Royston Tan

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.

Contents

• House Tour Filmmaker Royston Tans Home
• Royston tan popiah
• Feature films
• Short films
• Other work
• Filmography as actor
• Awards
• Controversy
• References

Tan is a graduate from Temasek Polytechnic, where he studied Visual Communications. 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.

Feature films

15 (feature) (2003)

4:30 (feature) (2006)

881 (feature) (2007)

12 Lotus (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

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

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 ShowBest 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"

Controversy

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