Wei Liang CHIANG

Born in Singapore, Chiang Wei Liang graduated from the Nanyang Technological University with a degree in Communication Studies and recently completed his MFA in Film Directing at the Taipei National University of the Arts. Based in Taiwan for the past decade, his work focuses on the relationship between Southeast Asia and the Greater China Region. His short film Anchorage Prohibited received the Audi Short Film Award at the 66^th Berlinale and was presented at various international film festivals. His recent short films Luzon, Nyi ma lay and the VR short film Only the mountain remains – in competition at the 76^th Venice Film Festival – continue this ongoing commentary on the geopolitics and socio-political phenomena taking place within Taiwan. Chiang is an alumnus of the Locarno Filmmakers Academy, FID Campus and the Golden Horse Film Academy, mentored by esteemed Taiwanese film director Hou Hsiao-Hsien. He is developing his first feature film MONGREL.