Royston Tan

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Royston Tan
'7 Letters' - Welcome and Q&A at SOAS University of London.jpg
Tan at a screening of 7 Letters in London on 17 June 2016
Born (1976-10-05) 5 October 1976 (age 48)
Singapore
Other namesChen Ziqian
Education Zhonghua Secondary School
Alma mater Temasek Polytechnic
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
  • actor
Years active1995–present
Parents
  • Tan Chin Cheng (father)
  • Ng Peng Hwy (mother)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 陳子謙
Simplified Chinese 陈子谦
Hanyu Pinyin Chén Zǐqiān
Hokkien POJ Tân Chí-khiam
Website royston-tan.blogspot.com

Royston Tan (born 5 October 1976) is a Singaporean filmmaker and actor.

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Background

Tan is a graduate from Temasek Polytechnic, where he studied Visual Communications. [1] 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 six features.

In 2021 he was selected as a jury member for the Sonje Award at the 26th Busan International Film Festival. [2]

He was appointed creative director of the Singapore National Day Parade in 2020 and 2023. [3] In 2023, Tan was one of the eight assentors appointed for eventual president-elect Tharman Shanmugaratnam in the 2023 Singaporean presidential election. [4]

Filmography

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Tan in 2007

As director

Feature films

YearTitleNotesRef
2003 15
2006 4:30
2007 881 [5]
2008 12 Lotus [5]
2015 3688 [5]
2021 24 [5]

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)
  • Wedding portrait (2014)
  • 50 First Kisses (2015)
  • Bunga Sayang (2015), as part of the anthology 7 Letters
  • Provision Shop (2016)
  • Half (2022)

Other works

  • 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
  • Singapore Biennale 2013 If The World Changed - Ghost of Capitol Theatre
  • Journey to the West Pioneer Generation Video (2015) Advertorial
  • Voyage (2017) Multimedia musical [6]
  • GeTai Challenge (2018) Guest judge (episode 15-16) [7] [8]
  • High (2020) Interactive film
  • National day Parade (2020)
  • National day Parade (2023)

As actor

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1998 The Teenage Textbook Movie
1999Pong
2005 Be with Me

Compilations

Awards

1996

1997

1998

1999/2000

2000

Best Short Film for "Sons"
Special Achievement Award for "Sons"

2001

2002

Best of Show
Best Cinematography Award

2003

2004

Signis Special Mention Award for "15: The Movie"
Best Director Award for "15: The Movie"

2005

2006

2007

2009

2010

2012

2013

2015

2016

2017

2020

2022

References

  1. ↑ "Wowing Audiences With His Films". TP4u.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
  2. ↑ Kim Ji-won (24 August 2021). "부산영화제 지석상·비프메세나상·선재상 심사위원 발표…미래 이끌 신인 찾는다" [Busan Film Festival Ji Seok Award, BIFF Mecenat Award, Son Jae Award Jury Announcement… Looking for new talent to lead the future]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "This year, get ready to watch - and smell - an unforgettable NDP show". AsiaOne. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ho Kwon Ping, Royston Tan & Muhd Alami Musa among S'poreans publicly supporting Tharman's presidential bid" . Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Auto, Hermes (6 September 2021). "Royston Tan's new film 24 will premiere at Busan International Film Festival | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Pop singers, award-winning filmmakers contribute to opening of the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre". TODAY. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "GeTai Challenge 2018 歌台星力量 兴-旺-发 - EP15". Archived from the original on 5 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "GeTai Challenge 2018 歌台星力量 兴-旺-发 - EP16". Archived from the original on 5 October 2018.


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