John Hsu (filmmaker)

John Hsu at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020

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]

  1. ^ Hung, Chien-lun; Chiang, Yi-ching (22 November 2019). "'Detention' director reminds audiences of Taiwan's fight for freedom". Central News Agency. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ Grater, Tom (23 November 2019). "'A Sun', 'Detention' Top Winners At Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards". Deadline. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. ^ Yen, William (24 November 2019). "GOLDEN HORSE: 'A Sun,' 'Detention' biggest winners". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 November 2019.