Director , Scriptwriter
Born in 1962 in Taipei, Taiwan, Chen Yu-hsun earned an internship opportunity to work at director Wang Shau-di's studio when he was a university student, and had since developed interest in filmmaking. He has wrote scripts and directed for TV dramas. "Tropical Fish," his first feature film released 1994, received positive reviews and won the Golden Horse Awards for best original screenplay. He also directed TV commercials, music videos and TV dramas, which all received positive feedbacks for his humorous and approachable style. In 2013, his feature film "Zone Pro Site" topped the box office with NT$300 million and became the highest-grossing Taiwanese film of the year.
Awards
2020 The 57th Golden Horse Awards Best Director "My Missing Valentine"
2020 The 57th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Screenplay "My Missing Valentine"
1997 Excellent Screenplay Award "Love Go Go"
1996 Montpellier International Film Festival Gold Panda Award "Tropical Fish"
1995 The Locarno International Film Festival Golden Leopard "Tropical Fish"
1995 The 32th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Screenplay "Tropical Fish"
Nominations
2021 Asian Film Awards - Best Screenplay "My Missing Valentine"
1997 The 34th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Screenplay "Love Go Go"
1995 The 32th Golden Horse Awards Best Director "Tropical Fish"
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| 2020 | My Missing Valentine |
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2021 Asian Film Awards nominations - Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Visual Effects
2020 Busan International Film Festival - Open Cinema
2020 Golden Horse Awards winner - Best Narrative Feature, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing
2020 Golden Horse Awards nominations - Best Leading Actor, Best Leading Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Original Film Song, Best Sound Effects
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| 2017 | The Village of No Return |
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Nominations
2017 Best Leading Actress, Best Art Direction and Best Makeup & Costume Design at the 54th Golden Horse Awards
2017 Best Narrative Feature of Taipei Film Awards
2017 NETPAC Award at Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (South Korea)
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| 2015 | The Laundryman |
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8th Festival del film Locarno – Piazza Grande section
52nd Golden Horse Award – Best New Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Film Song, and Best Sound Effects Nominations 51st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Midnight Screenings 31st Warsaw Film Festival – Free Spirit Competition 51st Chicago International Film Festival – After Dark section 28th Helsinki International Film Festival – Genre Benders section 19th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival – Bucheon Choice: Feature Competition 17th Taipei Film Festival – Official Selection 15th New York Asian Film Festival – Taiwan Cinema Now! 36th Hawaii International Film Festival – Fantastic Asia 10th Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival – Official Selection 18th Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente (BAFICI) – Avant-Garde & Genre Competition 34th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival – Official Selection 26th Singapore International Film Festival – Special Presentation 12th Eurasia International Film Festival – Panorama 12th Atlanta Asian Film Festival – Official Selection 1st London East Asia Film Festival – Competition The Wave Film Festival (Santa Barbara International Film Festival) – Official Selection |
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| 2013 | Zone Pro Site |
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2014 Selected into Culinary Cinema of Berlin International Film Festival (European premiere)
2014 Best Narrative Feature of Taipei Film Awards (nominee)
2014 CinemAsia Film Festival in Amsterdam
2014 Washington D.C. International Film Festival
2014 Food Film Festival in Amsterdam (Audience Award)
2014 Asian Film Festival (Italy) (Best Film Award)
2014 FEAST: Food & Film Festival (Victoria Film Festival)
2014 Art Film Fest (Slovakia)
2014 New York Asian Film Festival (Audience Award)
2014 Milwaukee Film Festival
2014 Kolkata International Film Festival
2014 Devour! The Food Film Fest (Canada) (Golden Tine Award for Best Feature Drama)
2014 Jakarta International Film Festival
2014 Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival
2014 Bengaluru International Film Festival
2013 Selected into Open Cinema of Busan International Film Festival (international premiere)
2013 Hawaii International Film Festival
2013 Tokyo International Film Festival
2013 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
2013 Taiwan Film Days in San Francisco
2013 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
2013 San Diego Asian Film Festival
2013 Taiwanese Student Association, Oregon State University (public screening)
2013 Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year (for YEH Ju-Feng) (winner) and Best Original Film Song (nominee) of Golden Horse Awards
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| 2011 | Ten Plus Ten |
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2011 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Opening Film
2012 Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin Panorama
Platinum Remi Award for Art Direction in the category of Film & Video Production at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival in 2013 (winner)
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| 2010 | Juliets |
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2010 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival–Opening Film
2010 Pusan International Film Festival 2010 Tokyo International Film Festival 2010 Dubai International Film Festival |
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| 1997 | Love Go Go |
| 1994 | Tropical Fever |
