Yen Tan

Yen Tan
File:Yen Tan.jpg
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. 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.

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)

External links

• Yen Tan at the Internet Movie Database