Oscar-winning director Ang Lee yesterday said “Life of Pi” represents everyday life and the journey to pursue faith, after a special showing of the film in Taipei.

Oscar-winning Taiwanese American director Ang Lee received the 2012 best director award from the North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) Tuesday for “Life of Pi,” his third such honor for that year.

The 3D adventure film “Life of Pi” by Taiwanese director Ang Lee won the Best Original Score at the 70th Golden Globe Awards on yesterday.

Steven Spielberg's taut political drama “Lincoln,” about the 16th U.S. president's drive to abolish slavery during the American Civil War, is in the driver's seat for the Oscars with 12 nominations.

Popular filmmaker Wei Te-sheng (魏德聖) yesterday attended the premiere of his 15-minute film “The Spirit” (18 歲的勇氣) at Huashan 1914 Creative Park in Taipei.

Commemorative coins celebrating the upcoming Year of the Snake are scheduled to go on sale Jan. 17, the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) said yesterday.

Oscar-winning director Ang Lee's “Life of Pi” defeated other Hollywood blockbusters in international box office results last weekend, according to latest data released by film distributors.

Oscar-winning Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee received the Visionary Award from the Visual Effects Society (VES) in California on Saturday for his shipwreck epic “Life of Pi.”

A series of portraits of emperors and consorts in China's Yuan Dynasty are currently on exhibition at National Palace Museum to mark the 850th birthday of the dynasty's first emperor Genghis Khan, the Taipei museum said recently.

Renowned conductor Zubin Mehta said yesterday he has good memories of performing in Taiwan with world-class orchestras and is highly anticipating leading the New Year's Concert in the city later in the evening.