On the 60^th day count-down to the highly anticipated 60^th Golden Horse Awards, the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (TGHFF) announced that Ang LEE will be this year’s President for the Jury.

Ang noted that, when fulfilling the duty of the jury, he would apprehend these films with extra concentration. It is not “judging” a film, but rather a heart-to-heart communication with them. Only if the jury immerse themselves wholeheartedly into the core of the films and think thoroughly before making choices, can the jury live up to the dedication of these filmmakers. He looks forward to joining the jury for inspirational discussions. “See you all at the 60^th Golden Horse Awards!”, Ang says.

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Ang LEE has a long-lasting relationship with the Golden Horse Awards. His first feature film Pushing Hands (1991) won the Special Jury Award, followed by The Wedding Banquet (1993) winning Best Director and Best Original Screenplay and Lust, Caution (2007) for another Best Director Award and The Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year. Ang also served as the Chair of the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee for four years since 2018; in his term of service, Ang established the Golden Horse Master Class that features heavyweight filmmakers from the world for in-depth classes, which is also the first-ever large-scale filmmaking courses in Taiwan tailored for the professionals.

Ang is also a veteran to international film festivals and multi-awards winner. At the Academy Awards, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) won the Best Foreign Language Film representing Taiwan, and Ang has grabbed two Best Director Awards for Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Life of Pi (2012), as the first ever Asian director to win this award. He also won two Golden Bear Awards at Berlinale with The Wedding Banquet and Sense and Sensibility (1996), as well as two Golden Lion Awards at Venice with Brokeback Mountain and Lust, Caution. In 2021, he was honored with the Fellowship, the highest accolade bestowed, by BAFTA. The Golden Horse Awards is exceptionally honored to have Ang LEE as the Jury President again on its 60^th Anniversary, one decade after he firstly served in the 50^th Anniversary in 2013.

The 60^th Golden Horse Awards Ceremony will be held on November 25^th at National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei City. Live broadcast available on TTV channel, live streaming exclusively on MyVideo along with collaborator LINE TODAY. International audiences can watch the live broadcast on StarHub (Singapore) and Astro (Malaysia); viewers from other country/region can watch it on TGHFF and TTV YouTube channels. More info and details of the line-up will be released, please stay tuned.