardsYoung Cinema Award – Golden Horse Awards Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Music |
| 2016 | Finding Soul | Web Series | Fenfen Cheng | Producer | - Asia New Media Film Festival, Seoul Best Web Series |
| 2016 | Mr. Zhu's Summer | Feature Films | Song Hao-lin | Producer | - Golden Rooster Awards Nomination of Best Children's Film / Best Directorial Debut |
| 2015 | Lord of Shanghai | Feature Films | Sherwood Hu | Producer | Shanghai International Film Festival Closing Film |
| 2014 - 2015 | In Focus | Talk Show | | Producer/Host | Guest: John Woo, Yimou Zhang, Wen Jiang, Xiaogang Feng, Peter Chan, Sylvia Chang, Hao Ning, Tianming Wu, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Xu Zheng, Yinan Diao, Han Han, Yang Lu, Alex Law, Mabel Cheung, Baoping Cao, Stan Lai, Changwei Gu, Jian Cui, Ziyi Zhang, Bingbing Li, Amber Kuo, Lei Huang, Danqing Chen, Shaohong Li, Li Fang... |
| 2013 | The Stolen Years | Feature Films | Wong Chun-chun | Associate Producer |
| 2013 | Love Speaks | Feature Films | Li Zhi | Producer |
| 2012 | Datong: The Great Society | Documentary | Evans Chan | Producer | - Nanfang Metropolis Daily Best Film Award – New Taipei Film FestivalClosing Film |
| 2012 | Two Or Three Things About Kang Youwei | Documentary | Chen Yao-ming | Producer | - Nanfang Metropolis Daily Best Film Award – New Taipei Film FestivalClosing Film |
| 2011 | Thief | Short Films | Jay Cheng | Producer | - Golden Horse Awards Best Short Feature Film - Golden Harvest Awards Best Director / Excellent Performance - Golden Bell Awards Best Miniseries or Television Film／Best Directing for a TV movie - Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia "International Competition" Best Short Feature Film / Best Actress |
| 2011 | Tempest of First Love | Feature Films | Chiang Fong-hon | Producer | - New Taipei City Film Festival Opening Film |
| 2010 | Cherish | Documentary | Wang Cheng-yang | Producer | - Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia "STOP! Global Warming Competition" Best Award / Audiences-selected award |
| 2010 | Love You Ten Thousand Year | Feature Films | Kitamura Toyoharu | Producer | - Osaka Asian Film Festival Most Popular Film Popularity Award |
| 2010 | Me，19 | Feature Films | Cheng Nai-fang | Producer | - Kuandu Art Festival Opening Film |
| 2010 | Buddha Mountain | Feature Films | Li yu | Associate Producer | - Tokyo International Film Festival Best Actress / Best Art Contribution - Nominated：Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actress |
| 2010 | Like a Dream | Feature Films | Clara Law | Producer | - Nominated：Golden Horse Awards Best Feature Film / Best Director / Best Leading Actor / Best Leading Actress / Best Original Film Score / Best Original Screenplay / Best Cinematography / Best Sound Effects / Best Art Direction |
| 2009 | Birthday | Short Films | Wang Cheng-yang | Producer | Golden Harvest Award First Award |
| 2009 | Hear Me | Feature Films | Cheng Fen-fen | Producer | - Taipei Film Festival Best Actress - Osaka Asian Film Festival Most Popular Film Popularity Award - 2009 Box-office Champion in Taiwan - Nominated：Golden Horse Awards FIPRESCI Prize |
| 2009 | Empire of Silver | Feature Films | Christina Yao | Producer | - Berlin International Film Festival "Panorama" - Shanghai International Film Festival Jury Prize - Hawaii International Film Festival Best Narrative Feature - 2009 CCTV TV Media Awards Most Focused-in Director |
| 2008 | Hopscotch | Short Films | Chiang Hsiu-chiung | Producer | - Golden Horse Award Best Short Feature Film - Asia Pacific Film Festival Best Short Feature Film |
| 2007 | The Drummer | Feature Films | Kenneth Bi | Producer | - Golden Horse Award Best Supporting Actor - Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award Best Sound Design / Best Original Film Song |
