Chan Teik Quan, born in 1996, is a graduate of the Faculty of Cinematic Arts at Multimedia University Johor, Malaysia.
He is currently a junior film director at Graph Studio, after winning the Jury’s Choice and People’s Choice Awards for the Kancil 666 Young Directors Challenge 2019 at Kancil Festival 2019 with his short film, ‘Setting Moon’. The film also won the Silver Award in the New Director Lotus category at ADFEST 2021. His short films have been screened at various international film festivals, such as Singapore International Film Festival, Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Minikino Film Week, Cardiff International Film Festival and more.
He often draws inspiration from the mortality of human life and the impermanence of conditioned things.
Filmography
Director (10 Credits)
Mourning Visit2023
Short
The 46th Moon2022
Short
Setting Moon2019
Short
Weeping Birds2018
Short, Student
Somewhere2017
Experimental, Short, Student
Suri2017
Short, Student
Anitya (Impermanence)2016
Experimental, Short, Student
baby i love u2016
Experimental, Short, Student
Fallen Leaves2016
Experimental, Short, Student
Spotlight2015
Experimental, Short, Student
Writer (6 Credits)
Mourning Visit2023
Short
The 46th Moon2022
Short
Setting Moon2019
Short
Weeping Birds2018
Short, Student
Suri2017
Short, Student
Spotlight2015
Experimental, Short, Student
Editor (3 Credits)
baby i love u2016
Experimental, Short, Student
Fallen Leaves2016
Experimental, Short, Student
Spotlight2015
Experimental, Short, Student
Producer (2 Credits)
Fallen Leaves2016
Experimental, Short, Student
Spotlight2015
Experimental, Short, Student
Acting (2 Credits)
baby i love u2016
Experimental, Short, Student
Fallen Leaves2016
Experimental, Short, Student
Production Designer (1 Credit)
Suri2017
Short, Student
17 Awards & Selections
Best Point of View Nominee Setting Moon
Ascendance International Film Festival Ontario
2021
Silver Award - New Director Lotus Setting Moon
ADFEST 2021 Pattaya
2021
Official Selection - Non-Competitive Exhibition Setting Moon
Festival Internacional de Cine Austral Córdoba
2020
Official Selection - Light of Asia Setting Moon
15th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival Jember and Kupang
2020
Official Selection Setting Moon
THIRD ACTion Film Festival 2020 Calgary, Alberta
2020
Best Fiction Short Nominee Setting Moon
Minikino Film Week 6 Bali
2020
Official Selection Setting Moon
16th Mini Film Festival Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
2020
Jury's Choice Award & People's Choice Award - Kancil 666 - Young Directors Challenge 2019 Setting Moon
Kancil Festival 2019 Kuala Lumpur
2019
Best Production Design Nominee Weeping Birds
13 Grand OFF - World Independent Short Film Awards Warsaw
2019
Official Selection Weeping Birds
Cardiff International Film Festival 2019 Cardiff, Wales
2019
Official Selection Weeping Birds
Minikino Film Week 5 Bali
2019
Special Jury Award Weeping Birds
15th Mini Film Festival Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
2019
Official Selection Weeping Birds
Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival 9 Venice
2019
Official Selection Weeping Birds
29th Singapore International Film Festival Singapore
2018
Official Selection Weeping Birds
Lobo Fest: Festival Internacional de Filmes - Edição #10 Brasília
2018
Official Selection Weeping Birds
Alpavirama 2018: Asian Short & Documentary Film Festival Ahmedabad