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Royston Tan is a Actor, Director, Writer and Executive Producer Singapourien born on 5 october 1976 at Singapore (Singapore)

Royston Tan

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Nationality Singapore
Birth 5 october 1976 (48 years) at Singapore (Singapore)

Royston Tan (Chinese: 陈子谦; pinyin: Chén Zǐqiān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Jí-khiam; 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.

Usually with

Eric Khoo
Eric Khoo
(5 films)
Yeo Yann Yann
Yeo Yann Yann
(1 films)
Hong Huifang
Hong Huifang
(1 films)
Juliette Binoche
Juliette Binoche
(1 films)
Zheng Geping
Zheng Geping
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Royston Tan (8 films)

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Actor

881
881 (2007)
, 1h45
Directed by Royston Tan
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Yeo Yann Yann, Royston Tan
Roles Narrator
Rating63% 3.1881253.1881253.1881253.1881253.188125
A talented student from a broken home and an orphan who lost both of her parents at a young age, Big Papaya and Little Papaya grow up idolizing Chen Jin Lang, the King of Hokkien Getai, and dream of becoming Getai singers themselves.
Be with Me
Be with Me (2005)
, 1h30
Directed by Eric Khoo
Origin Singapore
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about disabilities, La cécité, LGBT-related films, Sign-language films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Royston Tan
Rating69% 3.490853.490853.490853.490853.49085
Un mariage d'histoires construites autour des thèmes de l'amour, de l'espoir et du destin. Les personnages de Be with Me mènent des vies séparées, mais sont liés par un même désir : vivre auprès de l'être aimé.
The Teenage Textbook Movie
The Teenage Textbook Movie (1998)
, 1h40
Genres Comedy
Actors Royston Tan
Rating65% 3.260773.260773.260773.260773.26077
When Mui Ee (Melody Chen) attends fictitious Paya Lebar Junior College with her best friend Sissy Song (Lim Hwee Sze), she encounters a new life form: boys. There are many, but only one will win her heart.

Director

3688
3688 (2015)
, 1h40
Directed by Royston Tan
Origin Singapore
Genres Comedy, Musical
Rating59% 2.989852.989852.989852.989852.98985
Xia Fei Fei is a 38-year-old parking attendant, locally known as "summon auntie", or "Feng Fei Fei", who has often dreamed of becoming a singer like her idol, Feng Fei-fei since during her school days, and had won many contests singing Feng’s songs during her school days. She is good-natured, and would often give each driver a chance before issuing a ticket. She is well-loved by the drivers, but detested by her colleagues, especially the veteran Jenny and her group of minions who often scheme and plot against her. With her mother long gone, Fei Fei and her father, a retired Rediffusion sales representative, nicknamed "Uncle Radio", live a codependent life together.
881
881 (2007)
, 1h45
Directed by Royston Tan
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Yeo Yann Yann, Royston Tan
Rating63% 3.1881253.1881253.1881253.1881253.188125
A talented student from a broken home and an orphan who lost both of her parents at a young age, Big Papaya and Little Papaya grow up idolizing Chen Jin Lang, the King of Hokkien Getai, and dream of becoming Getai singers themselves.
4:30
4:30 (2005)
, 1h33
Directed by Royston Tan
Origin Singapore
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Rating65% 3.290863.290863.290863.290863.29086
Zhang Xiao Wu est un jeune garçon d'une dizaine d'années vivant à Singapour. Il est livré à lui-même, entre une mère partie à l'étranger et ne le contactant que par téléphone et un père invisible dont on ne sait rien. Un jour, Jung, un coréen de trente ans dépressif emménage en colocation dans l'appartement. Il travaille la nuit et se couche chaque matin à quatre heures trente en prenant de puissants somnifères. C'est à ce moment que le jeune garçon vient l'observer. Il consigne ses découvertes dans un cahier. Il mène ainsi une vie monotone et solitaire, cohabitant avec un étranger qui semble ne pas le remarquer. Il n'arrive même pas à vivre normalement à l'école où il rattrape ses nuits sans sommeil. Peu à peu, le jeune garçon, malgré la barrière de la langue, va tenter de lier connaissance avec le jeune homme et s'ingénier à construire une impossible amitié dans une ambiance qui flirte avec le surréalisme.
15
15 (2003)
, 1h30
Directed by Royston Tan
Origin Singapore
Genres Drama, Comedy, Documentary, Crime
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, La sexualité des mineurs, L'enfance marginalisée
Rating59% 2.991142.991142.991142.991142.99114
The film stars three real-life juvenile gangsters, all aged 15, giving an accurate depiction of Chinese teenage gang-life in the Singapore suburbs. The 2003 film features two more gangsters as characters as well as a fight sequence with more affluent English-educated Singapore youths. Rather than scripting the movie or employing professional actors, Tan attempted to capture the troubled lives of his characters in realistic fashion, apparently without much prior scripting.
I Not Stupid
I Not Stupid (2002)

