# Shieh Meng-ju

Shieh Meng-ju (Chinese: 解孟儒) is a Taiwanese film editor who received four Golden Horse Awards nominations and won Best Film Editing with The Soul (2021) in the 58th Golden Horse Awards.

## Early life and education

Shieh attended National Magong High School in Penghu County, where he focused on science subjects. He intended to pursue electronics and photonics in university, but changed his mind after producing the graduation video of his class during the final days of high school. The experience sparked his interest in filmmaking, and he decided to pursue studies in film at university instead. In order to gain admission into a film major, he studied extra hard and achieved a score of 65 on the General Scholastic Ability Test. Despite his father's desire for him to attend a more prestigious university or program, Shieh remained determined and enrolled in National Taiwan University of Arts to study film. Initially interested in directing, Shieh's perspective shifted after directing his graduation project and developed a fascination with the process of post-production editing.

## Career

After graduating from NTUA with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Shieh joined Central Motion Picture Corporation and began working as a film editor. He used Adobe Premiere as his primary editing software. He also directed short film The Seventh Day, in 2007, which earned him a prize in the student slate of Golden Harvest Award [zh].
In 2017, Shieh gained recognition as the editor of Cheng Wei-hao's horror film The Tag-Along 2, winning Best Editing in the 21st Taipei Film Awards. He continued working as an editor for John Hsu's horror film Detention in 2019, which earned him nominations for Best Film Editing in the 56th Golden Horse Awards and Best Editing in the 22nd Taipei Film Awards. Shieh also collaborated with Lee Huey to co-edit the Netflix action comedy series Triad Princess, marking the beginning of their frequent collaboration. The following year, he edited the Netflix crime thriller series The Victims' Game, receiving a nomination for Best Editing for a Drama Series in the 55th Golden Bell Awards.
Shieh reunited with Cheng Wei-hao to edit the sci-fi film The Soul in 2021, which won him the Best Film Editing in the 58th Golden Horse Awards. He also co-edited the crime thriller series Danger Zone [zh] and the crime mystery film Bad Education with Lee in subsequent years. The duo received nominations for Best Editing for a Drama Series in the 57th Golden Bell Awards and Best Film Editing in the 59th Golden Horse Awards, respectively. In 2023, Shieh edited the Netflix crime mystery series Copycat Killer and the medical film Eye of the Storm [zh], garnering nominations for Best Editing for a Drama Series in the 58th Golden Bell Awards and Best Film Editing at the 60th Golden Horse Awards, respectively. The following year, Shieh edited Dead Talents Society, another horror film also directed by John Hsu.

## Personal life

Shieh is married to fellow film editor Chiang Yi-ning, with whom he co-founded a production house.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title |
| 2012 | Baseballove [zh] |
| 2013 | Rock Me To The Moon [zh] |
| 2014 | Endless Nights in Aurora |
| 2015 | Song of the Reed [zh] |
| 2015 | The Laundryman [zh] |
| 2017 | The Tag-Along 2 |
| 2018 | The Tag-Along: The Devil Fish |
| 2019 | The Gangs, The Oscars, and The Walking Dead [zh] |
| 2019 | The Last Thieves |
| 2019 | Detention |
| 2021 | The Soul |
| 2022 | Bad Education |
| 2023 | Eye of the Storm [zh] |
| 2024 | Dead Talents Society |

### Television

| Year | Title |
| 2017 | Midnight Diner |
| 2019 | Green Door |
| 2019 | Triad Princess |
| 2020 | The Victims' Game |
| 2021 | Danger Zone [zh] |
| 2023 | Copycat Killer |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2019 | 21st Taipei Film Awards. | Best Editing | The Tag-Along 2 | Won |
| 2019 | 56th Golden Horse Awards | Best Film Editing | Detention | Nominated |
| 2020 | 22nd Taipei Film Awards | Best Editing | Detention | Nominated |
| 2020 | 55th Golden Bell Awards | Best Editing for a Drama Series | The Victims' Game | Nominated |
| 2021 | 58th Golden Horse Awards | Best Film Editing | The Soul | Won |
| 2022 | 57th Golden Bell Awards | Best Editing for a Drama Series | Danger Zone [zh] | Nominated |
| 2022 | 59th Golden Horse Awards | Best Film Editing | Bad Education | Nominated |
| 2023 | 25th Taipei Film Awards | Best Editing | Bad Education | Nominated |
| 2023 | 25th Taipei Film Awards | Best Editing | Eye of the Storm [zh] | Nominated |
| 2023 | 60th Golden Horse Awards | Best Film Editing | Eye of the Storm [zh] | Nominated |
| 2023 | 58th Golden Bell Awards | Best Editing for a Drama Series | Copycat Killer | Nominated |