Meng Han Hsieh is an award-winning Taiwanese writer-director based in Manchester. Her work explores the complexities of human nature through character-driven stories.
She is a fellow of the Warner Bros. x Waterloo Road Directors Program and the ScreenSkills x Directors UK High-end TV New Directors Programme. She was also a finalist at the 2020 IMDb New Filmmaker Awards for her short HOME. Her BFI-funded short, THE TEST, is currently on the festival circuit, where it has received awards and nominations at several BIFA- and BAFTA-qualifying festivals.
Alongside her narrative projects, Meng Han has directed commercials for clients including Disney, DFS, and ASDA. Her ad campaigns have been broadcast internationally, including in Times Square. She is currently in pre-production on her short films SPARROW and BLINDSIGHT, and is developing her first feature, THE VISIT, as well as her debut novel, LUCKY.
She is currently working as the second unit director on the new Quay Street thriller for ITV, THE BLAME.
Awards and Nominations
- Won Best UK Short Film, 225 Film Club
- Won Best Writing, Women X Film Festival
- Won Bronze Frame, Short Focus Film Festival
- Finalist, Sony Future Filmmaker Awards
- Won Best Short Film, Hebden Bridge Film Festival
HOME
- Nominated Best Short, Liverpool Film Festival
- Nominated Best Cinematography, Unrestricted View Film Festival
- Won Best Production Design, MOD Microfilm and Golden Short Film Contest
- Finalist, IMDb New Filmmaker Award
- Nominated Best Actress, Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival
- Semi-finalist, Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival
BLEEDING LIES
- One of seven finalists competing for the Méliès d’Argent, Lund International Fantastic Film Festival