Anthony Chen

Anthony Chen

Nacimiento : 1984-04-18, Singapore

Historia

Born in 1984, Anthony Chen enrolled in the School of Film and Media Studies, Ngee Ann Polytechnic in 2001 to pursue his passion for film-making. His graduation film G-23, which he wrote and directed, screened at over 35 film festivals and won awards in Korea, France, Belgium, Malaysia and Singapore. His short film AH MA was awarded the Special Mention award at the prestigious 60th Cannes Film Festival, the first Singaporean film to garner an award at the festival. His debut feature, ILO ILO won the Camera D'or for the best debut feature at the 66th Cannes Film Festival.

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Anthony Chen

Películas

Drift
Producer
Jacqueline, a young refugee, lands alone and penniless on a Greek island where she tries to survive, then to cope with her past. While gathering her strength, she begins a friendship with a rootless tour guide and together they find the resilience to forge ahead.
Drift
Director
Jacqueline, a young refugee, lands alone and penniless on a Greek island where she tries to survive, then to cope with her past. While gathering her strength, she begins a friendship with a rootless tour guide and together they find the resilience to forge ahead.
Ajoomma
Producer
A middle-aged widowed Singaporean woman named Auntie has spent the majority of her life providing for her family. As her adult son Sam becomes more independent, she is left to deal with a completely new identity outside of her roles as a daughter, wife, and mother. A solo vacation to Korea turns into a wild adventure when she meets Jung Su, an elderly security officer, and Kwon-Woo, a teenage tour guide who can't seem to get his life together. The trio embark on an unexpected roller coaster ride where hearts flutter and unlikely bonds are formed.
Arnold Is a Model Student
Co-Producer
Arnold is a clever student who has won many academic awards. One day, he meets Bee who has an underground business of helping students to cheat their exams. Bee asks Arnold to join his cheating ring and offers him a lot of money. While Arnold is considering working with Bee, at his school, many students are not happy with the school’s disrespect of their freedom and they organize a big protest.
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
Producer
Featuring seven stories from seven auteurs from around the world, the film chronicles this unprecedented moment in time, and is a true love letter to the power of cinema and its storytellers.
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
Writer
Featuring seven stories from seven auteurs from around the world, the film chronicles this unprecedented moment in time, and is a true love letter to the power of cinema and its storytellers.
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
Director
Featuring seven stories from seven auteurs from around the world, the film chronicles this unprecedented moment in time, and is a true love letter to the power of cinema and its storytellers.
Distance
Screenplay
A conversation between a divorced couple that took place in London
Distance
Director
A conversation between a divorced couple that took place in London
Wet Season
Producer
Ling (Yeo Yann Yann) es una chica procedente de Malasia que da clases de mandarín en un instituto de Singapur donde su labor es poco apreciada. Tienen pocos motivos para ser feliz: ella y su marido han pasado los últimos ocho años intentando concebir un hijo, un proceso que ha erosionado notablemente su relación. De hecho, su marido apenas pasa ya tiempo en casa, por lo que Ling se tiene que ocupar prácticamente en solitario de su suegro enfermo. Una inesperada fuente de comfort aparece en la figura de Wei Lun (Koh Jia Ler), el único estudiante de su clase al que parece interesarle la materia.
Wet Season
Screenplay
Ling (Yeo Yann Yann) es una chica procedente de Malasia que da clases de mandarín en un instituto de Singapur donde su labor es poco apreciada. Tienen pocos motivos para ser feliz: ella y su marido han pasado los últimos ocho años intentando concebir un hijo, un proceso que ha erosionado notablemente su relación. De hecho, su marido apenas pasa ya tiempo en casa, por lo que Ling se tiene que ocupar prácticamente en solitario de su suegro enfermo. Una inesperada fuente de comfort aparece en la figura de Wei Lun (Koh Jia Ler), el único estudiante de su clase al que parece interesarle la materia.
Wet Season
Director
