Tan Chui Mui

Tan Chui Mui (b. 1978) is a Malaysian Chinese filmmaker based in Malaysia.

In 2007, she received the Tiger Award from the 36th International Film Festival Rotterdam with her debut feature film "Love Conquers All". The film had previously won the New Currents Awards and Fipresci Award at the 11th Pusan International Film Festival in 2006.

She has been actively involved in the Malaysia independent film scene, working as producer, editor, script writer and occasionally actress. In 2004, she set up Da Huang Pictures with Amir Muhammad, James Lee and Liew Seng Tat.

Background

Tan was born in Sungai Ular, a small fishing village in Kuantan, Malaysia. She graduated with a Bachelor of Multimedia (Hons) in Film and Animation in 2002 from Multimedia University, Malaysia.

Filmography

Directing

*"Love Conquers All (film)" / 90 minutes / 2006
Awards:

VPRO Tiger Award, 36th International Film Festival Rotterdam
New Currents Award, 11th Pusan International Film Festival
Fipresci Award, 11th Pusan International Film Festival

Shorts:

*"Company of Mushrooms" 蘑菇兄弟们 / 2006 / 30 minutes
Awards:
Best Foreign Short Film, Entre Veus Belford.

*"South of South" 南国以南 / 2006/ 11 minutes
59th Locarno International Film Festival
35th Rotterdam International Film Festival 鹿特丹电影节

*"A tree in Tanjung Malim" 丹绒马林有棵树 / 2005/ 26 minutes
Awards:
Best Foreign Short Film, Entre Veus Belford.
Principal Award, 51th Oberhausen International Short Film Festival 奥伯豪森国际短片大奖

Producing

*"Apa khabar orang kampung?"
Amir Muhammad / 2006

*"Before we fall in love again"
James Lee / 2006 / 100 minutes

*"Chemman Chaalai" (The Gravel Road) 红泥路
Deepak Kumaran Menon / 2005 / 90 minutes

References

* [http://imdb.com/name/nm1472235/ IMDB]
* [http://www.dahuangpictures.com/blogs/index.php/2007/01/04/tan_chui_mui Da Huang Pictures]
* [http://www.got1mag.com/blogs/chuimui.php Got One Magazine]
* [http://professionals.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/eng/the_festival/news/tiger_awards_2007.aspx 36th Rotterdam Film Festival VPRO Tiger Award: news]
* [http://professionals.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/eng/Programme/awards/vpro_tiger_awards.aspx award list]
* [http://www.piff.org/eng/html/news/new_piffnews_view.asp?idx=635&n_code=PIFFNEWS&gotopage=1&searchField=&searchString= Pusan International Film Festival New Currents Awards:]
* [http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/007926.html Twitch]
* [http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=features2006&content=jump&jump=story&dept=pusan2006&nav=NPusan&articleid=VR1117952321 Variety]
* [http://www.fipresci.org/festivals/archive/2006/pusan/pusan_06_ndx.htm Fipresci Prize]
* [http://www.centrepompidou.fr/Pompidou/Manifs.nsf/0/AC9990B057457543C1257291003706DE?OpenDocument Centre Pompidou]
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=438425 New York Times]
* [http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/ned/search/filmpro.aspx?id=a373b92d-577c-40bc-84c9-9039e9072a26 Rotterdam Professional]
* [http://www.shop.dahuangpictures.com/ DVD of Tan Chui Mui]