BANCIAO, Taiwan — The Taiwanese social drama “No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti” won Chinese cinema’s top honor Saturdaya rare victory for an industry that has been overshadowed by big-budget blockbusters from rival mainland China.
While this self-ruled island that split from China in a 1949 civil war has produced world- class directors, including Oscar winner Ang Lee and art-house standouts Edward Yang and Hou Hsiao-hsien, a younger generation of filmmakers has struggled to produce commercial hits.
But on Saturday, a Taiwanese black-and-white film about a working-class single father who struggles to retain custody of his daughter clinched best picture and best director at the Chinese-language equivalent of the Oscars.
Leon Dai’s “No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti” also won best original screenplay and outstanding Taiwanese film at the 46th Golden Horse Awards.
