The film was chosen from seven domestic submissions by majority vote. The selection committee praised the film for its “vivid characters, smooth narrative and portrayal of the era through a lively, diverse perspective of ordinary people, reflecting Taiwan’s unique character while maintaining universal humanistic care,” the ministry said. Chen, a multiple Golden Horse Award winner previously behind “My Missing Valentine,” opened the 2025 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival with the world premiere of “A Foggy Tale.” The film stars Caitlin Fang, Will Or, 9m88 and Tseng Jing-hua, and was produced under Mandarin Vision by Yeh Jufeng and Lee Lieh.
It also took five awards at the 28th Taipei Film Awards. Beyond Taiwan, the drama competed at Italy’s Udine Far East Film Festival and had further outings at film festivals in Hong Kong, San Diego and Singapore. Taiwan has submitted films to the category since 1957 and has been nominated three times, all directed by Ang Lee: “The Wedding Banquet” (1993), “Eat Drink Man Woman” (1994) and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” which won the award in 2000.
Three other Taiwanese entries have reached the Academy’s shortlist without going on to a nomination: “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale” (2011), “A Sun” (2020) and last year’s “Left-Handed Girl.” The 99th Academy Awards are scheduled for March 14, 2027.
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