Royston Tan

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Royston Tan
陈子谦
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Roystan Tan in 2007
Born (1976-10-05) 5 October 1976 (age 44)
Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
Alma materZhonghua Secondary School
Temasek Polytechnic
Occupationdirector, screenwriter, producer,actor
Years active1995–present
Parents
  • Tan Chin Cheng (father)
  • Ng Peng Hwy (mother)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳子謙
Simplified Chinese陈子谦
Websiteroyston-tan.blogspot.com

Royston Tan (simplified Chinese: 陈子谦; traditional Chinese: 陳子謙; pinyin: Chén Zǐ Qiān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chí-khiam; born 5 October 1976) is a Singaporean filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer and actor.

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[]

  • 15 (feature) (2003)
  • 4:30 (feature) (2006)
  • 881 (feature) (2007)
  • (feature) (2008)
  • 3688 (feature) (2015)

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)
  • Bunga Sayang (2015), as part of the anthology 7 Letters
  • Provision Shop (2016)

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
  • Journey to the West Pioneer Generation Video (2015) Advertorial
  • High (2020) Interactive Film

Filmography as actor[]

Compilations[]

  • Royston's Shorts (2006) - produced by Tan Bee Thiam

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"

Accolades[]

In 2021 he was selected as Jury member for Sonje Award in 26th Busan International Film Festival to be held in October.[2]

Controversy[]

In June 2010, Tan was part of a group of Singapore filmmakers to protest the Asian Film Archive's head 's supposed conflict of interest. Their letter led to Tan Bee Thiam's resignation as executive director in September.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Wowing Audiences With His Films". TP4u.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
  2. ^ Kim Ji-won (24 August 2021). "부산영화�� 지석상·비프메세나상·선재상 심사위원 발표…미래 이끌 신인 찾는다" [Busan Film Festival Ji Seok Award, BIFF Mecenat Award, Son Jae Award Jury Announcement… Looking for new talent to lead the future]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ Frater, Patrick. "Filmmaker protest movement leads to Tan's AFA departure". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.

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