Busan: Taiwanese actress-director Sylvia Chang on Wednesday received the Camellia Award for contributions to women in cinema at the 30th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). Accepting the award at the festival's opening ceremony, Chang said she had begun as an actor in 1972 and has been captivated by cinema ever since. According to Focus Taiwan, the Camellia Award was established in 2024 to honor the power of women in film, and is presented to a prominent filmmaker or industry professional whose work has elevated the status of women in the field. Over time, Chang has become more active in writing scripts, directing, and producing, the difficulty of which only boosted her motivation to succeed. The 72-year-old Chang expressed excitement to premiere a new film, the fantasy romance "Measure in Love," at the festival on Sept. 21-22, on which she served as a co-writer and producer. "Measure in Love" was selected by the BIFF for the Open Cinema section, an outdoor screening venue showcasing new films that bl end artistic merit with popular appeal. The film narrates the story of two people following a massive earthquake that splits the world in two and distorts time and gravity on both sides. They later meet and fall in love as if by fate and together defy the twists of time. It will premiere in Taiwan on Oct. 3. The Busan Film Festival runs from Sept. 17-26.