Person
Anthony Chen
Directing · Born 1984-04-18 · Singapore
Biography
Anthony Chen (Chinese: 陈哲艺; born 18 April 1984) is a Singaporean film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is known for directing the feature films Ilo Ilo (2013) and Wet Season (2019). His debut feature film, Ilo Ilo, won the Camera d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, making him the first and only Singaporean to have been awarded at Cannes. The film also earned him the Achievement in Directing award at the 2013 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, and the Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film, Best New Director and Best Original Screenplay.
Known for
Happyend
Producer
Sleep No More
Co-Producer
Crocodile Tears
Co-Producer
Secret Daughter
Director
We Are All Strangers
Director
The Breaking Ice
Producer
Wet Season
Director
Arnold Is a Model Student
Co-Producer
Lighthouse
Writer
Ajoomma
Producer
Filmography
- 2026We Are All StrangersDirector
- 2026Sleep No MoreCo-Producer
- 2026Crocodile TearsCo-Producer
- 2025Some Nights I Feel Like WalkingCo-Producer
- 2025ReflectionDirector
- 2025This City Is a BattlefieldCo-Producer
- 2024HappyendProducer
- 2024Singapore Films: To The World & BackSelf
- 2024DriftDirector
- 2023The CigaretteDirector
- 2023The Breaking IceProducer
- 2023Arnold Is a Model StudentCo-Producer
- 2022AjoommaProducer
- 2021The Year of the Everlasting StormDirector
- 2021The Break AwayDirector
- 2021DistanceDirector
- 2019Wet SeasonDirector
- 2018Singapore Cinema: Between TakesSelf
- 2017Pop AyeExecutive Producer
- 2016DistanceWriter
- 2013Ilo IloDirector
- 2013HomesickDirector
- 2012Karung GuniDirector
- 2011The Reunion DinnerDirector
- 2010Hotel 66Director
- 2010LighthouseWriter
- 2008HazeDirector
- 2007Ah MaDirector
- 2005G23Director
- —Secret DaughterDirector
- —Four Seasons In JavaCo-Producer
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