Hsiao Ya-chuan

Taiwanese film director

Hsiao Ya-chuan

Hsiao in January 2018 at the International Film Festival Rotterdam

Born

(1967-12-20) 20 December 1967 (age 56)

Changhua County, Taiwan

Occupation

Film director

Children

Chinese name

Traditional Chinese

蕭雅全

Simplified Chinese

萧雅全

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiāo Yǎquán

Hsiao Ya-chuan (born 20 December 1967) is a Taiwanese film director.

Career

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 [zh] (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 [zh],^[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]

Personal life

He has two children.^[2]

References

^ "Hsiao Ya-chuan". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lim, Paige (25 February 2018). "Like father, like son". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Davis, Edward L. (2009). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture. Taylor & Francis. p. 150. ISBN 9780415777162.
^ ^a ^b Yu, Sen-lun; Bartholomew, Ian (4 January 2001). "Taipei Film Festival honors young filmmakers". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Lee, Daw-ming (2012). Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 194. ISBN 9780810879225.
^ Woodworth, Max (6 November 2001). "Year's best Chinese films for free". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Yu, Sen-lun (10 May 2001). "High hopes for Taiwanese directors on the Riviera". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Yu, Sen-lun (4 November 2002). "Movies find a new home in old house". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Ho, Yi (30 December 2010). "2010: Year in review: Taiwanese movies". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Ho, Yi (14 May 2010). "FILM REVIEW: Pennies for their thoughts". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Shackleton, Liz (17 May 2017). "Taiwan's Ablaze Image take 'Father To Son'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Mintzer, Jordan (21 February 2012). "10+10: Berlin Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
^ Lim, Paige (15 February 2018). "An ode to Taipei and photography". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ DeAeth, Duncan (5 January 2018). "Two films to represent Taiwan at 2018 International Film Festival Rotterdam". Taiwan News. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
^ Frater, Patrick (25 November 2023). "'Stonewalling' and 'Old Fox' Take Honors at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 27 November 2023.