The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (traditional Chinese: 臺北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn) is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan since 1962. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, though the venue has been shifted around the island in recent times.
It is modeled after the Academy Awards and major film festivals worldwide. The awards, contested by submissions from Taiwan, Hong Ko...
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The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (traditional Chinese: 臺北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn) is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan since 1962. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, though the venue has been shifted around the island in recent times.
It is modeled after the Academy Awards and major film festivals worldwide. The awards, contested by submissions from Taiwan, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China (PRC) and elsewhere, are generally thought to be the most prestigious for Chinese-language films.
Winners are selected by a jury of judges in the week leading up to the ceremony. Winners are awarded with a Golden Horse statuette during a broadcast ceremony.
The Golden Horse awards ceremony is held after a month-long festival showcasing some of the nominated feature films for the awards. A majority of the film winners in the history of the awards have been Hong Kong productions.
In May 1962, the Government...
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