Corrie Chen

{{Short description|Taiwanese-Australian filmmaker, writer, and director}}

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New Gold Mountain
Bad Behaviour

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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. She moved to Australia in 1994 when she was 8.{{Cite web |last=Port |first=Jeni |title=The bigger picture |url=https://mag.alumni.unimelb.edu.au/the-bigger-picture/ |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=3010: The University of Melbourne Alumni Magazine |language=en-US}} Her father gifted her his old video camera when she was 12.{{Cite web |last=Flux |first=Elizabeth |date=2021-10-16 |title=New Gold Mountain Director Corrie Chen |url=https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2021/10/16/new-gold-mountain-director-corrie-chen/163430280012665 |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=The Saturday Paper |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Siemienowicz |first=Rochelle |date=2018-07-21 |title=Finding Your Tribe: An interview with director Corrie Chen |url=https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/news/finding-your-tribe-an-interview-with-director-corrie-chen-256328-1425485/ |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=Screen Hub |language=en-AU}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Stephen A. |date=2021-10-04 |title='Pushed to your limits': director Corrie Chen on making ‘New Gold Mountain’ |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/whats-on/article/pushed-to-your-limits-director-corrie-chen-on-making-new-gold-mountain/ki88l4u4q |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=SBS What's On |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Slatter |first=Sean |date=2022-12-08 |title=Thomas M Wright takes top prize at ADG Awards as Sian Davies celebrates double win |url=https://if.com.au/thomas-m-wright-takes-top-prize-at-adg-awards-as-sian-davies-celebrates-double-win/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=IF Magazine |language=en-AU}} Chen joined the television adaptation of Bad Behaviour in 2019. The show premiered in 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-17 |title=Making Bad Behaviour |url=https://vicscreen.vic.gov.au/news/making-bad-behaviour |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=VicScreen |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-04-08 |title=Corrie Chen named inaugural recipient of Screen Presence Trailblazer Award |url=https://if.com.au/corrie-chen-named-inaugural-recipient-of-screen-presence-trailblazer-award/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=IF Magazine |language=en-AU}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
rowspan="2" scope="col" \|Year ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \|Film ! colspan="2" scope="col" \|Credited as ! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes ! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{Tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
width="65" \| Director ! width="65" \| Writer
2009 \|Happy Country \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \| style="text-align:left" \|Short film \|{{Cite web \|last=Merryana \|first=Salem \|date=2021-10-21 \|title=SBS's 'New Gold Mountain' Examines What It Means To Belong In Australia \|url=https://junkee.com/corrie-chen-new-gold-mountain/311820 \|access-date=2023-09-12 \|website=Junkee \|language=en-US}}
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 \|
2013 \|Zero to Hero \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Short film \|
2013 \|Bloomers \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Short film \|
2014 \|Suicide and Me \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Documentary short \|
2015 \|Reg Makes Contact \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|Short film \|
2016 \|Tinseltown \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|Short film \|{{Cite web \|title=Interview with Tinseltown director, Corrie Chen \|url=https://screen.nsw.gov.au/news/interview-with-tinseltown-director-corrie-chen \|access-date=2023-09-12 \|website=Screen New South Wales}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

rowspan="2" scope="col" |Year

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Film

! colspan="2" scope="col" |Credited as

! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

width="65" | Director

! width="65" | Writer

2009

|Happy Country

|{{yes}}

| style="text-align:left" |Short film

|{{Cite web |last=Merryana |first=Salem |date=2021-10-21 |title=SBS's 'New Gold Mountain' Examines What It Means To Belong In Australia |url=https://junkee.com/corrie-chen-new-gold-mountain/311820 |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=Junkee |language=en-US}}

2010

|Wonder Boy

|{{yes}}

|Short film

2010

|Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

|{{no}}

|Set production assistant

2011

|Bruce Lee Played Badminton Too

|{{yes}}

|Short film

2013

|Zero to Hero

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Short film

2013

|Bloomers

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Short film

2014

|Suicide and Me

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Documentary short

2015

|Reg Makes Contact

|{{yes}}

|Short film

2016

|Tinseltown

|{{yes}}

|Short film

|{{Cite web |title=Interview with Tinseltown director, Corrie Chen |url=https://screen.nsw.gov.au/news/interview-with-tinseltown-director-corrie-chen |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=Screen New South Wales}}

