Special Event
The Cinematic Life of Sylvia Chang, Winner of the Camellia Award
Created in 2024 to celebrate the power of women in film, the Camellia Award is given to a prominent filmmaker or industry professional whose work has enhanced the status of women in the field. The winner of the 2025 Camellia Award, Sylvia Chang, is a renowned representative personnel of Asian cinema highly reckoned for her diverse talent across acting, producing, and directing over the past five decades.
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Special Talk
Sylvia Chang
20:00 - 21:00 (KST), Sep 19 (Fri)
Special Talk: The Cinematic Life of Sylvia Chang, Winner of the Camellia Award
- Date 20:00 - 21:00 (KST), Sep 19 (Fri)
- Price KRW 10,000
- Venue Cinema 2, Busan Cinema Center
- Code 800
- Language Mandarin, English, Korean
- Sylvia CHANG Taiwan Director, Actor, Producer
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Since her debut in The Tattooed Dragon (1973), Sylvia Chang has appeared in more than 100 films, establishing herself as an actress who has inspired generations of filmmakers. In the 1980s, she expanded her artistic scope to directing and has since helmed 15 feature films — including 20 30 40 (2004), Murmur of the Hearts (2015), and Love Education (2017) — celebrated for their emotional depth and keen insight. In 1988, she founded the Gosh Foundation to support emerging filmmakers and has remained active as a producer, dedicated to nurturing new talent. In recognition of multifaceted contributions, Chang has received numerous honors, including the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier), the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Asian Film Awards, and the Golden Mulberry Lifetime Achievement Award at the Udine Far East Film Festival. She produced Measure in Love, directed by Kung Siu-Ping starring Hsu Kuang-Han and Angela Yuen, that is invited to Busan this year.
