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Name
  
Timothy Bui

Role
  
Filmmaker

Siblings
  
Tony Bui


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Born
  
April 13, 1970 (age 53) (
1970-04-13
)
Saigon, Vietnam

Occupation
  
Director, producer, screenwriter

Education
  
Columbia College Hollywood

Movies
  
Powder Blue, Green Dragon, Three Seasons, Stefano Formaggio

Similar People
  
Tony Bui, Stephane Gauger, Tran Ham, Kathy Uyen, Duong Don

Stephane Gauger and Timothy Bui talk about supporting Owl and the Sparrow


Timothy Linh Bui (b. Saigon, South Vietnam, April 13, 1970) is a Vietnamese-born American filmmaker, film producer, and screenwriter. He directed Green Dragon, and co-wrote and produced Three Seasons.

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Early life

Bui was born in Saigon, South Vietnam, and came to the United States with his family as a refugee of the Vietnam War in 1975, leaving Vietnam approximately one week before the Fall of Saigon. He grew up in Sunnyvale, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a graduate of Los Angeles film school, Columbia College Hollywood (CCH).

Personal life

Timothy Linh Bui is the older brother of Tony Bui, who is also a film director and producer. He is also the nephew of the Vietnamese actor Đơn Dương.

Awards and nominations

Austin Film Festival

  • 2001: Won, "Best Advance Screening" – Green Dragon
  • Humanitas Prize

  • 2001: Won, "Best Film" – Green Dragon
  • Sundance Film Festival

  • 1999: Won, "Grand Jury Prize, Audience Award, Cinematography" - Three Season
  • 2001: Nominated, "Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Film" – Green Dragon
  • Vietnam Awards

  • 2014: Won "Silver Kite Award Best Feature Film" - How To Fight in Six Inch Heels (Am Muu Giay Got Nhon)
  • 2016: Highest Grossing Vietnamese Horror Film - The Housemaid
  • References

    Timothy Linh Bui Wikipedia