Laha Mebow won best director for “Gaga,” which previously won a brace of Golden Horse awards. “The best director prize goes to a filmmaker who has made a drama of great warmth and sensitivity.

Writer-director Laha Mebow was named best director at this year’s Golden Horse Awards for the film, which also won best supporting actress for Kagaw Piling.

Laha Mebow won best director for “Gaga,” which previously won a brace of Golden Horse awards. “The best director prize goes to a filmmaker who has made a drama of great warmth and sensitivity.

Leah Tebbutt talks to Laha Mebow while at Whakarewarewa Primary School. Māori culture is the mostsuccessful indigenous culture in the world.

Laha Mebow is from one of Taiwan’s 16 officially recognized tribes. Her first feature, 2011’s “Finding Sayun” was a period drama about a schoolgirl who was killed during Japan’s ...

Laha Mebow said that she cherished the recognition Lokah Laqi has received, but “just finishing the film and letting others see it was already gratifying enough.” Actress Albee Huang (黃小薰), who plays ...

Also picking up two awards was Laha Mebow’s Taiwanese indigenous people drama Gaga, which saw Mebow became the first woman from Taiwan to win the best director prize in the history of the awards ...

Laha Mebow is the first indigenous female director from Taiwan. She's recently finished her third major film, Gaga, which was featured onthe Cannes Festival News. Advertisement Advertise with NZME.

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Mebow won the Best Director prize, while actress Kagaw Piling picked up the Best Supporting Actress award. The SGIFF closed with more than 9,000 tickets sold across 82 screenings and virtual ...

Laha Mebow won best director for “Gaga,” which previously won a brace of Golden Horse awards. “The best director prize goes to a filmmaker who has made a drama of great warmth and sensitivity. This ...