Gu Tao
Gu Tao
TāoGǔ studied at Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, majoring in Film Production from 2004 to 2007. Upon his arrival in Canada, his creative work shifted towards experimental filmmaking. The experimental documentary film “On the Way to the Sea (2010)” he made has been shown in over 20 film festivals worldwide, including Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Toronto International film festival, and won numerous world-renowned prizes including “The Special Jury Prize” at International Short Film Festival-Clermont-Ferrand, France, “Best Director” at Curta Cinema Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, “Canadian Top 10” at Toronto International Film Festival. The Canadian Globe and Mail complimented Tao’s film as “the high-art side of Canada's Sundance roster” (Guy, Dixon, Jan. 20, 2011). After 2010, he works on documentary as a film author and editor