Directed by Royston Tan
Origin Singapore
Genres Comedy
Actors Joshua Ang, Mark Lee
Rating71% 3.5905753.5905753.5905753.5905753.590575
Trois élèves d'école primaire : Kok Pin, Boon Hok et Terry, que leurs performances scolaires relèguent déjà à l'arrière ban de la société, croisent sur leur chemin l'institutrice qui croira en eux. Revisitant l'éternelle et irrésisitible figure du cancre, Jack Neo, le roi du box-office de Singapour, livre ici une satire sensible de l'esprit de compétition qui règne au sein de la société singapourienne et s'attache plus particulièrement à dresser le portrait de la communauté chinoise. Devant le succès populaire remporté par le film, le gouvernement a mis en place des modifications dans le système éducatif...

Scriptwriter

3688
3688 (2015)
, 1h40
Directed by Royston Tan
Origin Singapore
Genres Comedy, Musical
Roles Writer
Rating59% 2.989852.989852.989852.989852.98985
Xia Fei Fei is a 38-year-old parking attendant, locally known as "summon auntie", or "Feng Fei Fei", who has often dreamed of becoming a singer like her idol, Feng Fei-fei since during her school days, and had won many contests singing Feng’s songs during her school days. She is good-natured, and would often give each driver a chance before issuing a ticket. She is well-loved by the drivers, but detested by her colleagues, especially the veteran Jenny and her group of minions who often scheme and plot against her. With her mother long gone, Fei Fei and her father, a retired Rediffusion sales representative, nicknamed "Uncle Radio", live a codependent life together.
881
881 (2007)
, 1h45
Directed by Royston Tan
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Yeo Yann Yann, Royston Tan
Roles Writer
Rating63% 3.1881253.1881253.1881253.1881253.188125
A talented student from a broken home and an orphan who lost both of her parents at a young age, Big Papaya and Little Papaya grow up idolizing Chen Jin Lang, the King of Hokkien Getai, and dream of becoming Getai singers themselves.
4:30
4:30 (2005)
, 1h33
Directed by Royston Tan
Origin Singapore
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Roles Writer
Rating65% 3.290863.290863.290863.290863.29086
Zhang Xiao Wu est un jeune garçon d'une dizaine d'années vivant à Singapour. Il est livré à lui-même, entre une mère partie à l'étranger et ne le contactant que par téléphone et un père invisible dont on ne sait rien. Un jour, Jung, un coréen de trente ans dépressif emménage en colocation dans l'appartement. Il travaille la nuit et se couche chaque matin à quatre heures trente en prenant de puissants somnifères. C'est à ce moment que le jeune garçon vient l'observer. Il consigne ses découvertes dans un cahier. Il mène ainsi une vie monotone et solitaire, cohabitant avec un étranger qui semble ne pas le remarquer. Il n'arrive même pas à vivre normalement à l'école où il rattrape ses nuits sans sommeil. Peu à peu, le jeune garçon, malgré la barrière de la langue, va tenter de lier connaissance avec le jeune homme et s'ingénier à construire une impossible amitié dans une ambiance qui flirte avec le surréalisme.
15
15 (2003)
, 1h30
Directed by Royston Tan
Origin Singapore
Genres Drama, Comedy, Documentary, Crime
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, La sexualité des mineurs, L'enfance marginalisée
Roles Writer
Rating59% 2.991142.991142.991142.991142.99114
The film stars three real-life juvenile gangsters, all aged 15, giving an accurate depiction of Chinese teenage gang-life in the Singapore suburbs. The 2003 film features two more gangsters as characters as well as a fight sequence with more affluent English-educated Singapore youths. Rather than scripting the movie or employing professional actors, Tan attempted to capture the troubled lives of his characters in realistic fashion, apparently without much prior scripting.

Producer