- Zero Chou
Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
name = Zero Chou
tradchinesename = 周美玲
birthdate = birth date and age|1969|7|24
birthplace =Keelung ,Taiwan
awards = Teddy Award for Best Feature Film
2007 "Spider Lilies"Zero Chou (Chinese: 周美玲; Pin Yin: Zhou Meiling) (
24 July 1969 ) is an award-winning Taiwanese director.Life
Chou was born in
Keelung ,Taiwan in 1969. She earned a B.A. in Philosophy fromNational Chengchi University in 1992. She worked as a journalist before becoming an indie film director.She entered into film making because of her attraction to the combination of content and form. She has been heralded as the most talented document director in the recent years of Taiwan. She has also received various festival awards around the world for films.
Chou and
Hoho Liu (Chinese: 劉芸后) are an openlesbian couple.citation |title=Si Jiaoluo (Docu -- Taiwan) |first=Ken |last=Eisner |url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117922444.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 |date=2003-11-18 |accessdate=2007-10-09 |periodical=Variety]Works
Documentary
* Looking For The Forgotten Artists (Chinese: 走找布袋戲的老藝師) 1997, 45 mins
* Artist And His Daughter (Chinese: 藝術家和他的女兒) 1997, 23 mins
* Memories Of The Taiwanese Master (Chinese: 師影) 1997, 47 mins
* Yi Shi Zai Hai Shi Zhong (Chinese: 遺失在海峽中：烏坵) 1998, 48 mins
* Being Ceased (Chinese: 斷曲：走尋布袋戲後場的老樂師) 1998, 60 mins
* Mother And Son (Chinese: 媽媽遺失與撿到的孩子) 1998, 65 mins
* Democracy Show (Chinese: 民主的頭人：政治秀) 1998, 53 mins
* Wanderers' Bay (Chinese: 飄泊的港灣：百年基隆港) 1998, 60 mins
* Floating Islands (Chinese: 流離島影) 2000, 288 mins
* Before The Radiation (Chinese: 輻射將至) 2000, 22 mins
* Headhunting Festival (Chinese: 人頭祭的故事) 2000, 54 mins
* Zou Zu Zhan Ji (Chinese: 鄒族戰祭) 2000, 56 mins
* Corners (Chinese: 私角落) 2001, 66 mins
* Poles Extremity (Chinese: 極端寶島) 2002, 56 mins
* The Kinmenese Tracks (Chinese: 火車在海邊游) 2003, 64 mins
* Father In The Blacklist (Chinese: 黑名單爸爸) 2004, 56 minsFilm
* A Film About The Body (Chinese: 身體影片) 1996, 62 mins
* Splendid Float (Chinese: 艷光四射歌舞團) 2004, 71 mins
* The Road On The Air (Chinese: 單車上路) 2006, 82 mins
* Spider Lilies (Chinese: 刺青) 2007, 97 mins (Teddy Award , 2007)Award-Winning Films
Corners
* Winner of the 2002 Taipei Film Festival for Best DocumentaryPoles Extremity
* Winner of the 2003 Marseille Festival of Documentary Film for Best DocumentarySplendid Float
* Winner of the 2004Golden Horse Award for Best Make Up and Costume Design
* Winner of the 2004Golden Horse Award for Best Original Film Song
* Winner of the 2004Golden Horse Award for Best Taiwanese Film Of The Year
* Winner of the 1st CJ Asia Independent Film Festival for Audience AwardSpider Lilies
* Winner of the 2007Teddy Award for Best Gay/Lesbian Feature Film at theBerlin Film Festival References
* [http://www.afterellen.com/people/2008/5/zerochou in afterellen]
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