Royston Tan
| Royston Tan | |
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 Royston Tan (2007) | |
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5 October 1976 Singapore |
| Occupation | director, screenwriter, producer, actor |
| Years active | 1995– |
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Royston Tan (Chinese: 陈子谦; pinyin: Chén Zǐqiān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Jí-khiam; born 5 October 1976) is a Singaporean filmmaker.
Tan is a graduate from Temasek Polytechnic, where he studied Visual Communications.[1] He first came into prominence through his short films: Sons (2000), Hock Hiap Leong (2001), 48 on AIDS (2002), Mother (2002) and 15 (2002). He has so far directed four features.
Filmography
Filmography as Director
Feature films
Short films
- Adam.Eve.Steve (1997)
- Jesses (1999)
- Sons (2000)
- Hock Hiap Leong (2001)
- 48 on AIDS (2002)
- 24 HRS (2002)
- Mother (2002)
- 15 (short) (2002)!
- The Old Man and The River (2003)
- 177155 (2003)
- Cut (2004)
- The Blind Trilogy: Blind / Old Parliament House / Capitol Cinema (2004)
- The Absentee (2004)
- Careless Whisperer (2005)
- New York Girl (2005)
- Monkeylove (2005)
- DIY (2005)
- Cellouiod Dreams (2006), for the National Museum of Singapore's Living Galleries
- Sin Sai Hong (2006)
- After The Rain (2007)
- My SARS Lover (2008)
- Little Note (2009)
- Anniversary (2009)
- No Admittance (2010)
- Ah Kong (2010)
- FishLove (2010)
- I want to remember (2011)
- Vicky (2014)
- 033713 (2014)
Other work
- Remains (1995) Music Video
- Erase (1996) Music Video
- Kisses (1997) Music Video
- 4A Florence Close (1998) Home Video
- Birdsong (2010) TV movie
- Old Places (2010) TV movie
Filmography as actor
- The Teenage Textbook Movie (1998)
- Pong (1999)
- Be with Me (2005)
Awards
1995
- NTU's All-School Students' Photo-Videographic Competition: First prize for Music Video "Remains"
1996
- National Panasonic Video Award for Music Video for “Erase”
1997
- UTV International Book Prize for “Adam.Eve.Steve”
1998
- Bios MTV Awards 2nd prize for Music Video for “Kisses”
1999/2000
- Hong Kong IDN Excellence in Digital Imaging Award for “Senses”
2000
- 13th Singapore International Film Festival
- Best Short Film for “Sons”
- Special Achievement Award for “Sons”
2001
- Singapore Short Film Festival – The Voice Award for “Mother”
- 6th Malaysian Video Awards: ASEAN Director of the Year – Silver Award
- 23rd JVC Video Award – Silver Award for “Sons”
2002
- The National Arts Council – Young Artist of the Year 2002
- 21st Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Sweden) – International Jury Honorary Mention for “Hock Hiap Leong”
- 6th Thai Short Film and Video Festival – Best International Short Film Award for “15"
- Asian Television Awards 2002 – Technical and Creative Winner
- Best of Show
- Best Cinematography Award
- Promax Asia 2002 – Silver for "48 on AIDS"
- 15th Singapore International Film Festival – Special Achievement Award for Short Film “15”
- “Fest Forward” – Audience Choice for “15”
- Tampere International Film Festival – Jury’s Diploma of Merit Award for “Hock Hiap Leong”
2003
- Filmlet 2003 – Best International Short Film
- Brief Encounter Short Film Festival 2003
- Best International Short Film
- Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2003 – Promotion Prize of the International Competition 03
- 22nd Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Sweden) "UppsalaFilmkaja" Award
- Mecal Film Festival – Special Mention for "15" (short film)
- 16th Singapore International Film Festival – NETPAC-FIPRESCI Jury World Critic Award for "15: The Movie"
- Newport International Film Festival – Honorable Mention for “15”
- Oberhausen Short Film Festival – Special Mention Award for “15"
- Tampere Film Festival – Best Fiction Award for “15”
- Hong Kong Independent Short Film & Video Awards – Asian New Force 2003 Critics Awards for Short Film for “15”
- New York Film and Television Award – Silver for “48 on AIDS”
2004
- Hall of Fame – Best Family TVC (Starhub)
- 10th Lyon Asian Film Festival – Press Award for 2nd Best Film for "15"
- TIME Magazine – "Top 20 Asian Heroes"
- Panasonic Digital Filmmaker Awards 2004 First Prize for “Cut”
- 2004 Busan Asian Short Film Festival Excellent Kodak Film Award for "15" (short film)
- Buenos Aires VI Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente
- Signis Special Mention Award for "15: The Movie"
- Best Director Award for "15: The Movie"
- Deauville Asian Film Festival – Special Jury Award for "15: The Movie"
2005
- 3rd Vladivostok Pacific Meridian Film Festival – Best Short Film for "Cut"
- Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival – Canal+ Award 2005 for "Cut"
2006
- 2006 Hawaii International Film Festival NETPAC award – (4:30)
- 2006 Sapporo Short Shorts Special award – (Monkeylove)
- 2006 HAF Award – "132”
- 2006 Fitzroy Short Film Festival – Audience Prize for "Monkeylove"
- Geneva Black Movie Festival – Special Mention Award for "4:30"
2007
- Main Prize of the 5th Festival Signes de Nuit for "Monkeylove"
- Winner of the Silver Screen Gangster Award
- 29th Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival Grand prix for "Monkeylove"
2009
- 22nd Singapore International Film Festival – Singapore Film Awards: Best Director for "12 Lotus"
2010
- 1st Singapore Short Film Awards – Honorary Award for "outstanding contribution to the film community through short films"
References
- ↑ "Wowing Audiences With His Films". TP4u.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
External links
- Royston Tan Official website
- Royston Tan's 4:30 Interview on Youtube
- Royston Tan's blogspot
- Royston Tan at the Internet Movie Database
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