Tsai Ming-liang

Tsai Ming-liang, born in Kuching, Malaysia in 1957 and based for most of his career in Taiwan, is a film director and screenwriter associated with Taiwan's Second New Wave cinema and internationally recognized as a leading figure of the Slow Cinema movement. His films are marked by long static takes, minimal dialogue and themes of urban alienation, and he has worked repeatedly with actor Lee Kang-sheng in nearly every feature since 1992. His 1994 film Vive L'Amour won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, The River won the Silver Bear Special Jury Prize at the Berlin Film Festival in 1997, and Stray Dogs won the Grand Jury Prize at Venice in 2013. He was named an Officer of France's Order of Arts and Letters in 2014 and Asian Filmmaker of the Year at the Busan International Film Festival in 2010.