Lou Yi-an () is a Taiwanese writer and director devoted to both the cinema and television industry. He is known for his dark humor, character-driven intricate story lines. He often portrays the working class and the migrants in a context of social and racial discrimination.
He got noticed in 2006 when he won the
Best Director in a Miniseries award from the
41st Golden Bell Awards in 2006. Later in 2007 he won, together with Singing Chen the
Best Original Screenplay
The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best ...
award at the
44th Golden Horse Awards. Several of Lou's films also include Chen's work, such as the short ''Waterfront Villa Bonita'' (2007), ''Bundled'' (2000), ''God Man Dog'' (2007) and Lou's first long-feature as a director ''
A Place of One's Own'' (2009)
that focused on poor people living in
New Taipei City
New Taipei City is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in regions of Taiwan, northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 4,004,367 as of January 2023, making it the most populous city in Taiwan, a ...
.
In 2010, he wrote A gloomy Salad Day, a TV series that talk about teenage-hood.
In 2013, Lou was commissioned by the Hakka Television Service to make
The Losers. Lou drew inspiration for the project from the Hakka band Labor Exchange, specifically the album ''Night March of the Chrysanthemums''.
the film touched on Taiwanese culture, social and racial issues caused by class and age gaps. It portrayed rural life in
Meinong, Kaohsiung. Due to ''The Losers'' heavy subject matter, Lou was advised not to theatrically release it.
As a result, the film was shown for one week only at the Spot Huashan Cinema in Taipei.
In April 2016, Lou traveled to London to attend a screening of ''The Losers'' at
SOAS, University of London
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS University of London; ) is a public university, public research university in London, England, and a constituent college, member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, ...
.
In 2015, he directed and co-wrote ''
White Lies, Black Lies'', different from the previous works, it focus on the psychological aftermath of murders committed in 1960s
Wanhua District
Wanhua District (), known in Taiwanese Hokkien as Báng-kah khu () and historically as "Monga" or "Monka", is a district in Taipei, Taiwan. It is Taipei's oldest district. The district is home to historic buildings such as the Bangka Lungs ...
of Taipei. It is Lou Yi-an's first successfully commercial big screen movie.
In 2018, he then returned to television with the TV serie
Rosekiwhich is also well appraised by the public and confirmed his renown in Taiwan
Rosekiis a 14 episodes long drama that relates the life of the famous Taipei writer and singer Lu Ho-juo during the Japanese colonization, alternating between the singer's stage life and personal life. The show was premiered on
Hakka TV.
In 2021 he worked as a director and screenwriter on the TV series
Heaven on the 4th Floor as well as
Goddamned Asura for which he earned a Best Screenplay award at the Taipei Film Festival as a Best original screenplay nomination at the Taiwanese Golden Horse Film Festival.
Filmography
Film
Television
Short Film
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
Taiwanese film directors
Taiwanese television directors
Year of birth missing (living people)