宋欣穎

SUNG Hsin-Yin

Director , Scriptwriter , Cinematography , Editor、Position(導演Director,編劇Screenwriter)

Hsin-Yin was born in Taipei. She studied Film Theory in Kyoto University, later graduated from Columbia College of Chicago with a Master’s Degree in Film. Before becoming a filmmaker, Hsin-Yin was a journalist, writer, store clerk at Kyoto karaoke and photographer.

As a filmmaker, Hsin-Yin is interested in using different film genres to explore universal relationships among people. She has a particular interest in finding the pace of a film through editing, like composing a piece of music. Her live action shorts such as The Red Shoes, Single Waltz have been screened at numerous international film festivals. Her first directing animation short won The Best Animation Award at 2013 Taipei Film Festival. On Happiness Road is her first animation feature, and she is also working on her first live action feature Love is a bitch.

Awards
2018 The 55th Golden Horse Awards Best Animation Feature "On Happiness Road"
2018 The 20th Taipei Film Awards Best Animation Feature "On Happiness Road"

Nominations
2018 The 55th Golden Horse Awards Best Adapted Screenplay "On Happiness Road"

Filmography:

Year Title
2023 Lost In Perfection 
2017 On Happiness Road 
2018 Tokyo Animation Award - Best Animated Feature Film Award 2018 FILMART Popular Animation Award 2017 Busan International Film Festival - Wide Angle 2017 Golden Horse Film Festival – Closing Film
2014 Sunflower Occupation 
2015 Yamagata International-Documentary Film Festival
2015 Taipei Film Festival - Best Documentary Nomination
2015 Hong Kong International Film Festival
2013 Face to Face 
2013 On Happiness Road 
Posted date:2013/03/22
Update:2022/07/27
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