= Television =

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rowspan="2" scope="col" \|Year ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \|Television show ! colspan="2" scope="col" \|Credited as ! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes ! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{Tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
width="65" \| Director ! width="65" \| Producer
2014 \|Nowhere Boys \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Director's attachment \|{{Cite web \|last=Keast \|first=Jackie \|date=2017-10-10 \|title=Amanda Higgs and Rachel Davis on the female-led 'Mustangs FC' \|url=https://if.com.au/amanda-higgs-rachel-davis-female-led-mustangs-fc/ \|access-date=2023-09-12 \|website=IF Magazine \|language=en-AU}}
2015 \|Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|Miniseries, director's attachment \|
2017 \|Sisters \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \| style="text-align:left" \|Season one, episodes 6 and 7 \|
2017 \|The Leftovers \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|Director's attachment \|
2017-2020 \|Mustangs FC \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Nine episodes \|
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 \|{{Cite web \|last= \|date=2021-07-19 \|title=Foxtel releases first look trailer for Wentworth: The Final Sentence \|url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/foxtel-releases-first-look-trailer-for-wentworth-the-final-sentence/ \|access-date=2023-09-12 \|website=Mediaweek \|language=en-AU}}
2021 \|New Gold Mountain \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Miniseries \|
2023 \|Bad Behaviour \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Miniseries \|
2023 \|The Artful Dodger \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \| \|{{Cite web \|last=Shackleton \|first=Liz \|date=2023-08-24 \|title=‘The Artful Dodger’: Disney Unveils First Look Images, November 29 Launch Date For Australian Series Starring Thomas Brodie-Sangster \|url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/thomas-brodie-sangster-the-artful-dodger-disney-australia-1235526883/ \|access-date=2023-09-12 \|website=Deadline \|language=en-US}}
tba \|Good Cop/Bad Cop \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \| \|{{Cite web \|last=Dalgarno \|first=Paul \|date=2024-03-12 \|title=Good Cop/Bad Cop: Stan series to shoot in Queensland \|url=https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/news/good-cop-bad-cop-stan-series-to-shoot-in-queensland-2636553/ \|access-date=2024-12-29 \|website=ScreenHub Australia \|language=en-AU}}

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rowspan="2" scope="col" |Year

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Television show

! colspan="2" scope="col" |Credited as

! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

width="65" | Director

! width="65" | Producer

2014

|Nowhere Boys

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Director's attachment

|{{Cite web |last=Keast |first=Jackie |date=2017-10-10 |title=Amanda Higgs and Rachel Davis on the female-led 'Mustangs FC' |url=https://if.com.au/amanda-higgs-rachel-davis-female-led-mustangs-fc/ |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=IF Magazine |language=en-AU}}

2015

|Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door

|{{no}}

|Miniseries, director's attachment

2017

|Sisters

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

| style="text-align:left" |Season one, episodes 6 and 7

2017

|The Leftovers

|{{no}}

|Director's attachment

2017-2020

|Mustangs FC

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Nine episodes

2018

|Homecoming Queens

|{{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

|{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-07-19 |title=Foxtel releases first look trailer for Wentworth: The Final Sentence |url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/foxtel-releases-first-look-trailer-for-wentworth-the-final-sentence/ |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=Mediaweek |language=en-AU}}

2021

|New Gold Mountain

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Miniseries

2023

|Bad Behaviour

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Miniseries

2023

|The Artful Dodger

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{Cite web |last=Shackleton |first=Liz |date=2023-08-24 |title=‘The Artful Dodger’: Disney Unveils First Look Images, November 29 Launch Date For Australian Series Starring Thomas Brodie-Sangster |url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/thomas-brodie-sangster-the-artful-dodger-disney-australia-1235526883/ |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

tba

|Good Cop/Bad Cop

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{Cite web |last=Dalgarno |first=Paul |date=2024-03-12 |title=Good Cop/Bad Cop: Stan series to shoot in Queensland |url=https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/news/good-cop-bad-cop-stan-series-to-shoot-in-queensland-2636553/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=ScreenHub Australia |language=en-AU}}

Awards and nominations

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!Year

!Award

!Category

!Work

!Result

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2014

|ADG Awards

|Best Documentary Directing (Stand Alone Under 60 mins)

|Suicide and Me

|{{won}}

2015

|AACTA Awards

|Best Short Fiction Film

|rowspan="2"|Reg Makes Contact

|{{nom}}

2016

|ADG Awards

|Best Short Film

|{{nom}}

2018

|Film Victoria Awards

|Greg Tepper award

|n/a

|{{won}}

|{{Cite web |last=Groves |first=Don |date=2018-03-29 |title=Film Victoria salutes Corrie Chen, Katie Gall and Lauren Clinnick |url=https://if.com.au/film-victoria-salutes-corrie-chen-katie-gall-and-lauren-clinnick/ |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=IF Magazine |language=en-AU}}

2018

|AACTA Awards

|Best Online Video or Series

|Homecoming Queens

|{{nom}}

2020

|Asian-Australian Leadership Awards

|40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians - Arts and Culture

|n/a

|{{Longlisted|Listed}}

|{{Cite web |title=Asian-Australian Leadership Awards - 2020 Winners |url=https://www.asianaustralianleadership.com.au/awards/2020-winners |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=www.asianaustralianleadership.com.au}}

2022

|ADG Awards

|Best Direction in a TV or SVOD Miniseries Episode

|New Gold Mountain, Episode 2

|{{won}}

2024

|Museum of Chinese Australian History

|Screen Presence Trailblazer Award

|n/a

|{{won}}