Panay | |
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太陽的孩子 | |
Directed by | Cheng Yu-Chieh Lekal Sumi |
Written by | Cheng Yu-Chieh Lekal Sumi |
Produced by | Cheng Yu-Chieh |
Starring | Ado' Kaliting Pacidal Dongi Kacaw Rahic Gulas Kaco Lekal Bokeh Kosang |
Music by | Suming |
Production company | Filmosa Production |
Release date |
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Running time | 99min |
Country | Taiwan |
Language | Mandarin |
Panay is a 2015 feature film directed by Taiwanese director Cheng Yu-Chieh and Lekal Sumi Cilangasan. It is inspired by a true story.
Panay is a very common female name among the Taiwanese Indigenous tribe, it simply stands for the beautiful spike of rice.
This is one of the few Taiwanese movies that filmed from an indigenous perspective. Through the cross ethnic cooperation between two directors, Cheng Yu-Chieh (Han) and Lekal Sumi (Pangcah). Actors are mostly new to the stage, they are fresh yet persuasive. The movie was being awarded the Audience Choice Award from the Taipei Film Festival. Panay's theme song "Aka Pisawad" won the Best Original Film Song of the 52nd Golden Horse Awards.
Panay worked in the city as a journalist. One day, she found her tribe has been overdeveloped and changed by tourism. They were losing their land and their culture, so she decided to return home to bring back the abandon terrace. In the process, she found it's not only about the land, but also about who she really is.
Ado' Kaliting Pacidal | as Panay |
Yi-Fan Hsu (credited as Bokeh Kosang) | as Liu Sheng-Hsiung |
Kaco Lekal | as Grandfather |
Dongi Kacaw | as Nakaw |
Rahic Gulas | as Sera |
Production Credits [1]
Cheng Yu-chieh, Lekal Sumi Cilangsan | :directors | Suming | :music / music supervisor |
Cheng Yu-chieh, Lekal Sumi Cilangsan | :screenplay writers | Wu Jo-yun, Lai Hsiang-kuei | :production designers |
Liao Ching-yao | :camera (colour, widescreen, HD) | Dongi Sawmah Ciwidian | :costume designer |
Liu Yue-xing | :editor | Tu Duu-chih | :sound (dolby 5.1) |
Three general comments from three media about the movie are as follow:
This heartfelt drama illuminates many of the complex issues faced by Taiwan's Aboriginal communities.
The story of a Taipei news reporter who returns to her indigenous village and joins a campaign to stop outsiders taking farmland for development is nothing new, but its setting is idyllic and the acting naturalistic.
and
This saccharine, prettily shot family drama is destined for further festival play.
and the movie also received a number of accolades.
Award/Ceremony | Category | Name | Outcome |
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2015 Taipei Film Festival | Audience Choice Award [4] | Panay | Won |
5th Social Justice Awards | Social Justice Award [5] | Panay | Won |
52nd Golden Horse Awards [6] | Best Original Film Song | "Aka Pisawad" by Suming | Won |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Cheng Yu-Chieh, Lekal Sumi | Nominated | |
Best New Performer | Ado' Kaliting Pacidal | Nominated | |
46th ICFT-UNESCO | Fellini Award [7] | Panay | Nominated |
2016 Taiwan international children's Film Festival | Taiwan Award [8] | Panay | Nominated |
8th CMS Int'l Children's Film Festival | Best children's Feature Film award [9] | Panay | Won |
27th Golden Melody Awards | Song of the Year | "Aka pisawad" by Suming | Won |
Festival | Accolades | Outcome |
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The 26th Singapore International Film Festival | Singapore International Film Festival opening film [10] | Selected |
Chinese Visual Festival (London, UK) | London Chinese Video Festival closing film | Jury Grand Prize |
Tenth Taiwan Vancouver Film Festival | Selected |
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