Yang Ya-che


Yang Ya-che is a Taiwanese film and television director and screenwriter. He was nominated for the Taipei Golden Horse Awards for Best Director two times, for Girlfriend, Boyfriend in 2012 and The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful in 2017.

Early life

Born in Banqiao, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Yang Ya-che graduated from the Taipei Municipal Zhongzheng Senior High School and the Department of Mass Communication at Tamkang University. His works cover a wide range of genres, including stage plays, television dramas, serial dramas, documentaries, and films. Yang Ya-che's father was a fortune teller. While he originally studied French at Tamkang University, he later switched to the Department of Mass Communication to further pursue his interest in journalism and film.

Career

In 2002, Yang Ya-che won both the Best Director and Best Screenwriter awards for television drama, Wei zhang tian tang, at the Golden Bell Awards. In 2008, his first feature film, Orz Boyz!, was a box office success and became the runner-up in Taiwanese films of the year. It also sold the rights to Japan, becoming the first Taiwanese film purchased by NHK in the past decade. In 2012, his second feature film, Girlfriend, Boyfriend, won multiple film awards, including the Audience Choice Award and the Best Actress at the 49th Taipei Golden Horse Awards. His third feature film, The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful won the Best Feature Film award at the 54th Taipei Golden Horse Awards.
The female lead characters in Yang Ya-che's television dramas are frequent Best Actress winners at Golden Bell Awards: June Tsai won the Best Actress award in a TV series at the 36th Golden Bell Awards for Farbidden Love ; Hsieh Yue-hsia won the Best Actress award in a TV series at the 37th Golden Bell Awards for Wei zhang tian tang ; and Wanfang won the Best Supporting Actress award in a mini-series at the 43rd Golden Bell Awards for No Practice Love Song. The main female characters in his three feature films all won awards at the Taipei Golden Horse Awards: Ivy Mei won the Best Supporting Actress award for Orz Boyz! ; Gwei Lun-mei won the Best Actress award for Girlfriend, Boyfriend; and Kara Wai and Vicky Chen won the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards, respectively, for The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful. For this reason, Yang Ya-che is acclaimed as the "Queen Maker."
In March 2022, Yang Ya-che became the chairman of Mirror TV after the previous chairman, Lee Yung-feng, founder of the Paperwindmill Theatre, resigned from the position just 11 days after Chen Chien-ping was abruptly removed. Zheng You was announced as the new chairman of Mirror TV two weeks after Yang Ya-che's appointment.
In May 2022, Yang Ya-che announced that he would cancel his Netflix subscription due to a Facebook post by Netflix that made fun of Taiwan's inability to purchase rapid COVID-19 tests, which sparked outrage among netizens who accused him of double standards.

Filmography and Publication

Novel

  • 2002 - Blue Gate Crossing - Co-authored with Yee Chi-yen - NewRain Publisher -. Eslite Bookstore Top 50 Readers Award
  • 2012 - Girlfriend, Boyfriend - Co-authored with Wanjinyou- China Times Co..
  • 2012 - - Business Weekly Column

    Feature Film

  • 2002 - Blue Gate Crossing ''- Assistant Director
  • 2008 - Orz Boyz! - Director, Screenwriter
  • 2012 - Girlfriend, Boyfriend - Director, Screenwriter
  • 2017 - The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful'' - Director, Screenwriter

    TV Series

  • 2006 - Dangerous Mind - Assistant Director - Taiwan Public Television Service
  • 2021 - The Magician on the Skywalk - Director, Screenwriter - Taiwan Public Television Service

    Mini Series

2001
2002
  • Wei zhang tian tang - Director, Screenwriter - Public Television Service
  • The Pigeon King - Director, Screenwriter - Public Television Service
2003
2004
  • Guo Le Tian Qiao, Kan Jian Hai/ - Director, Screenwriter - Public Television Service
  • Youth - Director, Screenwriter - Public Television Service
2005
  • Domain of Murder - Director - Public Television Service
2006
  • Fortunately, We Are all still Here - Director, Screenwriter - Public Television Service
  • Lonely Game - Director, Screenwriter - Public Television Service
2008
  • No Practice Love Song - Director, Screenwriter - Public Television Service

    Film Awards Jury

  • 50th Golden Horse Film Awards - Shortlist and Finalist Jury
  • 55th Golden Horse Film Awards - Shortlist and Finalist Jury
  • 23th Taipei Film Festival Awards - Shortlist and Finalist Jury

    Social Participation and Political Stance

  • Supported the New Power Party and the Democratic Progressive Party in the 2018 election
  • Advocates for the Anti-Nuclear Movement and the Sunflower Movement's Anti-Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement
  • Supports Anti-Nuclear Movement with his short video campaign, Kadao tianwang
  • Stands in Solidarity with the Wang Family against the Shilin District Wenlin Yuan Urban Renewal Project
  • Supports Anti-Media Monopoly Movement
  • Supports Dapu Incident
  • At the 2017 Golden Horse Awards Ceremony, Yang Ya-che supported the Labor Union Association and waved Indigenous Activist "No One is Outsider" towel on stage.

    Awards and honors

[Golden Bell Awards]

2001
2002
2003
  • 38th Golden Bell Award for Best Writing for a Miniseries or Television Film - Spring has Come - Nominated
2005
  • 40th Golden Bell Award for Best Directing for a Miniseries or Television Film - Youth - Nominated
2007
  • 42nd Golden Bell Award for Best Directing for a Miniseries or Television Film - Lonely Game - Nominated
  • 42nd Golden Bell Award for Best Directing for a Miniseries or Television Film - Lonely Game - Nominated
2008
  • 43rd Golden Bell Award for Best Directing for a Miniseries or Television Film - No Practice Love Song - Nominated
2021
2008
2012
  • 14th Taipei Film Awards - Press Award - Girlfriend, Boyfriend - Won
2018
  • 20th Taipei Film Awards Best Screenplay - The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful - Won

    Golden Horse Awards">Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards">Golden Horse Awards

2008
2012
  • 49th Golden Horse Awards Best Director - Girlfriend, Boyfriend - Nominated
  • 49th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Screenplay - Girlfriend, Boyfriend - Nominated
2017
  • 54th Golden Horse Awards Best Director - The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful - Nominated
  • 54th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Screenplay - The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful - Nominated
  • 54th Golden Horse Awards Best Feature Film Drama - The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful - Won

    [Asia-Pacific Film Festival]

2012