Hou Chi-jan  Hou Chi-jan () is a Taiwanese director and writer. His works are often related to historical memories. Hou studied print and film at Shih Hsin School of Journalism (now Shih Hsin University). He graduated from National Chengchi University with degrees in radio and television. In 2003, Hou's first short film "Stardust 15749001" received first prize at Taipei Film Festival. In 2004, he collaborated with Hou Hsiao-hsien’s Sanshi Multimedia Company to film the Taipei Discovery Museum’s “Environmental Theater”: "City Life" and "City Imagination". Combining story, documentary, and computer animation, it is the first multimedia, surround, theater movie in Taiwan. In 2005, "My 747", a short film about his scrapped motorcycle, was selected by 22 international film festivals such as Busan International Film Festival. It won the Asian New Force Award in Hong Kong's IFVA Independent Short Film Competition and the Austrian Sidewalk Cinema Jury Prize. His documentary "Taiwan Black Movies" was also selected by various international film festivals such as Tokyo and Rotterdam, and was nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Documentary. In 2007, Hou used funding from the Government Information Office to film the short film "Shopping Cart Boy", which was selected for the Taipei Film Festival as well as the 2007 Golden Horse International Film Festival. He worked with Chunghwa Telecom Foundation for a series of short films about the cultural and creative industries and communities throughout Taiwan, called "Click • Taiwan". He also collaborated with Rock Records to produce a series of documentaries "History of Taiwanese Pop Industry" on Public Television Service. In 2008, he participated in the "Hands Project" of Ang Lee and Khan Lee, and directed the three-part film "Upper", which was selected as the official finalist for the 2008 Hong Kong Asian Film Investment Association (HAF). He won the first prize at the Taipei International Poetry Festival with the short film "Let the Scene Migrate". In 2009, his script for "When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep" won the gold medal in the first screenwriting competition of the Taipei Film Commission. In 2010, his first feature film "One Day" was nominated for the Berlin International Film Festival Young Directors Award.The film was produced by Hou Hsiao-hsien with actors Bryan Chang and Nikki Hsieh, and chief editor Liao Qingsong.