Yen Tan

Yen Tan
Born	1975 Malaysia
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active	2002–present

Yen Tan (born in 1975) is a Malaysian film producer and director. He immigrated to the United States when he was 19 and was based in Dallas, Texas.^[1] He is known for award winning films Happy Birthday (2002) and Deadroom (2005). He also directed the gay-themed Ciao (2008). that he had co-written with the film's lead actor Alessandro Calza.

His screenwriting lab semi-finalist screenplay Pit Stop was selected by the Outfest Screenwriting Lab. He was also a finalist for the prestigious Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise.

He is openly gay.^[2][3]

Contents 1 Filmography 1.1 Director 1.2 Producer 1.3 Actor 2 Awards 3 References 4 External links

Filmography

Director

Feature films

• 2002: Happy Birthday
• 2005: Deadroom (Co-directed with James M. Johnston, David Lowery and Nick Prendergast)
• 2008: Ciao
• 2012: Pit Stop (upcoming film)

Shorts

• 2001: Love Stories
• 2008: Coda
• 2011: Wanted

Producer

• 2005: Deadroom
• 2008: Coda (short)
• 2008: My Mom Smokes Weed (short)

Actor

• 2011: 3 Thumbs Up playing himself (documentary)

Awards

For Happy Birthday

• 2002: Won the Jury Prize for "Best Feature - Gay Male" at the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• 2002: Won New Directors Showcase - Bets Feature award at the Portland LGBT Film Festival
• Also earned an honorable mention at Image+Nation in Montreal

For Deadroom

• 2005: Won Director's Award at the Texas Film Festival (sharing with James M. Johnston, David Lowery and Nick Prendergast)

References

External links

• Yen Tan at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Tan, Yen
Alternative names
Short description	Malaysian film actor, producer and screenwriter
Date of birth	1975
Place of birth	Malaysia
Date of death
Place of death