★ HOW OLD IS HUANG HSIN-YAO?
Huang Hsin-yao is 53 years old, born January 1, 1973 in TW · Capricorn.
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About
Huang Hsin-yao made the leap from documentary filmmaker to narrative director with The Great Buddha +, which won Best Adapted Screenplay and Best New Director at Golden Horse Award in 2017. Born in Tainan City, Taiwan in 1973, he spent years producing award-winning documentaries—including Bluffing and Taivalu—before pivoting to fiction. A Capricorn known for structural precision, he channels careful observation into layered storytelling.
★ FEATURE
Biography
Huang Hsin-yao is a Taiwanese screenwriter and film director born in Tainan City in 1973. He studied at the Graduate Institute of Documentary & Film Archiving at TNNUA, earning an MFA in 2005. From 2006 to 2013, he served as one of three executive board members of the Taipei Documentary Filmmakers' Union.
His documentary catalogue established him as a meticulous observer: Bluffing won the Golden Harvest Award for Best Documentary in 2007, Nimbus received the Special Jury Prize at the Taiwan International Documentary Festival in 2010, and Taivalu took the Grand Prize and Best Documentary at Taipei Film Festival in 2011. He transitioned to narrative film with the short Da Fo, nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the Golden Horse Award in 2014, which he expanded into the feature The Great Buddha +. That feature-length work won Best Adapted Screenplay and Best New Director at Golden Horse Award and additional honors at Taipei Film Festival in 2017.
Screenwriters translate lived observation into dialogue and structure; Huang's background in documentary—archive work, compositional framing, historical detail—shapes his fictional narratives with documentary-like depth. As a Capricorn born in 1973, his life-path number 22 aligns with the Master Builder archetype: someone who constructs systems and monuments from careful planning. Taiwan's film industry, which has produced distinctive voices across documentary and narrative forms, provided the institutional support for his evolution.
★ ORIGIN
Before Fame
Huang Hsin-yao studied film archiving and documentary at TNNUA, completing an MFA in 2005. He then became an active documentarian and institutional figure, joining the Taipei Documentary Filmmakers' Union as an executive board member from 2006 to 2013. During this period, he produced three major documentary works—Bluffing, Nimbus, and Taivalu—each winning significant festival prizes in Taiwan. This documentary phase laid the foundation for his eventual shift into narrative filmmaking.
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Trivia
- Huang's debut short film Da Fo was nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at Golden Horse Award in 2014, and he later expanded it into the feature-length The Great Buddha +.
- The Great Buddha + won both Best Adapted Screenplay and Best New Director at Golden Horse Award in 2017, plus additional awards at Taipei Film Festival.
- He served as executive board member of the Taipei Documentary Filmmakers' Union for seven years (2006–2013), during which time his documentaries won recognition at international and domestic festivals.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
Master Number — The Master Builder
22 is 4 amplified. Builders of large, structural things — institutions, festivals, multi-decade catalogs.
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★ FAQ
Frequently asked
- How old is Huang Hsin-yao?
- Huang Hsin-yao is 53 years old (born January 1, 1973).
- When is Huang Hsin-yao's birthday?
- Huang Hsin-yao was born on January 1, 1973.
- What is Huang Hsin-yao's zodiac sign?
- Huang Hsin-yao is a Capricorn, born January 1, 1973.
- What is Huang Hsin-yao's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Huang Hsin-yao was born in 1973, the year of the Water Ox.
- Where is Huang Hsin-yao from?
- Huang Hsin-yao is from TW.
- What does Huang Hsin-yao do?
- Huang Hsin-yao is a writer.
- Is Huang Hsin-yao still alive?
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