
Director
Anthony Chen
Born 1984 · Singapore
Anthony Chen (Chinese: 陈哲艺; born 18 April 1984) is a Singaporean film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is known for directing the feature films Ilo Ilo (2013) and Wet Season (2019). His debut feature film, Ilo Ilo, won the Camera d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, making him the first and only Singaporean to have been awarded at Cannes. The film also earned him the Achievement in Directing award at the 2013 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, and the Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film, Best New Director and Best Original Screenplay.
Directed

Ilo Ilo
Director · 2013

The Breaking Ice
Director · 2023

Wet Season
Director · 2019

Drift
Director · 2024
Distance
Director · 2021

The Year of the Everlasting Storm
Director · 2021

G23
Director · 2005

Ah Ma
Director · 2007

The Reunion Dinner
Director · 2011

Reflection
Director · 2025

The Cigarette
Director · 2023
Secret Daughter
Director

We Are All Strangers
Director · 2026

The Break Away
Director · 2021

Haze
Director · 2008

Lighthouse
Director · 2010
Hotel 66
Director · 2010
Homesick
Director · 2013
Writing

Ilo Ilo
Screenplay · 2013

The Breaking Ice
Writer · 2023

Wet Season
Screenplay · 2019
Distance
Screenplay · 2021

The Year of the Everlasting Storm
Writer · 2021

G23
Writer · 2005

Distance
Writer · 2016

Ah Ma
Writer · 2007

The Reunion Dinner
Writer · 2011

Reflection
Writer · 2025

We Are All Strangers
Writer · 2026

The Break Away
Writer · 2021
