Chen Hwai-en explained

Chen Hwai-en (; born 1959) is a Taiwanese film director and cinematographer.

He began working with Hou Hsiao-hsien in 1983, as a script supervisor.^[1] Chen's debut feature film Island Etude (2006)^[2] was shown at the Taipei Film Festival,^[3] and served as Taiwan's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film after Lust, Caution was rejected.^{[4] [5]}

A few of Chen's documentaries have been funded by entrepreneur Tung Tsu-hsien, namely The Untrammeled Traveler (2011) about writer Yu Kuang-chung,^[6] and Man-fei (2017), titled for its subject, choreographer Lo Man-fei.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: Coleman . Lindsay . Miyao . Daisuke . Schaefer . Roberto . Transnational Cinematography Studies . 2016 . Lexington Books . 9781498524285 . 119 .
2. News: Ho Yi . Life is like riding a bike... . 16 September 2018 . Taipei Times . 27 April 2007.
3. News: Ho Yi . Taipei Film Festival in a bind . 16 September 2018 . Taipei Times . 22 June 2007.
4. News: Knegt . Peter . A Record 63 Countries Vying For Best Foreign-Language Oscar Nod . 16 September 2018 . IndieWire . 18 October 2007.
5. News: Oscar organizers reject nomination for Lee blockbuster . 16 September 2018 . Taipei Times . 19 October 2007.
6. News: Ho Yi . Movie review: From the flames . 16 September 2018 . Taipei Times . 22 April 2011.
7. News: Li . Lauly . FEATURE: Pegatron chief wants to help creative people shine . 16 September 2018 . Taipei Times . 18 September 2017.