Cheng Wei-hao

Cheng Wei-hao (; born 16 May 1984) is a Taiwanese film director and screenwriter.

Career Born in Kaohsiung, Cheng enrolled at Fu Jen Catholic University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Advertising and Public Relations. Following graduation, Cheng attended National Taiwan University of Arts, where he obtained a master's degree in film studies. Cheng's interest in filmmaking began in his junior high school period. In 2008, he won a Beijing Film Academy Outstanding Asian Student Film award and an award for Best New Director at the South Taiwan Film Festival for the short film, You Are Not Alone (2008). Then, he directed the crime thriller Real Sniper (2009), followed by the mockumentary, The Death of a Security Guard (2015), which won the Best Short Film at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards. Aside from directing shorts, Cheng also had work experience in the visual design sector.

In 2015, Cheng made his feature film debut with The Tag-Along, a horror film based on an urban legend about a mysterious young girl in red following a group of hikers; the young girl is believed to be a mountain ghost who curses people. The Tag-Along played at several festivals and received four nominations at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards. The film was a box office success, with earning NT$85 million to become the highest grossing Taiwanese horror film to date. In 2017, Cheng's second feature film was released, a suspense film about a series of mysteries revolving around a nine-year-old car accident, titled Who Killed Cock Robin.

Filmography Films

Television series Year English title Chinese title Credit Notes/ 2021 The Pond 池塘怪談 Director, co-writer 2024 GG Precinct 正港分局 Co-director, co-writer

Songwriting credits Year English title Chinese title Artist Notes2021"Not Bitter" 不苦 Wu Qing-feng Lyrics"Honey Ginseng" 蜂蜜人蔘 Oaeen Lyrics"Sorry for Youth" Sorry 青春 Oaeen Lyrics"Weak Brain Waves" 腦波弱 Oaeen Lyrics

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result2008 Beijing Film Academy International Student Film and Video Festival Outstanding Asian Student Film You Are Not Alone South Taiwan Film Festival Best New Director 2010 Taipei Film Festival Film Industry Award Real Sniper Asia-Pacific Film Festival Best Short Film 2015 Kaohsiung International Short Film Competition Taiwan Award The Death of a Security Guard Taipei Film Festival Best Short Film Golden Harvest Awards Award For Excellence (general category) Golden Horse Awards Best Short Film 2016 Taipei Film Festival Best Narrative Feature The Tag-Along Golden Horse Awards Best New Director Golden Horse Film Project Promotion Awards Heaven Pictures Award Last Memory Malaysia Award 2021 Taipei Film Festival Best Narrative Feature The Soul Golden Horse Awards Best Director Best Adapted Screenplay Best Visual Effects 2022 Taiwan Film Critics Society Awards Best Narrative Feature Best Director Best Screenplay Golden Bell Awards Best Directing for a Miniseries or Television Film The Pond