Ling (Yeo Yann Yann) es una chica procedente de Malasia que da clases de mandarín en un instituto de Singapur donde su labor es poco apreciada. Tienen pocos motivos para ser feliz: ella y su marido han pasado los últimos ocho años intentando concebir un hijo, un proceso que ha erosionado notablemente su relación. De hecho, su marido apenas pasa ya tiempo en casa, por lo que Ling se tiene que ocupar prácticamente en solitario de su suegro enfermo. Una inesperada fuente de comfort aparece en la figura de Wei Lun (Koh Jia Ler), el único estudiante de su clase al que parece interesarle la materia.
Singapore Cinema: Between Takes
Himself
From Crazy Rich Asians (2018) to 12 Storeys (1997) to Sumpah Pontianak (The Curse of Pontianak) (1957), Singapore’s film industry is a diverse one and its evolution is nothing short of colourful. Recollecting Singapore’s famed studios in the 1950s to uncovering new waves of filmmakers in 90s and into today’s digital revolution, Singapore Cinema: Between Takes provides an insight into the rich history, and culture of Singapore films and its industry through candid reflections of filmmakers and content creators.
Pop Aye
Executive Producer
En un encuentro casual, un desencantado arquitecto se choca con su elefante, al que perdió hacía mucho tiempo, por las calles de Bangkok. Emocionado, lleva a su elefante en un viaje a través de Tailandia, en busca de la granja donde crecieron juntos.
Distance
Executive Producer
Three stories which each focus on one of three types of relationships: family, friendship, and love. The first story is about conflicted manager on a business trip who is intrigued by an elderly worker and investigates his life. The second story is about a young father who receives a letter that brings him to a foreign land, where old emotions come unburied. The last story is about a visiting professor from overseas who sets a student's heart fluttering, while having to deal with his own.
Distance
Writer
Three stories which each focus on one of three types of relationships: family, friendship, and love. The first story is about conflicted manager on a business trip who is intrigued by an elderly worker and investigates his life. The second story is about a young father who receives a letter that brings him to a foreign land, where old emotions come unburied. The last story is about a visiting professor from overseas who sets a student's heart fluttering, while having to deal with his own.
Retratos de familia
Producer
Singapur, 1997: Los Lim son una familia acomodada de tres miembros – marido, mujer e hijo – que recibe a Teresa (Angeli Bayani), una mujer filipina que ha venido a la metrópolis a servir, al igual que muchas otras compartriotas suyas en busca de una vida mejor. Toda la familia tiene que adaptarse a la presencia de esta extranjera, que altera aún más su relación ya tensa. Sin embargo, Teresa y Jiale (Koh Jia Ler), el problemático chico al que cuida, pronto forman un vínculo fuerte y afectuoso, que se va desarrollando, dándole al chico una sensación de pertenencia en una familia que se desintegra poco a poco, mismo vínculo que se verá amenazado por la irrupción de elementos externos – una crisis financiera – e internos en la dinámica familiar que los cambiarán para siempre. Inspirada en hechos de la infancia de su director. (FILMAFFINITY)
Retratos de familia
Screenplay
Singapur, 1997: Los Lim son una familia acomodada de tres miembros – marido, mujer e hijo – que recibe a Teresa (Angeli Bayani), una mujer filipina que ha venido a la metrópolis a servir, al igual que muchas otras compartriotas suyas en busca de una vida mejor. Toda la familia tiene que adaptarse a la presencia de esta extranjera, que altera aún más su relación ya tensa. Sin embargo, Teresa y Jiale (Koh Jia Ler), el problemático chico al que cuida, pronto forman un vínculo fuerte y afectuoso, que se va desarrollando, dándole al chico una sensación de pertenencia en una familia que se desintegra poco a poco, mismo vínculo que se verá amenazado por la irrupción de elementos externos – una crisis financiera – e internos en la dinámica familiar que los cambiarán para siempre. Inspirada en hechos de la infancia de su director. (FILMAFFINITY)
Retratos de familia
Director
