Shu Qi’s Directorial Debut Bags Busan Film Festival Win

A cornerstone of the Korean film industry, the ten-day long International Busan Film Festival, now in its 10th edition, held its closing ceremony on September 26. Showcasing a total of 241 participating films, fourteen Asian films participated in the first ever main competition segment, including Taiwanese film icon Shu Qi (舒淇)’s directorial debut Girl <女孩>, Wild Era <狂野時代 > which she starred in, Taiwanese film Left-handed Girl <左撇子女孩>, Korean film Seven O’ Clock Breakfast Club for the Brokenhearted starring “nation’s first love” Suzy and actor Lee Jin-wook.

Thanks Her Husband for Marrying Someone Who’s “Rarely Home”

Appearing on the red carpet in a daring deep-V gown, Shu Qi was accompanied by producer Yeh Ju-feng (葉如芬). With her very first film as director, Girls, she won the Best Director Award. n her acceptance speech, she said,

“I’m so nervous. Thank you to the Busan Film Festival and the jury. I feel like I’ve been especially blessed by fate. I want to thank producer Yeh Ju-feng for bringing me such an outstanding team, the investors and my parents, and my husband who has always been patient with me—he married a woman who is rarely at home cooking. Most of all, I want to thank all the seniors I’ve met in my 30-plus years in the film industry. I am deeply grateful to Director Hou Hsiao-hsien (侯孝賢)—without him, Girls would not exist. Finally, I want to say to all girls who have been hurt emotionally – I hope you can bravely step out of the pain and move towards a better future.”

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