Corrie Chen (born 1985 or 1986) 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 Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. She moved to Australia in 1994 when she was 8. Her father gifted her his old video camera when she was 12. She attended the

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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 ''

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''. This then led to additional television directing gigs such as for ''Sisters'' and ''Homecoming Queens''. As far back as 2011, Chen had been dreaming of a project dealing with ethnic tensions during

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. That time period fascinated Chen since she was in grade school. In 2021, she directed the 1857-set, '' New Gold Mountain.'' She won an ADG Award for Best Direction in a TV or SVOD Mini-Series Episode for her work on the second episode of that series. Chen joined the television adaptation of ''Bad Behaviour'' in 2019. The show premiered in 2023. In 2024, Chen was given the inaugural Screen Presence Trailblazer Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival by the Museum of Chinese Australian History. The prize recognizes industry contributions from Asian-Australian creatives in the film and television industry.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Corrie 1980s births Living people Australian film directors Australian women film directors Australian women television directors Australian women screenwriters Taiwanese women film directors Women television directors Victorian College of the Arts alumni Taiwanese emigrants to Australia