Lee Yong-Chao, born in Myanmar, was accepted into the 7th Golden Horse Film Academy founded by Hou Hsiao-hsien in 2015, and now works both in Taiwan and Myanmar.
His short films have been nominated at Busan International Film Festival and Warsaw Film Festival, Black Nights Film Festival, Krakow Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival Short Film Competition, etc…
His first documentary feature, “Blood Amber, “ was selected at Locarno Film Festival for the Semaine de la critique competition section.