Biography

Peggy Chiao Hsiung-ping is a film juror, critic, author, educator, and producer. She is known internationally as the "Godmother of New Taiwan Cinema". A tireless advocate of 'new cinemas' in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China, she is one of the main reasons that Hou Hsiao-hsien, Edward Yang, Ang Lee, Wang Xiaoshuai, Tsai Ming Liang, and many other directors have been introduced to the world. She has served as juror for many international film festivals including San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Berlin, Brisbane, Sydney, Rome, Venice, San Sebastián, Sao Paolo, Buenos Aires, Mannheim-Heidelberg, Oberhausen, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Jeonju, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, New Delhi, and many Chinese film festivals. As a film critic and author, she has written for major Taiwanese newspapers. She also keeps regular columns in China for film magazines and newspapers. Many of her essays have been translated and included in various anthologies. She has published over 70 books including New Taiwa

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Filmography