[2025.12.18] CHANG CHEN TAKES OVER AS THE GOLDEN HORSE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR

Chang Chen said he was surprised to be invited to take over as chair of the Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee.
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The Golden Horse Executive Committee announced yesterday that actor Chang Chen would take over as the chair of the Golden Horse Executive Committee. The current chair Mark Lee Ping-bing retired successfully, saying that he took over the chairmanship from director Ang Lee 4 years ago, adhering to the spirit of maintaining the freedom, fairness and openness of the Golden Horse, becoming a model in the film industry, allowing young filmmakers to go to the world. He revealed that during his tenure, he thought and observed which filmmaker to take over, hoping that the Golden Horse would maintain innovation and vitality, and the chairman also needed to be younger. After a long consideration, his choice was Chang Chen. Ang Lee also supported this idea. "The Golden Horse load isn't light. I am very happy that Chang Chen is willing to accept the invitation and take on the important duty."

Chang Chen said that he watched a Sylvia Chang Ai-chia produce stage play this summer, which was the result of her years of promoting the "Gosh Foundation". "I admire Sister Chang (Chang Ai-chia) very much for her promotion and investment in performance and film and television, and her uninterrupted enthusiasm and persistence for decades. When Brother Bing (Lee Ping-bing) invited me to take over the Golden Horse Chair role, I was very surprised. I never thought I would take on this role, and I wasn't sure what the chairman's responsibilities were. Under the explanation of Brother Bing and CEO Wen Tian-Hsiang, I began to think about whether I would be able to do more for movies besides acting? The professional Golden Horse team would allow me to take on this new challenge without any worries. At this moment, the classic line from "Forrest Gump" comes to my mind: 'Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.' I shouldn't refuse, maybe I should continue to run like Forrest Gump and hope that the next Golden Horse will still be very Golden Horse."