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. Her father gifted her his old video camera when she was 12. 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.
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. 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 YearFilmCredited as Notes Director Writer 2009Happy CountryShort film2010Wonder BoyShort film2010Don't Be Afraid of the DarkSet production assistant2011Bruce Lee Played Badminton TooShort film2013Zero to HeroShort film2013BloomersShort film2014Suicide and MeDocumentary short2015Reg Makes ContactShort film2016TinseltownShort film
Television YearTelevision showCredited as Notes Director Producer2014Nowhere BoysDirector's attachment2015Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next DoorMiniseries, director's attachment 2017SistersSeason one, episodes 6 and 72017The LeftoversDirector's attachment2017-2020Mustangs FCNine episodes2018Homecoming QueensMiniseries2019Five BedroomsSeason one, episodes 3 and 42019SeaChangeSeason four, episodes 5 and 62020WentworthSeason eight, episodes 7 and 82021New Gold MountainMiniseries2023Bad BehaviourMiniseries2023The Artful Dodger2025Good Cop/Bad Cop2 episodes
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.2014ADG AwardsBest Documentary Directing (Stand Alone Under 60 mins)Suicide and Me2015AACTA AwardsBest Short Fiction FilmReg Makes Contact2016ADG AwardsBest Short Film2018Film Victoria AwardsGreg Tepper awardn/a2018AACTA AwardsBest Online Video or SeriesHomecoming Queens2020Asian-Australian Leadership Awards40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians - Arts and Culturen/a2022ADG AwardsBest Direction in a TV or SVOD Miniseries EpisodeNew Gold Mountain, Episode 22024Museum of Chinese Australian HistoryScreen Presence Trailblazer Awardn/a
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