Chinese film about Covid-19 wins Taiwan's top Golden Horse prizes


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Hong Kong actress Chung Suet-ying poses after winning the best leading actress title at the 61st Golden Horse Awards film festival in Taipei on November 23, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa CHENG / AFP) / ALTERNATE CROP

A Chinese film set during the Covid-19 pandemic won the top prizes in Taiwan's prestigious Golden Horse Awards, which saw the highest number of entries from China in recent years despite political tensions.

Beijing banned its entertainers from joining Golden Horse – dubbed the Chinese-language Oscars – in 2019 after a Taiwanese director voiced support for the island's independence in an acceptance speech in 2018.

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