Tan Pin Pin
Encyclopedia
Tan Pin Pin is a Singapore
-based film director
. She studied at the Raffles Girls' Secondary School and Victoria Junior College
. Her credits include Singapore GaGa, which had a sold out seven week theatrical run in Singapore. The film, a survey of Singaporean life as expressed in sounds, has played in film festivals around the world.
Her short film Moving House won Best Documentary at the Student Academy Awards
in 2002.
Other awards include two Asian Television Awards
, Best Documentary at the US ASEAN Film and Photography Festival in 2006, and ELLE
magazine's Filmmaker of the Year.
Her 2003 documentary 80kmh is a single continuous take of the 38-minute long drive across the island of Singapore on the Pan Island Expressway
, and the view along the way. She intends to film a repeat trip every year, so that she can show all ten films side by side in 2013.
Her latest documentary, Invisible City, on the documentary instinct in Singapore, was released on 22 July 2007. It screened at Berlinale, Pusan. Invisible City won awards at Cinema du Reel and Taiwan International Documentary Festival. Her films are distributed by Objectif Films.
Tan Pin Pin has an MFA from Northwestern University.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
-based film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. She studied at the Raffles Girls' Secondary School and Victoria Junior College
Victoria Junior College
Victoria Junior College is a Pre-University co-educational institution in Singapore. It was established to replace the Pre-University classes of Victoria School in 1984. It stands on Marine Vista, about 5-minute walk to the East Coast Park. It in the East Region of Singapore...
. Her credits include Singapore GaGa, which had a sold out seven week theatrical run in Singapore. The film, a survey of Singaporean life as expressed in sounds, has played in film festivals around the world.
Her short film Moving House won Best Documentary at the Student Academy Awards
Student Academy Awards
The Student Academy Awards is the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' annual competition for college and university filmmakers. The awards were originally named the Student Film Awards and were first presented in 1973. Since 1975, the awards have been given annually, usually in June...
in 2002.
Other awards include two Asian Television Awards
Asian Television Awards
The Asian Television Awards is an appreciation to recognize and reward programming and production excellence in the Asian television industry. Held every December, the Awards draws about 1,400 entries each year from a wide range of broadcasters, including free-to-air TV stations and pay-TV...
, Best Documentary at the US ASEAN Film and Photography Festival in 2006, and ELLE
Elle
Elle may refer to:*Elle, Central African Republic*Elle , a fashion publication*Ellé, a river in France*Elle , a female given name*Elle , a Sri Lankan game similar to baseball*Ælle of Sussex, a Saxon king...
magazine's Filmmaker of the Year.
Her 2003 documentary 80kmh is a single continuous take of the 38-minute long drive across the island of Singapore on the Pan Island Expressway
Pan Island Expressway
The Pan Island Expressway is the oldest and longest of Singapore's expressways. Currently, it is also Singapore's longest road. It extends along the length of the island, connecting Tuas in the west to Singapore Changi Airport in the east. Its length is .-Construction:Construction of the PIE...
, and the view along the way. She intends to film a repeat trip every year, so that she can show all ten films side by side in 2013.
Her latest documentary, Invisible City, on the documentary instinct in Singapore, was released on 22 July 2007. It screened at Berlinale, Pusan. Invisible City won awards at Cinema du Reel and Taiwan International Documentary Festival. Her films are distributed by Objectif Films.
Tan Pin Pin has an MFA from Northwestern University.
Works
- 80 kmh http://www.tanpinpin.com/wordpress/?page_id=31
- Afterlife series http://afterlifedocumentary.tripod.com/
- Building Dreams http://www.tanpinpin.com/wordpress/?page_id=68
- Gravediggers' Luck
- Invisible City http://invisiblecity.sg/
- John Woo: Crossings http://www.tanpinpin.com/wordpress/?page_id=16
- Lurve Me Now http://www.tanpinpin.com/wordpress/?page_id=42
- microwave http://www.tanpinpin.com/wordpress/?page_id=55
- Moving House http://www.tanpinpin.com/wordpress/?page_id=35
- Rogers Park http://www.tanpinpin.com/wordpress/?page_id=40
- Singapore GaGa http://www.tanpinpin.com/sgg