Royston Tan

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

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.
Royston Tan
Tan at a screening of 7 Letters in London on 17 June 2016
Born (1976-10-05) 5 October 1976
Singapore
Other namesChen Ziqian
EducationZhonghua Secondary School
Alma materTemasek 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 PinyinChén Zǐqiān
Hokkien POJTân Chí-khiam
Websiteroyston-tan.blogspot.com

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 among one of the eight assentors appointed for eventual president-elect Tharman Shanmugaratnam in the 2023 Singaporean presidential election.[4]

Filmography
Tan in 2007

Feature films
Year Title Notes Ref
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)
  • Bunga Sayang (2015), as part of the anthology 7 Letters
  • Provision Shop (2016)

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
  • 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

As actor
Year Title Role Notes Ref
1998 The Teenage Textbook Movie
1999 Pong
2005 Be with Me

Compilations
  • Royston's Shorts (2006) - produced by Tan Bee Thiam

Awards

1996

  • National Panasonic Video Award for Music Video for "Erase"

1997

  • UTV International Book Prize for "Adam.Eve.Steve"

1998

  • Bios MTV Awards 2nd prize for Music Video for "Kisses"

1999/2000

  • Hong Kong IDN Excellence in Digital Imaging Award for "Senses"

2000

  • 13th Singapore International Film Festival
Best Short Film for "Sons"
Special Achievement Award for "Sons"

2001

  • Singapore Short Film Festival – The Voice Award for "Mother"
  • 6th Malaysian Video Awards: ASEAN Director of the Year – Silver Award
  • 23rd JVC Video Award – Silver Award for "Sons"

2002

  • The National Arts Council – Young Artist of the Year 2002
  • 21st Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Sweden) – International Jury Honorary Mention for "Hock Hiap Leong"
  • 6th Thai Short Film and Video Festival – Best International Short Film Award for "15"
  • Asian Television Awards 2002 – Technical and Creative Winner
Best of Show
Best Cinematography Award
  • Promax Asia 2002 – Silver for "48 on AIDS"
  • 15th Singapore International Film Festival – Special Achievement Award for Short Film "15"
  • "Fest Forward" – Audience Choice for "15"
  • Tampere International Film Festival – Jury's Diploma of Merit Award for "Hock Hiap Leong"

2003

  • Filmlet 2003 – Best International Short Film
  • Brief Encounter Short Film Festival 2003
  • Best International Short Film
  • Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2003 – Promotion Prize of the International Competition 03
  • 22nd Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Sweden) "UppsalaFilmkaja" Award
  • Mecal Film Festival – Special Mention for "15" (short film)
  • 16th Singapore International Film Festival – NETPAC-FIPRESCI Jury World Critic Award for "15: The Movie"
  • Newport International Film Festival – Honorable Mention for "15"
  • Oberhausen Short Film Festival – Special Mention Award for "15"
  • Tampere Film Festival – Best Fiction Award for "15"
  • Hong Kong Independent Short Film & Video Awards – Asian New Force 2003 Critics Awards for Short Film for "15"
  • New York Film and Television Award – Silver for "48 on AIDS"

2004

  • Hall of Fame – Best Family TVC (Starhub)
  • 10th Lyon Asian Film Festival – Press Award for 2nd Best Film for "15"
  • TIME Magazine – "Top 20 Asian Heroes"
  • Panasonic Digital Filmmaker Awards 2004 First Prize for "Cut"
  • 2004 Busan Asian Short Film Festival Excellent Kodak Film Award for "15" (short film)
  • Buenos Aires VI Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente
Signis Special Mention Award for "15: The Movie"
Best Director Award for "15: The Movie"
  • Deauville Asian Film Festival – Special Jury Award for "15: The Movie"

2005

2006

  • 2006 Hawaii International Film Festival NETPAC award – (4:30)
  • 2006 Sapporo Short Shorts Special award – (Monkeylove)
  • 2006 HAF Award – "132"
  • 2006 Fitzroy Short Film Festival – Audience Prize for "Monkeylove"
  • Geneva Black Movie Festival – Special Mention Award for "4:30"

2007

  • Main Prize of the 5th Festival Signes de Nuit for "Monkeylove"
  • Winner of the Silver Screen Gangster Award
  • 29th Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival Grand prix for "Monkeylove"

2009

  • 22nd Singapore International Film Festival – Singapore Film Awards: Best Director for "12 Lotus"

2010

  • 1st Singapore Short Film Awards – Honorary Award for "outstanding contribution to the film community through short films"

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. 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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