Royston Tan
Royston Tan | |
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Tan at a screening of 7 Letters in London on 17 June 2016 | |
| Born | 5 October 1976 |
| Other names | Chen Ziqian |
| Education | Zhonghua Secondary School |
| Alma mater | Temasek Polytechnic |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 陳子謙 |
| Simplified Chinese | 陈子谦 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Zǐqiān |
| Hokkien POJ | Tân Chí-khiam |
| Website | royston-tan |
Royston Tan (born 5 October 1976) is a Singaporean filmmaker and actor.
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 six features.
In 2021 he was selected as a jury member for the Sonje Award at the 26th Busan International Film Festival.
He was appointed creative director of the Singapore National Day Parade in 2020 and 2023. In 2023, Tan was one of the eight assentors appointed for eventual president-elect Tharman Shanmugaratnam in the 2023 Singaporean presidential election.