Singapur, 1997: Los Lim son una familia acomodada de tres miembros – marido, mujer e hijo – que recibe a Teresa (Angeli Bayani), una mujer filipina que ha venido a la metrópolis a servir, al igual que muchas otras compartriotas suyas en busca de una vida mejor. Toda la familia tiene que adaptarse a la presencia de esta extranjera, que altera aún más su relación ya tensa. Sin embargo, Teresa y Jiale (Koh Jia Ler), el problemático chico al que cuida, pronto forman un vínculo fuerte y afectuoso, que se va desarrollando, dándole al chico una sensación de pertenencia en una familia que se desintegra poco a poco, mismo vínculo que se verá amenazado por la irrupción de elementos externos – una crisis financiera – e internos en la dinámica familiar que los cambiarán para siempre. Inspirada en hechos de la infancia de su director. (FILMAFFINITY)
Karung Guni
Director
A chance encounter between strangers, a foreigner and a local, results in the possibility of an unlikely friendship.
The Reunion Dinner
Writer
The Reunion Dinner depicts one Singaporean family’s celebration of Chinese New Year from the 1960s to present day. They may adapt their traditions to the country’s modernisation, but this does not change: celebrating with loved ones over a shared meal.
The Reunion Dinner
Director
The Reunion Dinner depicts one Singaporean family’s celebration of Chinese New Year from the 1960s to present day. They may adapt their traditions to the country’s modernisation, but this does not change: celebrating with loved ones over a shared meal.
Hotel 66
Writer
When the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup was underway, a pair of strangers met at Hostel 66 in London's Chinatown. The newly arrived female security guard and the long-term renter who took the initiative to strike up a conversation observe and test each other.
Hotel 66
Director
When the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup was underway, a pair of strangers met at Hostel 66 in London's Chinatown. The newly arrived female security guard and the long-term renter who took the initiative to strike up a conversation observe and test each other.
Lighthouse
Director
A mother takes her three children on a road trip but finds that home cannot easily be left behind.
Haze
Director
On a hot humid day, Singapore is shrouded by the haze from Indonesia. Two teenagers skip school to idle the time away, and an innocent love affair plays out indoors.
Ah Ma
Writer
Ah Ma is lying in the hospital, her life hanging by a thread. Her family gathers by her deathbed to send her off. Overwhelmed by sadness, they struggle to find their own way of coming to terms with the impending end.
Ah Ma
Director
Ah Ma is lying in the hospital, her life hanging by a thread. Her family gathers by her deathbed to send her off. Overwhelmed by sadness, they struggle to find their own way of coming to terms with the impending end.
G23
Director
The lives of three characters intertwine through a ticket-tearer working at the local Indian cinema, who soon develops an interest in the stories of his patrons.
The Break Away
Director
Over the course of 45 days, a relationship begins to break apart as confinement tests its bonds.
Secret Daughter
Director
A global story through the eyes of two women interconnected by a child. Somer is a newly married physician in San Francisco who makes the devastating discovery that she will never be able to have children. The same year in India, poor mother Kavita makes the heartbreaking choice to save her newborn daughter’s life by giving her away and will be haunted by that decision every moment for the rest of her life. Asha, the child adopted out of a Mumbai orphanage, binds the destinies of the two women.
The Breaking Ice
Producer
Invierno de 2022, Nana camina con dos amigos mientras pasan un fin de semana libre y triste en un viaje desde la ciudad hasta el bosque del norte, en el hielo y la nieve. Rodada en Yanji, una ciudad en el norte de China.
The Breaking Ice
Writer
Invierno de 2022, Nana camina con dos amigos mientras pasan un fin de semana libre y triste en un viaje desde la ciudad hasta el bosque del norte, en el hielo y la nieve. Rodada en Yanji, una ciudad en el norte de China.
The Breaking Ice
Director
Invierno de 2022, Nana camina con dos amigos mientras pasan un fin de semana libre y triste en un viaje desde la ciudad hasta el bosque del norte, en el hielo y la nieve. Rodada en Yanji, una ciudad en el norte de China.
We Are All Strangers
Director
La película continuará la exploración del director de las relaciones domésticas y la dinámica familiar y tocará temas de privilegio. , la clase y la desigualdad a medida que la pandemia de Covid-19 los pone de relieve con mayor intensidad.