Yen Tan

Yen Tan
Born	1975 Malaysia
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active	2002–present

Yen Tan (born 1975) is a Malaysian film producer and director who immigrated to the United States at the age of 19 and is based in Dallas, Texas.^[1] He is known for award winning films Happy Birthday (2002) and Deadroom (2005). He also directed the gay-themed Ciao (2008) that he had co-written with the film's lead actor Alessandro Calza.

His screenwriting lab semi-finalist screenplay Pit Stop was selected by the Outfest Screenwriting Lab. The film also screened at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. He was also a finalist for the prestigious Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise.

He is openly gay.^[2][3]

Filmography

Director

Feature films

• 2002: Happy Birthday
• 2005: Deadroom (Co-directed with James M. Johnston, David Lowery and Nick Prendergast)
• 2008: Ciao
• 2013: Pit Stop

Shorts

• 2001: Love Stories
• 2008: Coda
• 2011: Wanted

Producer

• 2005: Deadroom
• 2008: Coda (short)
• 2008: My Mom Smokes Weed (short)

Actor

• 2011: 3 Thumbs Up playing himself (documentary)

Awards

For Happy Birthday

• 2002: Won the Jury Prize for "Best Feature - Gay Male" at the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• 2002: Won New Directors Showcase - Bets Feature award at the Portland LGBT Film Festival
• Also earned an honorable mention at Image+Nation in Montreal

For Deadroom

• 2005: Won Director's Award at the Texas Film Festival (sharing with James M. Johnston, David Lowery and Nick Prendergast)

References

1. The Advocate: So Long, Farewell - an interview by Kyle Buchanan
2. Dallas Voice: 'Ciao' now available on DVD
3. Queerious: Yen Tan's Pit Stop

External links

• Yen Tan at the Internet Movie Database