DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Education
MFA: Film Production with Cinematography Emphasis
Chapman University
Program / Fellowship
2024 ColorCreative Find Your People Program
2024 Golden Horse Film Academy X ASC Masterclass
Panavision New Filmmakers Program Grant Recipient
Awards / Official Selection
2026 NAACP Nominee for Outstanding Short Form
2024 SoCal Film Awards Best Cinematography Winner
2025 IndieX Film Festival Best Cinematography Nominee
2026 Flickerfest Short Film Festival (AU)*
2026 Pan African Film Festival (US)*
2025 BronzeLens Film Festival*
2024 Chelsea Film Festival
2024 NewFilmmakers LA Film Festival
2023 Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival*
2023 LA Shorts International Film Festival*
2023 Out On Film Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival*
*Oscar-Qualifying Film Festival
*US Artist Visa (O1-B) holder, eligible to work in the United States
ABOUT ME
Shih-Hsuan Kuo is a Taiwanese cinematographer in Los Angeles, known for blending cultural specificity with emotional depth. He began his filmmaking career in Taiwan, working on various projects that enhanced his technical skills and passion for storytelling.
Kuo holds an MFA in Cinematography from Chapman University and has collaborated on over fifteen narrative shorts, believing cinematography involves deep listening to emotional and cultural nuances. In 2024, he was selected for Issa Rae and Deniese Davis’s ColorCreative Find Your People Program and received the Panavision New Filmmakers Program Grant for his film "MOVE".
His work has been screened at multiple film festivals, including "Before You Let Go", which earned a NAACP nomination. He aims to create honest and intuitive images while collaborating with underrepresented voices.
郭世宣,電影攝影師,現居洛杉磯。美國加州查普曼大學 (Chapman University - Dodge College of Film and Media Arts) 電影攝影藝術碩士。曾在台灣有超過十年的影像製作經驗,作品類型包含了劇情短片、紀錄片、商業廣告及MV。
攝影作品曾在奧斯卡認證影展放映,包括洛杉磯國際短片影展、羅德島國際影展、Out On Film亞特蘭大LGBTQ影展以及NAACP Image Award 提名。此外碩士畢業作品《MOVE》榮獲美國Panavision新電影人計劃輔導金(Panavision New Filmmakers Program Equipment Grant)。
Press
BLAVITY ENTERTAINMENT, FILM JUNE 12, 2024
ISSA RAE'S COLORCREATIVE ANNOUNCES COHORT FOR SECOND YEAR OF THE FIND YOUR PEOPLE PROGRAM
MEDIUM JUNE 3, 2025
Balancing Tradition and Innovation with Cinematographer Shih-Hsuan Kuo
FILM DAILY, INDIE FILM, INDIE FILMMAKER, NEWS, MAY 28, 2025
Lighting the Heart: The Visual Poetry of Shih-Hsuan Kuo
CANVAS REBEL STORIES AND INSIGHTS JANUARY 15, 2024
Meet Shih-Hsuan Kuo
SHOUTOUT LA LOCAL STORIES AUGUST 14, 2023
Meet Shih-Hsuan Kuo | Cinematographer
VOYAGE LA LOCAL STORIES JANUARY 25, 2023
Rising Stars: Meet Shih-Hsuan Kuo





