電影導演、作家，2026勞動影像嘉年華代言人。

其作品多與時代記憶、地方文化及人文關懷相關，影像風格鮮明且富有詩意。侯季然長期關注城市記憶、文化空間與日常生活中的人群樣貌，其作品也映照出台灣藝文產業、獨立書店經營者、文化工作者與非典型勞動者在時代變動中的處境，呈現出文化勞動背後不易被看見的時間、情感與堅持。

2003年首部個人影像作品《星塵15749001》榮獲台北電影節百萬首獎。2012年執導《南方小羊牧場》，獲選為香港亞洲電影節開幕片，並榮獲台北電影獎最佳整體技術獎及加拿大蒙特婁奇幻國際影展最佳導演獎。

2014年開始拍攝紀錄全臺四十家獨立書店的紀錄片計畫《書店裡的影像詩》，並持續推出第二季、第三季，透過書店主人不同的人生故事與生活哲學，描繪臺灣豐富的人文風景，也進一步看見獨立書店作為文化勞動現場，如何在市場壓力、閱讀習慣轉變與地方生活之間持續尋找存在的位置。該系列作品曾榮獲關島國際影展紀錄片評審團大獎；最新作品《書店裡的影像詩：停駐與穿越》更入選2026鹿特丹國際影展（IFFR），並於影展舉行歐洲首映。

Film director and writer, Ambassador for the 2026 Taipei International Labor Film Festival.

Hou Chi-jan’s work is characterized by a distinctive, poetic visual style deeply rooted in collective memory, local culture, and humanistic concern. His films frequently explore the intricacies of urban memory, cultural spaces, and the diverse lives of ordinary people. Through his lens, Hou illuminates the evolving circumstances of those in the arts and cultural industries—including independent bookstore owners, cultural practitioners, and atypical workers—revealing the often unseen time, emotions, and perseverance behind cultural labor.

In 2003, his first work, Stardust 15749001, won the Grand Prize at the Taipei Film Festival. His 2012 feature, When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep, was selected as the opening film for the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, subsequently winning the Best Technical Achievement Award at the Taipei Film Awards and the Best Director Award at the Fantasia International Film Festival.

Beginning in 2014, Hou initiated Poetries from the Bookstores—a documentary series capturing the stories of forty independent bookstores across Taiwan. As the series progressed into its second and third seasons, it offered a profound glimpse into Taiwan’s cultural landscape through the life philosophies of bookstore owners. The series examines independent bookstores as sites of cultural labor, navigating the challenges of shifting reading habits and market pressures to carve out their own presence within local communities. Poetries from the Bookstores was awarded the Jury Grand Prize for Documentary at the Guam International Film Festival. His latest work in the series, Poetries from the Bookstores: Somewhere I Belong, was officially selected for the 2026 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), where it held its European premiere.

國立臺北科技大學通識教育中心副教授，並任台灣勞動歷史與文化學會理事長。專長為勞動社會學與視覺社會學，長期投入勞動影像研究、展演與教學，關注其如何記錄、再現與轉化勞動經驗，並以影像作為連結勞動記憶與社會行動的重要媒介。近年持續推動勞動教育、勞動文化保存及公共傳播的跨域實踐，相關成果發表於國內外社會科學、文化研究期刊及媒體平台。

Associate Professor at the General Education Center, National Taipei University of Technology, and Director of the Taiwan Labor History and Culture Society (TLHCS). Specializing in the sociology of labor and visual sociology, she has long been dedicated to the research, exhibition, and teaching of visual representations of labor. Her work focuses on how such visual media document, represent, and transform labor experiences, acting as a vital bridge between labor memories and social actions. In recent years, she has continually promoted cross-disciplinary practices in labor education, labor culture preservation, and public communication. Her research has been published in various academic journals and media platforms.

現任臺北市產業總工會監事以及民視工會理事長，長期投入工會組織發展與勞工權益倡議。多年來積極參與勞資爭議協處、勞動法令修正及工會組織工作，關注媒體勞動、工時制度、集體協商及勞動人權等議題，並持續推動自主工運發展，致力提升勞工集體組織力量與勞動環境改善。

Currently serving as a Supervisor of The Confederation of Taipei Trade Unions (CTTU) and the President of the Formosa Television (FTV) Union, she has been deeply committed to union organizational development and workers' rights advocacy for the long term. Over the years, she has actively participated in the mediation of labor-management disputes, amendments to labor laws, and labor union organizing. She pays close attention to issues such as labor issues in the media sector, working hour systems, collective bargaining, and labor rights, while consistently promoting the development of the independent labor movement, striving to strengthen the collective organizing power of workers and improve the labor environment.