Taiwanese Star Shu Qi to Step Into Directing Career with ‘Girl’

Taiwanese actress Shu Qi has wrapped production on her directorial debut, a previously under-cover project. Production company Mandarin Vision has released a teaser image for the new film. GirlThere’s also a shot of Shu behind the camera during a recent shoot.

The film, described as an original story written and directed by Shu, is scheduled for release in 2017. Asia According to the producers, sometime in 2025. It is unclear whether Shu will also perform GirlMandarin Vision declined to share additional information about the project.

A fashion icon and a favorite of both art and commercial filmmakers throughout the Chinese-speaking world, Shu made her debut in a 2001 feature film by Taiwanese master Hou Hsiao-hsien. Millennium MamboLater achievements include Feng Xiaogang’s If You Are That (2008), Journey to the West: Defeating Demons (2013) by Stephen Chow, Gone with the Bullets (2014) Jiang Wen, Wuershan’s blockbuster Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015) and Hou’s last feature film ConspiratorHe has won two Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan and three Hong Kong Film Awards, and served on the competition juries of the Berlin Film Festival. International Film Festival (2008), Cannes Film Festival (2009) and Venice Film Festival (2023).

“I am very happy that filming has been completed. I look forward to sharing this film with audiences everywhere,” Shu told the press on Tuesday.

Girl It is produced by veteran Taiwanese producer Yeh Jufeng, who worked with Shu on the 2017 feature film Village of No Return. The new film is being financed by Chinese companies CMC Entertainment, Wow Momentum, JQ Pictures and Aranya Pictures.