Hsiao Ya-chuan | |||||||
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![]() Hsiao in January 2018 at the
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Occupation | Film director | ||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 蕭雅全 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 萧雅全 | ||||||
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Hsiao Ya-chuan (born 20 December 1967) is a Taiwanese film director.
Born in 1967, Hsiao attended what later became Taipei National University of the Arts. [1] Commenting on his upbringing in 2018, Hsiao stated, "My father’s frugality created a sense of insecurity in me, as if the family could run out of money anytime. There was a feeling of poverty, where we never had enough to do the same things other people could." [2] He began working closely with Hou Hsiao-hsien, [3] and served as assistant director on Hou's Flowers of Shanghai (1998). [2] [4] Hou has produced several of Hsiao's films, including Mirror Image (2001), Taipei Exchanges (2010), and Father to Son (2018). [2] [5]
Hsiao first feature film, Mirror Image, won the Best Film Award at the 2001 Taipei Film Festival and another prize at the Fukuoka Film Festival. [4] [6] It was also shown at the Cannes Film Festival in May. [7] The next year, Mirror Image was shown as the opening feature at the Taipei Film House. [8] Hsiao worked for a time directing television commercials, [2] [9] before releasing Taipei Exchanges in 2010. The production, commissioned by the Taipei City Government, [10] was shown at the Taipei Film Festival. [11] In 2012, Hsiao directed Something’s Gotta Give, a segment of the anthology film 10+10 , [12] which screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and Stockholm International Film Festival. Hsiao's third feature film Father to Son was nominated for a 2018 VPRO Big Screen Award. [2] [13] It premiered at the 2018 International Film Festival Rotterdam. [14] For his 2023 film Old Fox, Hsiao won Best Director at the 60th Golden Horse Awards. [15]
He has two children. [2]
Hsiao Ya-chuan | |||||||
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![]() Hsiao in January 2018 at the
International Film Festival Rotterdam | |||||||
Born | |||||||
Occupation | Film director | ||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 蕭雅全 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 萧雅全 | ||||||
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Hsiao Ya-chuan (born 20 December 1967) is a Taiwanese film director.
Born in 1967, Hsiao attended what later became Taipei National University of the Arts. [1] Commenting on his upbringing in 2018, Hsiao stated, "My father’s frugality created a sense of insecurity in me, as if the family could run out of money anytime. There was a feeling of poverty, where we never had enough to do the same things other people could." [2] He began working closely with Hou Hsiao-hsien, [3] and served as assistant director on Hou's Flowers of Shanghai (1998). [2] [4] Hou has produced several of Hsiao's films, including Mirror Image (2001), Taipei Exchanges (2010), and Father to Son (2018). [2] [5]
Hsiao first feature film, Mirror Image, won the Best Film Award at the 2001 Taipei Film Festival and another prize at the Fukuoka Film Festival. [4] [6] It was also shown at the Cannes Film Festival in May. [7] The next year, Mirror Image was shown as the opening feature at the Taipei Film House. [8] Hsiao worked for a time directing television commercials, [2] [9] before releasing Taipei Exchanges in 2010. The production, commissioned by the Taipei City Government, [10] was shown at the Taipei Film Festival. [11] In 2012, Hsiao directed Something’s Gotta Give, a segment of the anthology film 10+10 , [12] which screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and Stockholm International Film Festival. Hsiao's third feature film Father to Son was nominated for a 2018 VPRO Big Screen Award. [2] [13] It premiered at the 2018 International Film Festival Rotterdam. [14] For his 2023 film Old Fox, Hsiao won Best Director at the 60th Golden Horse Awards. [15]
He has two children. [2]