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John Hsu ( Chinese: 徐漢強) is a Taiwanese film director. His debut feature film Detention (2019), was based on the video game of the same name. [1] . It was nominated for twelve prizes at the 56th Golden Horse Awards and won five, including Best Adapted Screenplay, shared by Fu Kai-ling and Chien Shih-keng. Hsu also won Best New Director. [2] [3]
Sep 13, 2020 · John Hsu (1981, Taiwan) obtained his master's degree in the department of Radio, Television and Film at Shih Hsin University. His first TV film, Real Online, was awarded Best Fiction Film at the 2005 South Taiwan Film & Video Festival.
His first TV film, Real Online, was awarded Best Fiction Film at the 2005 South Taiwan Film & Video Festival. It also earned him the Best Director Award at Golden Bell Awards, the biggest television award in Taiwan. Hsu is co-founder of AFK PL@YERS, the biggest machinima production group in Taiwan.
Filmmaker John Hsu, an avid gamer, turned this hobby with his penchant for black and slapstick comedy, into a foundation that would launch his career as one of the most exciting Taiwanese content creators working today.
Oct 21, 2019 · Director John Hsu in an interview with ‘Liberty Times’ (sister newspaper of the ‘Taipei Times’) staff reporter Lan Tsu-wei explained his views on a psychological horror blockbuster set during the White Terror era, and his struggle to find a balance between creating a film that lives up to the expectations of people who played the ...
Director: John Hsu Screenwriter: John Hsu, Lyra Fu, Chien Shih-Keng Year: 2019 Time: 102 mn Country: Type: Horreur, Thriller, Distribution: Dekanalog Film
Aug 31, 2020 · In John Hsu’s feature debut, Detention implores its viewers to never forget this dark past. Based on a video game by Red Candle, Hsu’s film borrows much from the source material, including its use of horror and mystery to impart lessons to a younger generation who may have only ever known democracy.
