Yeh Tien-lun explained

Yeh Tien-lun (; born 1975) or Nelson Yeh is a Taiwanese film director.

Early life and career

Yeh Tien-lun is also known by the English name Nelson Yeh.^{[1] [2]} He was born in Twatutia in 1975. His father is Yeh Chin-sheng, and his mother is Tamako Pan. Yeh's sister is Yeh Tan-ching.^[3] Yeh Tien-lun studied film while attending Shih Hsin University, but did not begin his filmmaking career upon graduation, as he felt he could not compare to the work of French New Wave film directors Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut, or Ingmar Bergman. Additionally, Yeh's television producer father had incurred a large debt to make a film. Due to these influences, the younger Yeh focused instead on other performance art, including dance and choral singing, as well as voice and stage acting.^[4] He appeared with Hugh Lee's Ping-Fong Acting Troupe.^[5]

Filmmaking career

Yeh leads the company.^[6] Yeh's most successful film is his 2011 directorial debut Night Market Hero,^{[7] [8]} which he developed with the help of his screenwriter sister.^[4] That same year, Yeh appeared as an actor in Joe Lee's directorial debut .^[9] In Yeh's second feature film, (2014), the protagonist travels back in time to Twatutia in the 1920s.^{[10] [11]} Yeh produced the 2016 film series, which include the film directed by Gavin Lin.^{[12] [13]} In 2018, Yeh directed A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities.^[14]

Yeh has participated in panel discussions at the 2012 and 2015 .^{[15] [16]}

Notes and References

1. News: Ho . Yi . Double bill, double the fun . 8 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 22 October 2015.
2. News: EDITORIAL: Producers need to broaden horizons . 8 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 11 October 2017.
3. News: Nelson Yeh Tien-lun . 9 August 2019 . Taipei Film Commission.
4. News: Lin . Hermia . 'Night Market Hero' director tells personal story of resilience . 9 August 2019 . Central News Agency . 12 March 2011. Republished as News: PROFILE: Local filmmaker surprised by runaway success of his directorial feature debut . 9 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 13 March 2011.
5. News: 葉天倫 Nelson Yeh Tien-Lun . 9 August 2019 . Taiwan Cinema.
6. News: Reason to Celebrate . 9 August 2019 . Taiwan Today . 1 May 2014.
7. News: ‘Night Market Hero’ tops box office . 9 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 17 February 2011.
8. News: ‘Night Market Hero’ to wow China . 9 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 8 July 2011.
9. News: Ho . Yi . Movie review: The Spin Kid 電哪吒 . 9 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 11 November 2011.
10. News: Ho . Yi . Movie review: Twa Tiu Tiann 大稻埕 . 9 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 30 January 2014.
11. News: Ho . Yi . YEAR IN REVIEW: Taiwanese Cinema . 9 August 2019 . Taipei Times.
12. News: Ho . Yi . Movie review: Welcome to the Happy Days . 9 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 18 March 2016.
13. News: Scenes of love along the Taipei Metro . 9 August 2019 . Taiwan Today . 31 August 2016.
14. News: Netflix announces cast of upcoming Mandarin series, A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities . 9 August 2019 . New Straits Times . 1 December 2017.
15. News: Ho . Yi . Film festival: Two for one . 9 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 23 March 2012.
16. News: Ho . Yi . The best things come in shorts . 9 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 20 March 2015.