Tony Bui
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Tony Bui is film director.
He directed the independent film Three Seasons, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and became the only film ever to win both the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize there. The film was based on Bui's own experiences dealing with the changing landscape and people of his ancestral home of Vietnam. The film starred Harvey Keitel.
He also previously directed the highly successful short film Yellow Lotus, which also debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to play festivals all around the world.
Tony has also produced Green Dragon, starring Patrick Swayze and Forest Whitaker, for his brother Tim Bui, as well as writing several screenplays for production companies. He is believed to be developing another feature film project. For a brief time he was associated with Lazarus, a film in development at Warner Brothers.
Tony Bui is represented by CAA Talent Agency.