Born in Shanghai in 1947, his family moved to Taiwan in 1949. He finished his studies in electronic engineering in 1969, and pursued further training in computer science (with a focus on computer-aided design) at the University of Florida until 1972. From 1974 to 1981, he worked as a computer graphics designer at the University of Washington. Back to Taiwan in 1981, he became a filmmaker.
Edward YANG
Director
Filmography
1981 – Fuping
1982 – Zhiwang
1982 – Guangyin de gushi
1983 – Haitan de Yitian
1985 – Qingmei zhuma
1986 – Kongbufenzi
1991 – Gulingjie shaonian sharen shijian
1994 – Duli shidai
1995 – Mahjong
Films programmed at the festival
That Day on the Beach
(Haitan de yitian)
(Haitan de yitian)
by Edward YANG
A Confucian Confusion
(Duli shidai)
(Duli shidai)
by Edward YANG
Desires
(Zhi wang)
(Zhi wang)
by Edward YANG
Mahjong
(Mahjong)
(Mahjong)
by Edward YANG
Taipei Story
(Qingmei zhuma)
(Qingmei zhuma)
by Edward YANG
Terrorizers
(Kong bu fen zi)
(Kong bu fen zi)
by Edward YANG
A Brighter Summer Day
(Guling jie shaonian sha ren shijian)
(Guling jie shaonian sha ren shijian)
by Edward YANG
Yi Yi
(Yi Yi)
(Yi Yi)
by Edward YANG
