LIN Jing-Jie, born in 1967 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, has been exploring different art media in writing, filmmaking and theatrical directing. He has won major literary prizes and is regarded as one of the most promising film directors in Taiwan. All of Lin's narrative films and documentaries show a very unique and powerful visual style. MY OWN PERSONAL GUN, his first commercial film, was the winner of Most Promising Director of the Year at the Taipei Film Festival and Best Jury Award at the Asia Pacific Film Festival. In addition, MY OWN PRIVATE GREEN ISLAND won him the new director award in Marseille, France. WE DON'T HAVE A FUTURE TOGETHER won for best actor at the Shanghai International Film Festival. STREET SURVIOR received the Best Taiwanese Film Award at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. Furthermore, THE MOST DISTANT COURSE is honored to be the opening Film at the 2007 Taipei International Film Festival and recently earned the Jury's Mention in the International Competition also at TIFF.
Filmography / Awards
2007 《The Most Distant Course》Drama/35 mm/114min
Venice Film Festival - International Critic's Week Award
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
Pusan International Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Goa Film Festival
Open Doek Film Festival - Jury Award
2006 《The Street Survior》Docu-Drama/Digital Beta/21min
Taipei Film Festival - Jury Award
2004 《Taipei, Looking Up?》Documentary/Digital Beta/57min
2003 《We Don't Have a Future Together》TV Movie/ HD/86min
Shanghai Television Festival - Best Actor
2003 《My Own Private Green Island》Documentary/35mm/30min
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
1999 《Taiwan's Little Theatre》Documentary series/ Betacam
1998 《My Own Personal Gun》(Part of "Bad Girl Trilogy ") Drama/35mm/ 40min
Asia Pacific Film Festival - Jury Award
Taipei Film Festival - Most Promising Director of the Year & Best Actress of the Year
1996 《Murmur of Youth: Steppenwolf》Drama/16mm/30min
Pusan International Film Festival
Golden- Harvest Festival - Best Short Fiction Film |
