Royston Tan

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name = Royston Tan

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Royston Tan (zh-sp|s=陈子谦|p=Chén Zǐqiān; born 5 October 1976) is a gay Singapore filmmaker.

Tan is a graduate from Temasek Polytechnic, who took a course in Visual Communication.cite web |url=http://www.tp.edu.sg/tp4u/beyond/car_roy.htm |title=Wowing Audiences With His Films |work=TP4u.com |accessdate=2007-08-08] He first came into prominence through his short films: "Sons" (2000), "Hock Hiap Leong" (2001), "48 on AIDS" (2002), "Mother" (2002) and "15" (2002).

Filmography

Filmography as Director

Feature films

*"" (feature) (2003)
*"" (feature) (2006)
*"881" (feature) (2007)
*"12 Lotus" (feature) (2008)

hort 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)
*"Sin Sia Hong" (2006)
*"After the Rain" (2007)

Other work

* "Remains" (1995) Music Video
* "Erase" (1996) Music Video
* "Kisses" (1997) Music Video
* "4A Florence Close" (1998) Home Video

Filmography as actor

* "Be with Me" (2005)
* ""Pong"" (1999)

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"

References

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AsQmycxxA0 Royston tan's 4:30 Interview on Youtube]
* [http://royston-tan.blogspot.com Royston Tan's blogspot]
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