About Director
Chen-ti KUO is an award-winning director specializing in documentaries and feature
films. She started directing theatrical productions during college at National Taiwan
University, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Her interest
in the arts led her to pursue a Master of Fine Arts at Temple University in the US,
honing her skills in writing and directing for radio, television and film.

As a writer, Kuo was thrice the recipient of the government-funded Excellent Screenplay Awards
for her works：Bicycle Diary (1997), Red Snow (2002) and Romance Century (2007).
Kuo’s background in theatre has imbued her documentaries with a sense of drama,
as many critics have noted. Libangbang－Ching Wen is not Home was nominated
for best short film at several international festivals, including the New York Expo
of Short Film and Video in 2002.

Her feature-length documentary, Viva Tonal –
the Dance Age, won the Best Documentary award at the Taipei Golden Horse Film
Festival in 2003. In the same way, her feature films reflect the social consciousness
that pervades her documentaries. Her first feature film, Step by Step was released in
March 2009. Her second and latest feature is The Boar King. She is currently working
on the postproduction of her documentary Trapped by the Sea, Lost in Time.
Director's Filmography
2014 The Boar King (feature film)
2012 Trapped by the Sea, Lost in Time (documentary, post-production)
2009 Step by Step (feature film)
-Beijing Youth Film Directors Forum, 2009
2007 Romance Century (screenplay)
 -Excellent Screenplay Award, Ministry of Culture
2004 A Waltz in the Chapel: A Pioneer in Taiwanese Vocal Music
-Education, Lin Qiujin (documentary)
-Best Educational and Cultural Program Award,
-Golden Bell Awards, 2004
2003 Viva Tonal – The Dance Age (documentary)
-Co-directed with CHIEN Wei-Ssu
-Best Documentary, Golden Horse Awards, 2003
-Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia, 2005
2003 Marriage (screenplay)
-Co-written with Singing CHEN and Jeanne KUO
-Nominated for Best Screenplay, Golden Bell Awards, 2003
2002 Red Snow (screenplay)
 -Co-written with HUANG Yu-shan
-Excellent Screenplay Award, Ministry of Culture
2000 Shiyinlashan (documentary)
-Notes on Medical Treatment on the Outlying Islands
(documentary)
The First Female Geologist in Taiwan: Wang, Chih-ming
(documentary)
Libangbang – Ching Wen is not Home (documentary)
-Taiwan International Documentary Festival, 2000
-Nominated for Best Documentary, Taipei Film Festival, 2000
-Nominated for Best Documentary, Golden Horse Awards, 2001
-Singapore International Film Festival, 2001
-Jury Award, New York Expo of Short Film and Video, 2002
-Mediawave International Visual Arts Festival, 2000
1998 Black Fairy Tale (TV Drama), PTS
Fried Fish with Thyme (TV Drama), PTS
1997 Cattle (TV Drama), PTS
Bicycle Diary (screenplay)
- Excellent Screenplay Award, Ministry of Culture
1996 One More Bowl (documentary), PTS
The Story of Keelung River (documentary)
-Outstanding Work in Local Culture Video Award, 1997
1995 In Search of Lai Ho: Diaries in Prison (documentary)
1994 Kuba’s Calling (documentary) , PTS
Raise the Hua Lantern (documentary)
Waiting: A Record of a Birdwatcher (documentary)
Old Luo and Us (documentary)
1993 The Screaming Life (documentary)
1992 Tulip (short film, black and white)
-Excellent Short Film, Golden Harvest Awards, 1993
-Short-listed for Student Academy Awards, USA 1993
1990 Presentation (experimental, color)
-Special Award, Golden Harvest Awards, 1991
-Athens International Film and Video Festival, 1992