Corrie Chen Explained

Corrie Chen
Birth Place:Taiwan
Occupation:Filmmaker, writer, and director
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Corrie Chen is a Taiwanese-Australian 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.[2] 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.

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.[3]

As far back as 2011, Chen had been dreaming of a project dealing with ethnic tensions during Victoria gold rush. That time period fascinated Chen since she was in grade school.[4] In 2021, she directed the 1857-set, New Gold Mountain. Chen joined the television adaptation of Bad Behaviour in 2019. The show premiered in 2023.[5]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmCredited as Notes
DirectorWriter
2009Happy CountryShort film[6]
2010Wonder BoyShort film
2010Don't Be Afraid of the DarkSet production assistant
2011Bruce Lee Played Badminton TooShort film
2013Zero to HeroShort film
2013BloomersShort film
2014Suicide and MeDocumentary short
2015Reg Makes ContactShort film
2016TinseltownShort film[7]

Television

YearTelevision showCredited as Notes
DirectorProducer
2014Nowhere BoysDirector's attachment[8]
2015Miniseries, director's attachment
2017SistersSeason one, episodes 6 and 7
2017The LeftoversDirector's attachment
2017-2020Mustangs FCNine episodes
2018Homecoming QueensMiniseries
2019Five BedroomsSeason one, episodes 3 and 4
2019SeaChangeSeason four, episodes 5 and 6
2020WentworthSeason eight, episodes 7 and 8[9]
2021New Gold MountainMiniseries
2023Bad BehaviourMiniseries
2023The Artful Dodger[10]

Awards and nominations

Ref.
2014ADG AwardsBest Documentary Directing (Stand Alone Under 60 mins)Suicide and Me
2015AACTA AwardsBest Short Fiction FilmReg Makes Contact
2016ADG AwardsBest Short Film
2018Film Victoria AwardsGreg Tepper awardn/a[11]
2018AACTA AwardsBest Online Video or SeriesHomecoming Queens
2022ADG AwardsBest Direction in a TV or SVOD Miniseries EpisodeNew Gold Mountain

Notes and References

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

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