Hsiao Ya-chuan

Hsiao Ya-chuan
Hsiao in January 2018 at theInternational Film Festival Rotterdam
Born	(1967-12-20)20 December 1967 Changhua County,Taiwan
Occupation	Film director
Children	2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	Tiêu nhã toàn
Simplified Chinese	Tiêu nhã toàn
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 becameTaipei National University of the Arts.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."He began working closely withHou Hsiao-hsien,and served as assistant director on Hou'sFlowers of Shanghai(1998).Hou has produced several of Hsiao's films, includingMirror Image(2001),Taipei Exchanges(2010), andFather to Son(2018).

Hsiao first feature film,Mirror Image,won the Best Film Award at the 2001Taipei Film Festivaland another prize at the Fukuoka Film Festival.It was also shown at theCannes Film Festivalin May.The next year,Mirror Imagewas shown as the opening feature at theTaipei Film House.Hsiao worked for a time directing television commercials,before releasingTaipei Exchangesin 2010. The production, commissioned by theTaipei City Government,was shown at the Taipei Film Festival.In 2012, Hsiao directedSomething’s Gotta Give,a segment of the anthology film10+10,which screened at theBerlin International Film FestivalandStockholm International Film Festival.Hsiao's third feature filmFather to Sonwas nominated for a 2018VPROBig Screen Award.It premiered at the 2018International Film Festival Rotterdam.For his 2023 filmOld Fox,Hsiao wonBest Directorat the60th Golden Horse Awards.

Personal life

He has two children.

External links

• Hsiao Ya-chuanatIMDb
• Hsiao Ya-chuanat theHong Kong Movie Database