Tan Chui Mui
Tan Chui Mui (Chinese: 陈翠梅; pinyin: Chén Cuìméi; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chhùi-mûi, born 1978) is a Malaysian filmmaker based in Malaysia.
Background[]
Tan was born in Sungai Ular, a small fishing village in Kuantan, Malaysia.[1] Her father is from Kinmen, Taiwan. She graduated with a Bachelor of Multimedia (Hons) in Film and Animation in 2002 from Multimedia University, Malaysia.
Career[]
Wang Ge of Time Out Beijing identifies Tan Chui Mui of being at the forefront of a new wave of Malaysian filmmakers who deal with social issues.[2] In 2007, she received the Tiger Award from the 36th International Film Festival Rotterdam with her debut feature film Love Conquers All.[3] The film had previously won the New Currents Awards and Fipresci Award at the 11th Pusan International Film Festival in 2006.[4] In 2010, Year Without a Summer was selected for the Asian Cinema Fund, receiving funding for both the script and post-production.[5] She is also a prolific short filmmaker, who had won prizes in two short film festivals, Oberhausen Short Film Festival[6] and Clermont-Ferrand Short film Festival.[7] In 2008, she had a project of making a short film every month. She had made 7 short films, and she called them All My Failed Attempts.[citation needed] In 2010, she was a judge at the Malaysia Airlines short film competition.[8]
She has been actively involved in the Malaysia independent film scene, working as a producer, editor, script writer, and occasionally an actress. In 2004, she set up Da Huang Pictures with Amir Muhammad, James Lee and Liew Seng Tat.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role in crew | Other notes |
2005 | Chemman Chaalai (The Gravel Road) 红泥路 | Producer | |
A tree in Tanjung Malim 丹绒马林有棵树 | Director | short film | |
2006 | Love Conquers All | Director | |
Company of Mushrooms 蘑菇兄弟们 | Director | short film | |
South of South 南国以南 | Director | short film | |
Apa khabar orang kampung? | Producer | ||
Before we fall in love again | Producer | ||
2010 | Year Without A Summer | Director | |
2020 | Sometime, Sometime | Producer and actress |
References[]
- ^ Kwan, Brian (22 June 2009). "Close up… Tan Chui Mui". Time Out Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ Ge, Wang (22 August 2011). "Tan Chui Mui". Time Out Beijing. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ Vijn, Ard (14 December 2009). "The IFFR Shows the Whole World for Free that LOVE CONQUERS ALL !". Twitch Film. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ Paquet, Darcy (19 October 2006). "'Love' Conquers Pusan Fest". Variety. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ Noh, Jean (27 July 2010). "Pusan Asian Cinema Fund Supports Tan Chui Mui, Ashvin Kumar". Screen Daily. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ Fahmi, Fadzil (3 July 2005). "Mui's Moving Movies". The Star. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "Everyday Everyday". International Short Film Festival - Clermont-Ferrand. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "MAS launches film contest". The Star. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
External links[]
- Malaysian film directors
- Malaysian people of Chinese descent
- Malaysian film producers
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Malaysian people of Hokkien descent
- Malaysian people of Taiwanese descent
- Asian film producers
- Malaysian documentary film producers
- Malaysian women experimental filmmakers
- Women documentary filmmakers
- Malaysian people stubs