Taiwan trio wins Asia-Pacific Producers Network awards
TAIPEI: Taiwanese actress Hsu Wei-ning, actor Wu Kang-ren and producer Tseng Han-hsien have won the best actress, actor and producer awards presented by the Asia-Pacific Producers Network (APN).
Japanese actor Kenichi Matsuyama, Chinese actress Zhou Xun and South Korean actor Lee Byung-hun were the previous winners.
“It’s an honour to be here. Thank you for giving me this award,” said Hsu, who won the best actress award at the 2016 Taipei Film Awards with her role in the horror film The TagAlong, at the awards ceremony.
In his acceptance speech, Wu, who won last year’s Golden Bell best actor award for his performance in the TV series A Touch of Green, said he will continue to make films and “work hard to become an actor known in all of Asia and the world.”
Meanwhile, Tseng, founder of Greener Grass Production who produced films such as The TagAlong and Wake Up 2, disclosed that producers in Taiwan face a very difficult environment and he hopes to help others through his own experience.
Tseng noted that all of his story ideas came from Taiwan, which
It’s an honour to be here. Thank you for giving me this award. Hsu Wei-ning, actress
he said is facing major social changes. “Taiwan enriches us. It is our muse,” he said.
Earlier in the day, forums were held as part of the APN meeting to discuss film co-productions in the Asia-Pacific region and Taiwan’s film subsidies.
Yang Hsiu-yu, an official with the Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development, said the government helped overseas filmmakers shoot more than 240 films and TV productions in Taiwan last year.
Taiwan is an ideal place for shooting films, Yang said, because it has diverse landscapes, from mountains and valleys to hills, and they can be reached within one day from Taipei.
The APN is a network initiated by South Korean film producers in 2006 to promote cooperation among film production industries in the Asia-Pacific region.