Daniel Hsia is a filmmaker, director, screenwriter and producer. He is most known for his first feature, ''

Shanghai Calling ''Shanghai Calling'' is a 2012 American romantic-comedy film written and directed by Daniel Hsia and produced by Janet Yang. Starring Daniel Henney, Eliza Coupe, and Bill Paxton, ''Shanghai Calling'' is a story about a group of Americans from di ...

'' which stars Daniel Henney,

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and

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, and which Hsia won a Best Screenwriter Award for from the 2012

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and a Best New Director / Outstanding First Feature award from the 2012

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Films

Hsia's first feature, the drama/comedy ''

'' (2012) is about an ambitious New York Attorney named Sam Chao (played by Daniel Henney) who is sent to

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, China on assignment for a case and gets mixed up in a dilemma that puts his career in jeopardy. The film also stars

(as Henney's love interest, Amanda Wilson, a relocation specialist),

as a fast food entrepreneur named Donald Cafferty and

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as Marcus Groff, a client of Chao's law firm. The film won a Best Actor award (for Daniel Henney) at the 2012

), and Best Screenwriter (for Hsia) at the 2012

as well. Daniel Henney also won a Best Actor award at the 2012

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, and Hsia also won a Best New Director / Outstanding First Feature Award at the 2012

. Hsia has also directed the short films ''How to Do the Asian Squat'' (2002), ''Generation Gap'' (2004) and ''I Hate Cheese'' (2003) - which was done as a Visual Communications "Armed with a Camera" Fellowship film in 2003.

TV writing

Hsia has also written various episodes for the

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TV series ''

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'', '' Andy Barker, P.I.'', the canceled NBC comedy '' Four Kings'', and '' Rodney''. Hsia has also sold original pilot screenplays to Sony Pictures Television, ABC and USA Networks.Daniel Hsia, Bio, http://asianfilmfestla.org/2012/narrative-award-nominees/daniel-hsia-director-shanghai-calling/

Background

Hsia is a graduate of

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and the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...

's graduate program in film production. He currently lives in

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References

External links

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Daniel Hsia Bio, LAAPFF 2012
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hsia, Daniel Living people American film directors of Chinese descent USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni Stanford University alumni Film directors from California Year of birth missing (living people)