Li Yi-Fan Wins Golden Harvest Award for Experimental Short Film
Li Yi-Fan, a Taiwanese filmmaker and artist, has achieved the prestigious Golden Harvest Award at the recent Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival for his short film, What Is Your Favourite Primitive (2023). This work, which probes the dynamics between artists and their creative instruments, was selected from a pool of 344 entries, marking it as the first experimental film to garner this accolade. The honor comes with a cash prize of NTD 5,400,000 (approximately USD 166,000) and a Sony camera. Li, born in Taipei in 1989, holds a master's degree in New Media Art and has showcased his film in notable exhibitions across Taipei.
Key facts
- Li Yi-Fan won the Golden Harvest Award at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival.
- His short film What Is Your Favourite Primitive (2023) is an experimental film.
- The film addresses ethical questions about image production tools.
- It was selected from 344 submissions and 66 films on the longlist.
- This is the first experimental film to win the Golden Harvest Award.
- The prize includes NTD5,400,000 (USD166,000) and a Sony camera.
- Li was inspired by a Golden Harvest Award lecture he attended 15 years ago.
- Li was born in Taipei in 1989 and studied at National Taiwan University of Art and National Taiwan Normal University.
Entities
Artists
- Li Yi-Fan
Institutions
- Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
- National Taiwan University of Art
- National Taiwan Normal University
- Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei
- Taipei Fine Art Museum
- Taipei Biennial
Locations
- Taipei
- Taiwan