Taiwanese actress and director Sylvia Chang (張艾嘉) on Wednesday received the Camellia Award for contributions to women in cinema at the 30th Busan International Film Festival.
Accepting the award at the festival's opening ceremony, Chang said that she began her career as an actor in 1972 and has been captivated by cinema ever since.
She said she has become more active in writing scripts, directing and producing, the difficulty of which has only boosted her motivation to succeed.
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Chang said she is excited to premiere a new film — the fantasy romance Measure in Love (他年她日) — at the festival on Sunday and Monday. She cowrote and produced the film.
The Camellia Award was established last year to honor the power of women in film, and is presented to a prominent filmmaker or industry professional whose work has elevated the status of women in the field, according to the Busan International Film Festival.
Measure in Love was selected by the festival for the Open Cinema section, an outdoor screening venue showcasing new films that blend artistic merit with popular appeal.
The film tells the story of two people after a massive earthquake that splits the world in two and distorts time and gravity on both sides. They later meet and fall in love and together defy the twists of time.
It premiers in Taiwan on Oct. 3.
The festival runs through Friday next week.
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