Hou Hsiao-hsien

Hou Hsiao-hsien (April 8, 1947 -) is a Taiwanese film director. His films have won major awards at major film festivals at home and abroad. He is one of the representatives of Taiwan's new films. He has won three Golden Horse Awards for Best Director. In 1989, he won the Golden Lion Award at the 46th Venice Film Festival for "City of Sadness". In 1993, he won the Jury Prize at the 46th Cannes Film Festival for "Dream Life". In 2015, he won the Best Director Award at the 68th Cannes Film Festival, the Best Director Award at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards and the Best Feature Film Award at the Golden Horse Awards for "The Assassin". . In 2020, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 57th Golden Horse Awards. He likes to use long shots, empty shots and fixed camera positions to allow characters to tell stories directly in the camera, which is a major feature of his films. He is currently the honorary chairman of the Taiwan Film Culture Association, but retired due to Alzheimer's disease.