Corrie Chen

Corrie Chen
Born1985 or 1986 (age 37–38)[1]
Taiwan
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, writer, and director
Known for
Websitewww.corriechen.com

Corrie Chen (born 1985 or 1986) is a Taiwanese-Australian[2] filmmaker, writer, and director. She is known for her work on New Gold Mountain and Bad Behaviour.

Early life

Chen grew up in Taiwan. She moved to Australia in 1994 when she was 8.[1] Her father gifted her his old video camera when she was 12.[3] She attended the Victorian College of the Arts and received a Bachelor of Film and Television (Hons) in 2008 and then a Master of Film and Television in 2011.[1]

Career

After directing short films and serving as a director's attachment on shows such as The Leftovers, Chen was brought on to direct three episodes of Mustangs FC. This then led to additional television directing gigs such as for Sisters and Homecoming Queens.[4]

As far back as 2011, Chen had been dreaming of a project dealing with ethnic tensions during Victoria gold rush.[2] That time period fascinated Chen since she was in grade school.[5] In 2021, she directed the 1857-set, New Gold Mountain.[2] Chen joined the television adaptation of Bad Behaviour in 2019. The show premiered in 2023.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Credited as Notes Ref.
Director Writer
2009 Happy Country Yes Yes Short film [2]
2010 Wonder Boy Yes Yes Short film
2010 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark No No Set production assistant
2011 Bruce Lee Played Badminton Too Yes Yes Short film [1]
2013 Zero to Hero Yes No Short film
2013 Bloomers Yes No Short film
2014 Suicide and Me Yes No Documentary short [1]
2015 Reg Makes Contact Yes Yes Short film
2016 Tinseltown Yes Yes Short film [7]

Television

Year Television show Credited as Notes Ref.
Director Producer
2014 Nowhere Boys Yes No Director's attachment [8]
2015 Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door No No Miniseries, director's attachment [8]
2017 Sisters Yes No Season one, episodes 6 and 7
2017 The Leftovers No No Director's attachment [8]
2017-2020 Mustangs FC Yes No Nine episodes [8]
2018 Homecoming Queens Yes Yes Miniseries
2019 Five Bedrooms Yes No Season one, episodes 3 and 4
2019 SeaChange Yes No Season four, episodes 5 and 6
2020 Wentworth Yes No Season eight, episodes 7 and 8 [9]
2021 New Gold Mountain Yes No Miniseries
2023 Bad Behaviour Yes No Miniseries
2023 The Artful Dodger Yes No [10]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2014 ADG Awards Best Documentary Directing (Stand Alone Under 60 mins) Suicide and Me Won [1]
2015 AACTA Awards Best Short Fiction Film Reg Makes Contact Nominated
2016 ADG Awards Best Short Film Nominated
2018 Film Victoria Awards Greg Tepper award n/a Won [11]
2018 AACTA Awards Best Online Video or Series Homecoming Queens Nominated
2022 ADG Awards Best Direction in a TV or SVOD Miniseries Episode New Gold Mountain Won

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Port, Jeni. "The bigger picture". 3010: The University of Melbourne Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  2. ^ a b c d Merryana, Salem (2021-10-21). "SBS's 'New Gold Mountain' Examines What It Means To Belong In Australia". Junkee. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  3. ^ Flux, Elizabeth (2021-10-16). "New Gold Mountain Director Corrie Chen". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  4. ^ Siemienowicz, Rochelle (2018-07-21). "Finding Your Tribe: An interview with director Corrie Chen". Screen Hub. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  5. ^ Russell, Stephen A. (2021-10-04). "'Pushed to your limits': director Corrie Chen on making 'New Gold Mountain'". SBS What's On. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  6. ^ "Making Bad Behaviour". VicScreen. 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  7. ^ "Interview with Tinseltown director, Corrie Chen". Screen New South Wales. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  8. ^ a b c d Keast, Jackie (2017-10-10). "Amanda Higgs and Rachel Davis on the female-led 'Mustangs FC'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  9. ^ "Foxtel releases first look trailer for Wentworth: The Final Sentence". Mediaweek. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  10. ^ Shackleton, Liz (2023-08-24). "'The Artful Dodger': Disney Unveils First Look Images, November 29 Launch Date For Australian Series Starring Thomas Brodie-Sangster". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  11. ^ Groves, Don (2018-03-29). "Film Victoria salutes Corrie Chen, Katie Gall and Lauren Clinnick". IF Magazine. Retrieved 2023-09-12.