Background
Anthony Chen was born April 18, 1984, to Bernard and his spouse Joan (née Tai).
陈哲艺, 陳哲藝
Anthony Chen was born April 18, 1984, to Bernard and his spouse Joan (née Tai).
Interested in film from a young age, Chen attended Nan Hua Primary School, The Chinese High School (now Hwa Chong Institution), and Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
Short films
In 2007 and 2008, Chen went on to direct Ah Ma and Haze respectively. Both attracted favourable criticism. Following his mandatory conscription in the army, Chen was admitted to the National Film and Television School (NFTS) in the United Kingdom.
Graduating in 2010, two of his short films, Distance and Lighthouse, were released that year.
These were followed up with Karang Guni (2012) and Homesick (2013). Chen is signed to London-based talent agency United Agents.
In the United States, he is represented by United Talent Agency (UTA). Ilo Ilo (2013)
Ilo Ilo, Chen"s first feature film, was released on August 29, 2013 in Singaporean theatres.
Chen served as director, producer, and writer
According to Chen, the film was inspired by a real life maid who worked for Chen"s family when he was a child. After its world debut at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, Ilo Ilo received a fifteen-minute long "standing ovation" and earned Chen the coveted Camera d"Or. Foreign Ilo Ilo, Chen was named as one of Variety magazine"s annual "10 Directors to Watch".
After Ilo Ilo
Distance consists of segments by the three directors Xin Yukun, Tan Shijie and Sivaroj Kongsakul, from China, Singapore and Thailand respectively.
Short films
G-23 (2005)
Ah Ma (2007)
Haze (2008)
Hotel 66 (2009)
Distance (2010)
Lighthouse (2010)
The Reunion Dinner (2011)
Karang Guni (2012)
Homesick (2013)
Feature films
Ilo Ilo (2013).