Hsiao Ya-chuan | |||||||
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| 蕭雅全 | |||||||
 Hsiao in January 2018 at theInternational Film Festival Rotterdam | |||||||
| Born | (1967-12-20)20 December 1967 (age 57) | ||||||
| Education | Taipei National University of the Arts | ||||||
| Occupation | Film director | ||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 蕭雅全 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 萧雅全 | ||||||
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Hsiao Ya-chuan (Traditional Chinese: 蕭雅全; born 20 December 1967) is a Taiwanese film director.
Born in 1967, Hsiao attended what later becameTaipei 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 withHou Hsiao-hsien,[3] and served as assistant director on Hou'sFlowers of Shanghai (1998).[2][4] Hou has produced several of Hsiao's films, includingMirror Image [zh] (2001),Taipei Exchanges (2010), andFather to Son (2018).[2][5]
Hsiao first feature film,Mirror Image, won the Best Film Award at the 2001Taipei Film Festival and another prize at the Fukuoka Film Festival.[4][6] It was also shown at theCannes Film Festival in May.[7] The next year,Mirror Image was shown as the opening feature at theTaipei Film House.[8] Hsiao worked for a time directing television commercials,[2][9] before releasingTaipei Exchanges in 2010. The production, commissioned by theTaipei City Government,[10] was shown at the Taipei Film Festival.[11] In 2012, Hsiao directedSomething’s Gotta Give, a segment of the anthology film10+10 [zh],[12] which screened at theBerlin International Film Festival andStockholm International Film Festival. Hsiao's third feature filmFather to Son was nominated for a 2018VPRO Big Screen Award.[2][13] It premiered at the 2018International Film Festival Rotterdam.[14] For his 2023 filmOld Fox, Hsiao wonBest Director at the60th Golden Horse Awards.[15]
He has two children.[2]
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