Frédéric Tcheng | |
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| Alma mater | Columbia University |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Works | Dior and I, Halston |
Frédéric Tcheng is a French film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He is best known for his documentaries Dior and I , Halston , and Invisible Beauty. [1] [2] [3]
Tcheng was born and raised in Lyon, France. [4] After studying engineering in Paris, he moved to New York City where he obtained a Masters of Fine Arts from Columbia University's film school in 2007. [5] [6] His first foray into documentary was the 2008 documentary Valentino: The Last Emperor , which he co-produced and co-edited. [7]
In 2011, he was the writer and co-director of Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel , which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival. [8]
Tcheng's solo directorial debut, Dior and I , premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. [9] The acclaimed documentary focuses on Raf Simons' first haute couture collection for Dior. [2] Also in 2014, he served as a jury member at the Warsaw film festival and CPH:DOX. [10]
From 2018 to 2019, he served as a filmmaking mentor for Queer art, a non-profit arts organization that serves a diverse community of LGBTQ+ artists. [10] [11]
In 2019, he directed the documentary Halston for CNN Films and Amazon. The film reframes the story of the American designer Halston as a business thriller and premiered at Sundance Film Festival. [12]
Tcheng's latest film, Invisible Beauty, about model and activist Bethann Hardison, premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. [13] [14] Tcheng co-wrote and co-directed the film, along with Hardison. [15]
Tcheng also served as an editor on the second season of the Netflix series Making a Murderer , and a cinematographer on the documentary King Georges . [16]
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | Co-editor and co-producer | Documentary |
| 2011 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | Co-director | Documentary |
| 2014 | Dior and I | Director, writer and producer | Documentary |
| 2015 | King Georges | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2018 | Making a Murderer | Editor | 3 Episodes |
| 2019 | Halston | Director, writer and producer | Documentary |
| 2023 | Invisible Beauty | Co-director and editor | Documentary |
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Won | Seattle International Film Festival | Documentary Special Jury Award | Dior and I | [17] |
| Nominated | Tribeca Festival | Best Documentary Feature | [18] | ||
| Nominated | Melbourne International Film Festival | Best Documentary | |||
| Nominated | Abu Dhabi Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | [19] | ||
| 2019 | Nominated | International Documentary Association | Video Source Award | Halston | [20] |
| Nominated | CPH:DOX | Politiken's Audience Award | [21] | ||
| Nominated | Sarasota Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | [22] | ||
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