Corrie Chen | |
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Born | 1985or1986(age 37–38) [1] |
Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, writer, and director |
Known for | |
Website | www |
Corrie Chen is a Taiwanese-Australian [2] filmmaker, writer, and director. She is known for her work on New Gold Mountain and Bad Behaviour .
Chen grew up in Taiwan. She moved to Australia in 1994 when she was 8. [1] Her father gifted her his old video camera when she was 12. [3] She attended the Victorian College of the Arts and received a Bachelor of Film and Television (Hons) in 2008 and then a Master of Film and Television in 2011. [1]
After directing short films and serving as a director's attachment on shows such as The Leftovers, Chen was brought on to direct three episodes of Mustangs FC . This then led to additional television directing gigs such as for Sisters and Homecoming Queens. [4]
As far back as 2011, Chen had been dreaming of a project dealing with ethnic tensions during Victoria gold rush. [2] That time period fascinated Chen since she was in grade school. [5] In 2021, she directed the 1857-set, New Gold Mountain. [2] Chen joined the television adaptation of Bad Behaviour in 2019. The show premiered in 2023. [6]
Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | |
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Director | Writer | ||||
2009 | Happy Country | Yes | Yes | Short film | [2] |
2010 | Wonder Boy | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
2010 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | No | No | Set production assistant | |
2011 | Bruce Lee Played Badminton Too | Yes | Yes | Short film | [1] |
2013 | Zero to Hero | Yes | No | Short film | |
2013 | Bloomers | Yes | No | Short film | |
2014 | Suicide and Me | Yes | No | Documentary short | [1] |
2015 | Reg Makes Contact | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
2016 | Tinseltown | Yes | Yes | Short film | [7] |
Year | Television show | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | |
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Director | Producer | ||||
2014 | Nowhere Boys | Yes | No | Director's attachment | [8] |
2015 | Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door | No | No | Miniseries, director's attachment | [8] |
2017 | Sisters | Yes | No | Season one, episodes 6 and 7 | |
2017 | The Leftovers | No | No | Director's attachment | [8] |
2017-2020 | Mustangs FC | Yes | No | Nine episodes | [8] |
2018 | Homecoming Queens | Yes | Yes | Miniseries | |
2019 | Five Bedrooms | Yes | No | Season one, episodes 3 and 4 | |
2019 | SeaChange | Yes | No | Season four, episodes 5 and 6 | |
2020 | Wentworth | Yes | No | Season eight, episodes 7 and 8 | [9] |
2021 | New Gold Mountain | Yes | No | Miniseries | |
2023 | Bad Behaviour | Yes | No | Miniseries | |
2023 | The Artful Dodger | Yes | No | [10] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | ADG Awards | Best Documentary Directing (Stand Alone Under 60 mins) | Suicide and Me | Won | [1] |
2015 | AACTA Awards | Best Short Fiction Film | Reg Makes Contact | Nominated | |
2016 | ADG Awards | Best Short Film | Nominated | ||
2018 | Film Victoria Awards | Greg Tepper award | n/a | Won | [11] |
2018 | AACTA Awards | Best Online Video or Series | Homecoming Queens | Nominated | |
2022 | ADG Awards | Best Direction in a TV or SVOD Miniseries Episode | New Gold Mountain | Won |
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