Yen Tan

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Years active 2002–present Name Yen Tan		Role Film producer Education Drake University

Born 1975 Malaysia Occupation Film director, screenwriter, producer Nominations Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award Movies Pit Stop, Ciao, Until We Could, Happy Birthday, The Outfit Similar People Adam Neal Smith, David Lowery, Alessandro Calza, Marcus DeAnda, Bill Heck

Yen Tan (born 1975) is a Malaysian film producer and director who immigrated to the United States at the age of 19 and is based in Dallas, Texas. He is known for award winning films Happy Birthday (2002) and Deadroom (2005). He also directed the gay-themed Ciao (2008) that he had co-written with the film's lead actor Alessandro Calza.

His screenwriting lab semi-finalist screenplay Pit Stop was selected by the Outfest Screenwriting Lab. The film also screened at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. He was also a finalist for the prestigious Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise.

He is openly gay.

Director

Feature films

2002: Happy Birthday

2005: Deadroom (Co-directed with James M. Johnston, David Lowery and Nick Prendergast)

2008: Ciao

2013: Pit Stop

Shorts

2001: Love Stories

2008: Coda

2011: Wanted

2016: 1985

Producer

2005: Deadroom

2008: Coda (short)

2008: My Mom Smokes Weed (short)

Actor

2011: 3 Thumbs Up playing himself (documentary)

Awards

For Happy Birthday

2002: Won the Jury Prize for "Best Feature - Gay Male" at the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

2002: Won New Directors Showcase - Bets Feature award at the Portland LGBT Film Festival

Also earned an honorable mention at Image+Nation in Montreal

For Deadroom

2005: Won Director's Award at the Texas Film Festival (sharing with James M. Johnston, David Lowery and Nick Prendergast)

References

Yen Tan Wikipedia

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