Royston Tan

Royston Tan (born 5 October 1976) is a Singaporean filmmaker.

Tan is a graduate from Temasek Polytechnic, where he studied Visual Communications. He first came into prominence through his short films: Sons (2000), Hock Hiap Leong (2001), 48 on AIDS (2002), Mother (2002) and 15 (2002). He has so far directed four features.

Feature films

 * 15 (feature) (2003)
 * 4:30 (feature) (2006)
 * 881 (feature) (2007)
 * 12 Lotus (feature) (2008)

Short films

 * Adam.Eve.Steve (1997)
 * Jesses (1999)
 * Sons (2000)
 * Hock Hiap Leong (2001)
 * 48 on AIDS (2002)
 * 24 HRS (2002)
 * Mother (2002)
 * 15 (short) (2002)!
 * The Old Man and The River (2003)
 * 177155 (2003)
 * Cut (2004)
 * The Blind Trilogy: Blind / Old Parliament House / Capitol Cinema (2004)
 * The Absentee (2004)
 * Careless Whisperer (2005)
 * New York Girl (2005)
 * Monkeylove (2005)
 * DIY (2005)
 * Cellouiod Dreams (2006), for the National Museum of Singapore's Living Galleries
 * Sin Sai Hong (2006)
 * After The Rain (2007)
 * My SARS Lover (2008)
 * Little Note (2009)
 * Anniversary (2009)
 * No Admittance (2010)
 * Ah Kong (2010)
 * FishLove (2010)
 * I want to remember (2011)

Other work

 * Remains (1995) Music Video
 * Erase (1996) Music Video
 * Kisses (1997) Music Video
 * 4A Florence Close (1998) Home Video
 * Birdsong (2010) TV movie
 * Old Places (2010) TV movie

Filmography as actor

 * The Teenage Textbook Movie (1998)
 * Pong (1999)
 * Be with Me (2005)

Awards
1995
 * NTU's All-School Students' Photo-Videographic Competition: First prize for Music Video "Remains"

1996
 * National Panasonic Video Award for Music Video for “Erase”

1997
 * UTV International Book Prize for “Adam.Eve.Steve”

1998
 * Bios MTV Awards 2nd prize for Music Video for “Kisses”

1999/2000
 * Hong Kong IDN Excellence in Digital Imaging Award for “Senses”

2000
 * 13th Singapore International Film Festival
 * Best Short Film for “Sons”
 * Special Achievement Award for “Sons”

2001	
 * Singapore Short Film Festival – The Voice Award for “Mother”
 * 6th Malaysian Video Awards: ASEAN Director of the Year – Silver Award
 * 23rd JVC Video Award – Silver Award for “Sons”

2002
 * The National Arts Council – Young Artist of the Year 2002
 * 21st Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Sweden) – International Jury Honorary Mention for “Hock Hiap Leong”
 * 6th Thai Short Film and Video Festival – Best International Short Film Award for “15"
 * Asian Television Awards 2002 – Technical and Creative Winner
 * Best of Show
 * Best Cinematography Award


 * Promax Asia 2002 – Silver for "48 on AIDS"
 * 15th Singapore International Film Festival – Special Achievement Award for Short Film “15”
 * “Fest Forward” – Audience Choice for “15”
 * Tampere International Film Festival – Jury’s Diploma of Merit Award for “Hock Hiap Leong”

2003
 * Filmlet 2003 – Best International Short Film
 * Brief Encounter Short Film Festival 2003
 * Best International Short Film
 * Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2003 – Promotion Prize of the International Competition 03
 * 22nd Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Sweden) "UppsalaFilmkaja" Award
 * Mecal Film Festival – Special Mention for "15" (short film)
 * 16th Singapore International Film Festival – NETPAC-FIPRESCI Jury World Critic Award for "15: The Movie"
 * Newport International Film Festival – Honorable Mention for “15”
 * Oberhausen Short Film Festival – Special Mention Award for “15"
 * Tampere Film Festival – Best Fiction Award for “15”
 * Hong Kong Independent Short Film & Video Awards – Asian New Force 2003 Critics Awards for Short Film for “15”
 * New York Film and Television Award – Silver for “48 on AIDS”

2004
 * Hall of Fame – Best Family TVC (Starhub)
 * 10th Lyon Asian Film Festival – Press Award for 2nd Best Film for "15"
 * TIME Magazine – "Top 20 Asian Heroes"
 * Panasonic Digital Filmmaker Awards 2004 First Prize for “Cut”
 * 2004 Busan Asian Short Film Festival Excellent Kodak Film Award for "15" (short film)
 * Buenos Aires VI Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente
 * Signis Special Mention Award for "15: The Movie"
 * Best Director Award for "15: The Movie"


 * Deauville Asian Film Festival – Special Jury Award for "15: The Movie"

2005
 * 3rd Vladivostok Pacific Meridian Film Festival – Best Short Film for "Cut"
 * Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival – Canal+ Award 2005 for "Cut"

2006
 * 2006 Hawaii International Film Festival NETPAC award – (4:30)
 * 2006 Sapporo Short Shorts Special award – (Monkeylove)
 * 2006 HAF Award – “132”
 * 2006 Fitzroy Short Film Festival – Audience Prize for "Monkeylove"
 * Geneva Black Movie Festival – Special Mention Award for "4:30"

2007


 * Main Prize of the 5th Festival Signes de Nuit for "Monkeylove"
 * Winner of the Silver Screen Gangster Award
 * 29th Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival Grand prix for "Monkeylove"

2009


 * 22nd Singapore International Film Festival – Singapore Film Awards: Best Director for "12 Lotus"

2010


 * 1st Singapore Short Film Awards – Honorary Award for "outstanding contribution to the film community through short films"