Before he made the biggest box office success in the history of Taiwan cinema, Cape No. 7 (2008), Wei Te-Sheng has worked as assistant director with Edward Yang and Chen Kuo-Fu. In 1999, he made the critically acclaimed debut feature About July. His second feature, Cape No. 7 is the highest-grossing Taiwanese film and picked up several prizes at the Golden Horse Awards. The huge success of Cape No. 7 helped him realize the project he has been wanted to do most- Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale in 2011, which was awarded Best Picture at the Golden Horse Awards. His recently directed film is a musical romance 52 Hz, I Love You which was released in 2017.

Accolades

Wei Te-Sheng and John Woo and Terence Chang and Jimmy Huang
Cultural Diversity Award, 2012

Wei Te-Sheng and John Woo and Terence Chang and Jimmy Huang

Cultural Diversity Award, 2012

Wei Te-Sheng and John Woo and Terence Chang and Jimmy Huang

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (Seediq Bale)

Winner, Cultural Diversity Award Under the Patronage of UNESCO, 2012 Wei Te-Sheng’s epic film Warriors of the Rainbow:Seediq Bale reclaims an extraordinary episode from 20th-century…

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Films

On Happiness Road
2018

On Happiness Road (Hsing Fu Lu Shang)

Taiwan
2018

On Happiness Road (Hsing Fu Lu Shang)

Chi is living her American dream after years of study when news of her grandmother’s death in Taiwan sends her back to the family home…

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Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
2012

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (Seediq Bale)

Taiwan
2012

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (Seediq Bale)

Winner, Cultural Diversity Award Under the Patronage of UNESCO, 2012 Wei Te-Sheng’s epic film Warriors of the Rainbow:Seediq Bale reclaims an extraordinary episode from 20th-century…

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