Lou Yi-an

Lou Yi-an (Chinese: 樓一安) is a Taiwanese film and television director. At the 41st Golden Bell Awards in 2006, he was named the Best Director in a Miniseries or Television Film.

Lou worked on the films Bundled (2000) and God Man Dog (2007) with director Singing Chen.[1][2] Lou and Chen were jointly nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 44th Golden Horse Awards.[3] Several of Lou's films also include Chen's work, such as the short Waterfront Villa Bonita (2007) and Chen's first feature-length film A Place of One's Own (2009).[2][4] He 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.[4] Whereas A Place of One's Own focused on poor people living in New Taipei City,[2] The Losers portrayed rural life in Meinong, Kaohsiung.[5][6] Due to The Losers heavy subject matter, Lou was advised not to theatrically release it.[4] As a result, the film was shown for one week at the Spot Huashan Cinema in Taipei.[4] In 2015, Waterfront Villa Bonita was shown at the Treasure Hill Film Festival in Taipei.[7] In April 2016, Lou traveled to London to attend a screening of The Losers at SOAS, University of London.[8] That same month, Lou released White Lies, Black Lies, focusing on the psychological aftermath of murders committed in 1960s Wanhua District, Taipei.[9] In 2018, Lou directed a television drama on the life of writer Lu Ho-juo, which was premiered on Hakka TV.[10]

During the 2016 legislative elections, Lou supported third force political alliances.[11]

References
  1. Ho Yi (2 April 2008). "Chen's magical lens". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. "Location, location, location" (PDF). Taipei Times. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. "The 44th Golden Horse Awards nominations and winners". Taipei Times. 9 December 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  4. Ho Yi (14 May 2014). "The land of stories". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. Ho Yi (31 December 2014). "YEAR IN REVIEW: Taiwanese Cinema". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. Ho Yi (9 May 2014). "Movie review: The Losers". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  7. Ho Yi (26 June 2015). "Highlight". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  8. Phillips, Tony (19 April 2016). "Taiwan in the spotlight". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  9. "White Lies, Black Lies (失控謊言)". Taipei Times. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  10. "Mo Zi-yi on playing novelist Lu He-ruo in new TV drama". Taipei Times. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  11. Gerber, Abraham (15 January 2016). "ELECTIONS: 'Third force' calls on young voters". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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