| 2007 | Lost in Beijing | Feature Films | Li yu | Associate Producer | - Nominated : Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Award - Tribeca Film Festival Screenplay Honor - The Eurasia International Film Festival Best Actress - World Film Festival of Bangkok Jury Prize |
| 2005 | How's Life? | Short Films | Tommy Yu | Producer | - Lumière Film Festival Best Film Second Runner-up - Golden Horse Awards Best New Actor / Best Short Film - Golden Harvest Awards Best DV Drama Awards - The International Student Film and Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy Best Chinese Film |
| 2005 | Karmic Mahjong | Feature Films | Wang Guan-li | Producer | |
| 2005 | Stolen Life | Feature Films | Li Shao-hong | Associate Producer | - Kerala International Film Festival Best Film - Tribeca Film Festival Best Film |
| 2004 | Love of May | Feature Films | Tsui Siu-ming | Producer | |
| 2004 | Green Hat | Feature Films | Liu Fen-dou | Associate Producer | - Tribeca Film Festival Best Director / Best Film - Thessaloniki International Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize - Noir in Festival Special Mention - São Paulo International Film Festival New Directors Competition |
| 2003 | Darkness Bride | Feature Films | Kwok Wai-lun | Producer | |
| 2003 | Drifters | Feature Films | Wang Xiao-shuai | Producer | - Cannes Film Festival "Un certain regard" - Cinemaya Film Festival Best Actor & NETPAC Award - Film Festival of the 3 Continents Opening Film |
| 2002 | Blue Gate Crossing | Feature Films | Yee Chin-yen | Producer | - Nominated – Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Asian Film |
| 2001 | Betelnut Beauty | Feature Films | Lin Cheng-sheng | Producer | - Berlin International Film Festival Best Director, New Talent Award |
| 2001 | Beijing Bicycle | Feature Films | Wang Xiao-shuai | Producer | - Berlin International Film Festival Jury Grand Prix, New Talent Award - Nominated – Golden Horse Awards Best Feature Film / Best Director / Best New Performer / Best Original Screenplay / Best Cinematography / Best Film Editing |
| 2000 | Mirror Image | Feature Films | Hsiao Ya-chuan | Associate Producer | - Taipei Film Festival Best Film / Best New Director - Fukuoka International Film Festival Audience Award - Vancouver International Film Festival Young Director Award - Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight |
| 1998 | The Hole | Feature Films | Tsai Ming-liang | Producer | - Cannes Film Festival Competition FIPRESCI Prize - Chicago International Film Festival Gold Hugo Awards - Taipei Film Festival Jury Prize - Singapore International Film Festival Best Film, Best Actor / Best Actress |
| 1997 | HHH:Portrait of Hou Hsiao- hsien | Documentary | Olivier Assayas | Producer | - Venice Film Festival – Berlin International Film Festival |
| 1997 | Still Love You After All These | Documentary | Stanley Kwan | Producer | - Venice Film Festival – Berlin International Film Festival |
| 1997 | As Time Goes By | Documentary | Ann Hui | Producer | - Venice Film Festival – Berlin International Film Festival |
| 1997 | Homesick Eyes | Documentary | Hsu Hsiao- ming | Producer | - Berlin International Film Festival Youth Forum Ecumcuical Awards – Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize – Golden Horse Award Best Documentary – Hawaii International Film Festival Best Documentary |
| 1991 | Center Stage | Feature Films | Stanley Kwan | Writer | - Berlin International Film Festival Best Actress - Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actress / Best Cinematography - Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress, Best Cinematography / Best Art Direction/ Best Original Film Song - Chicago International Film Festival Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress - Japan Movie Critics Award Best Foreign Actress |