Congratulations! The film “Liar” produced by students of Southern Taiwan University
of Science and Student producer shone on International Film Festivals: the film won San Diego Independent Film Festival as an excellent work.

The Liar by students of the Department of Information and Communication, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, which had been selected by the Cannes Film Festival into its Short Film Corner, now won the Excellent Work Prize in the San Diego Independent Film Festival. The film is currently the only selected work from southern Taiwan. More recently, it has been invited to participate in the three places across the Taiwan Strait for the fourth Golden Kite Award Exhibition, joined by students from the Beijing Film Academy and the Hong Kong Baptist University.

【Zi-Yu Chen from the Department of Information and Communication, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, won the San Diego Independent Film Festival: a scene from the film.】

The film “Liar” tells about the scam rookie Sheng-Tien Wu, who, in order not to be fired by his boss Hei-Chun Chen, started the final act of his fraudulent career. His target is Mei-Chi Chen Lin, a grandmother living in the nursing home. The Liar brings out an irony, with great humor and satire, to reflect the alienation of modern society, hoping to recover the goodness of human nature and the value of selfless social relationship. After seeing "Liar," the well-known Chinese director Fei Xie, who once won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, said that he liked its solid storyline full of humanity with a sense of humor and great attitude of the older generation. He encouraged Zi-Yu Chen to continue her creative career.

As President Tai said, the fact that Zi-Yu Chen from the Department of Information and Communication could win such a great prize from International Film Festival producer indicated the results of the efforts by all the teachers and students working together. It offers a great opportunity for students to leap onto the international stage, stimulates the development of Taiwan's film and television industry, and lets all walks of life become more aware of Taiwan's film and the creative ability of our students.

【Zi-Yu Chen from the Department of Information and Communication, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, won the San Diego Independent Film Festival: the poster for the competition.】

Bing-Chang Chen, Chairman of the Department of Information and Communication, said that the graduation work "Liar" has been selected by the 11th PTV Drama Student Film Exhibition and by Cannes' Short Film Corner, “showing that the Department has been actively cultivating students in terms of both their care for humanity and literacy as well as their creative thinking and expertise in digital media production.