Director , Scriptwriter
Born in 1967 in Taiwan, HSIAO Ya-chuan graduated from the Fine Art Department of the National Institute of Arts. His first feature-length film, Mirror Image (2000), was selected in the Director’s Fortnight at the Cannes in 2001 and won numerous awards, such as Best First Feature at Torino Film Festival, and Best Film and Best New Director at Taipei Film Festival. His second feature, Taipei Exchanges (2010), gained positive feedback from the audience and critical response, and also won Audience’s Choice Award and Best Music at Taipei Film Festival and other awards. His short film which is included in 10+10 (2012) with other Taiwanese directors was selected in Panorama section at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Awards
2024 The 26th Taipei Film Awards Best Director and Best Screenplay "Old Fox"
2023 The 60th Golden Horse Awards Best Director "Old Fox"
2018 The 20th Taipei Film Awards Best Director "Father to Son"
2000 The 3rd Taipei Film Awards Best New Director "Mirror Image"
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| 2023 | Old Fox |
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Awards
2024 Best Feature, Best Director, Best Makeup & Costume Design, and Best Cinematography of the 26th Taipei Film Awards
2023 Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Makeup & Costume Design and Best Original Film Score of the 60th Golden Horse Awards
Nominations
2024 Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Music, Best Art Design and Best Makeup & Costume Design of the 26th Taipei Film Awards
2023 Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Makeup & Costume Design, Best Original Film Score and Best Original Film Song of the 60th Golden Horse Awards
Selections
2023 Tokyo Film World Focus section-Taiwan Cinema Renaissance 2023
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| 2018 | Father to Son |
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2018 International Film Festival Rotterdam - Official Selection
2018 The 18th Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival - Competition
2018 The 25th Titanic Budapest International Film Festival - Asian Winds
2018 Taipei Film Festival - Opening Film
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| 2018 | Mirror Image (Digital Restoration) |
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2000 Taipei Film Festival Best Feature
2001 The South Taiwan Film & Video Festival
2001 The 25th Hong Kong International Film Festival
2001 The 20th Vancouver International Film Festival, Dragons and Tigers Section, Best New Director Award
2001 The 54th Cannes International Film Festival, Directors' Fortnight Section
2001 Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Best Director Award, Best Artistic Achievement Award
2002 The 25th Goteborg Film Festival
2002 The 4th Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
2002 The 3rd Jeonju International Film Festival
2002 Aurora Asia Film Festival
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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 | Taipei Exchanges |
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2010 Taipei Film Festival-Best Music, Audience´s Choice Award
2010 47th Golden Horse Awards-Best Original Film Song |
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| 2000 | Mirror Image |
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2000 Taipei Film Festival Best Feature
2001 The South Taiwan Film & Video Festival 2001 The 25th Hong Kong International Film Festival 2001 The 20th Vancouver International Film Festival, Dragons and Tigers Section, Best New Director Award 2001 The 54th Cannes International Film Festival, Directors' Fortnight Section 2001 Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Best Director Award, Best Artistic Achievement Award 2002 The 25th Goteborg Film Festival 2002 The 4th Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2002 The 3rd Jeonju International Film Festival 2002 Aurora Asia Film Festival |
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