Shieh Meng-ju

Shieh Meng-ju (Chinese: 解孟儒) is a Taiwanese film editor who received four Golden Horse Awards nominations and won Best Film Editing with The Soul (2021) in the 58th Golden Horse Awards.

Shieh Meng-ju
解孟儒
Born	Shieh Meng-ju
Education	National Taiwan University of Arts (BFA)
Occupation	Film editor
Years active	2012–present
Spouse	Chiang Yi-ning

Early life and education

Shieh attended National Magong High School in Penghu County,^[1] where he focused on science subjects. He intended to pursue electronics and photonics in university,^[2] but changed his mind after producing the graduation video of his class during the final days of high school.^[3] The experience sparked his interest in filmmaking, and he decided to pursue studies in film at university instead.^[3] In order to gain admission into a film major, he studied extra hard and achieved a score of 65 on the General Scholastic Ability Test.^[3] Despite his father's desire for him to attend a more prestigious university or program, Shieh remained determined and enrolled in National Taiwan University of Arts to study film.^[3][4] Initially interested in directing, Shieh's perspective shifted after directing his graduation project and developed a fascination with the process of post-production editing.^[5]

Career

After graduating from NTUA with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Shieh joined Central Motion Picture Corporation and began working as a film editor.^[2] He used Adobe Premiere as his primary editing software.^[5] He also directed short film The Seventh Day, in 2007, which earned him a prize in the student slate of Golden Harvest Award [zh].^[6]

In 2017, Shieh gained recognition as the editor of Cheng Wei-hao's horror film The Tag-Along 2,^[7] winning Best Editing in the 21st Taipei Film Awards.^[8] He continued working as an editor for John Hsu's horror film Detention in 2019,^[9] which earned him nominations for Best Film Editing in the 56th Golden Horse Awards and Best Editing in the 22nd Taipei Film Awards.^[10][11] Shieh also collaborated with Lee Huey to co-edit the Netflix action comedy series Triad Princess, marking the beginning of their frequent collaboration.^[2] The following year, he edited the Netflix crime thriller series The Victims' Game,^[12] receiving a nomination for Best Editing for a Drama Series in the 55th Golden Bell Awards.^[13]

Shieh reunited with Cheng Wei-hao to edit the sci-fi film The Soul in 2021,^[14] which won him the Best Film Editing in the 58th Golden Horse Awards.^[15] He also co-edited the crime thriller series Danger Zone [zh] and the crime mystery film Bad Education with Lee in subsequent years.^[16][17] The duo received nominations for Best Editing for a Drama Series in the 57th Golden Bell Awards and Best Film Editing in the 59th Golden Horse Awards, respectively.^[18][19] In 2023, Shieh edited the Netflix crime mystery series Copycat Killer and the medical film Eye of the Storm [zh],^[20][21] garnering nominations for Best Editing for a Drama Series in the 58th Golden Bell Awards and Best Film Editing at the 60th Golden Horse Awards, respectively.^[22][23] The following year, Shieh edited Dead Talents Society, another horror film also directed by John Hsu.^[24]

Personal life

Shieh is married to fellow film editor Chiang Yi-ning, with whom he co-founded a production house.^[2][25]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Notes
2012	Baseballove [zh]	[26]
2013	Rock Me To The Moon [zh]	[26]
2014	Endless Nights in Aurora	[26]
2015	Song of the Reed [zh]	[26]
	The Laundryman [zh]	[26]
2017	The Tag-Along 2	[7]
2018	The Tag-Along: The Devil Fish	[2]
2019	The Gangs, The Oscars, and The Walking Dead [zh]	[27]
	The Last Thieves	[2]
	Detention	[9]
2021	The Soul	[14]
2022	Bad Education	[17]
2023	Eye of the Storm [zh]	[21]
2024	Dead Talents Society	[24]

Television

Year	Title	Notes
2017	Midnight Diner	[26]
2019	Green Door	[26]
	Triad Princess	[2]
2020	The Victims' Game	[12]
2021	Danger Zone [zh]	[16]
2023	Copycat Killer	[20]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2019	21st Taipei Film Awards.	Best Editing	The Tag-Along 2	Won	[8]
	56th Golden Horse Awards	Best Film Editing	Detention	Nominated	[10]
2020	22nd Taipei Film Awards	Best Editing		Nominated	[11]
	55th Golden Bell Awards	Best Editing for a Drama Series	The Victims' Game	Nominated	[13]
2021	58th Golden Horse Awards	Best Film Editing	The Soul	Won	[15]
2022	57th Golden Bell Awards	Best Editing for a Drama Series	Danger Zone [zh]	Nominated	[18]
	59th Golden Horse Awards	Best Film Editing	Bad Education	Nominated	[19]
2023	25th Taipei Film Awards	Best Editing		Nominated	[28]
			Eye of the Storm [zh]	Nominated
	60th Golden Horse Awards	Best Film Editing		Nominated	[23]
	58th Golden Bell Awards	Best Editing for a Drama Series	Copycat Killer	Nominated	[22]