THE CHEF (2019)
2019 Student Academy Award
In a time when work is done by robots, a traditional Chinese chef is forced to train a Caucasian humanoid to cook Chinese food, but a former protégé of the chef makes this harder by joining an anti-robot riot group.
AWARDS
Show Me Shorts, New Zealand - Best International Film
2019 Student Academy Awards, US - Silver Award (Narrative Domestic)
NOWNESS China New Talent Awards, UK – China Award, Most Popular Award
86358 Short Film Festival, China - Grand Jury Prize
Golden Lotus Awards, China - Best Director
NEW ERA Film Festival, China - Best Director
International Student Film and Video Festival, China - Outstanding Award
AT&T Film Awards, US - Best Futuristic Short Film
SCAD Savannah Film Festival, US - Best Student Film
Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, US - Best Narrative Short
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, US - Best Student Film
South Dakota Film Festival, US - Best Student Narrative Film, Best Actor (Jim Lau)
Asians on Film Festival, US - Best Fantasy/Sci-fi Film, Best Ensemble Cast, Best Director, Best Cinematography
Hollywood Silver Screen Festival, US - Best Student Film
Winter Film Awards. US - Best Student Film
Alfred P. Sloan Production Grant
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
International
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2019, Japan - Best Asia International Film Nominee
Heart of Gold International Film Festival, Australia - Best Student Film Nominee
NEW ERA Film Festival, China - Best Picture Nominee, Best Actor Nominee (Quinn Von Hoene)
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Belgium
Caminhos Film Festival, Portugal
China International New Media Short Film Festival, China
Cornwall Film Festival, UK
Crystal Palace International Film Festival, UK
ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival, France
Fiaticorti Film Festival, Italy
Hidden Film Festival, UK
Interfilm Berlin International Short Film Festival, Germany
International Film Festival of Lanzarote (FICL) 2020, Spain
Kinofilm 16th Manchester International Short Film & Animation Festival, UK
LUSCA Fantastic Film Fest 2019, Puerto Rico
Leiden International Film Festival, Netherlands
Les Intergalactiques Sci-Fi Festival, France
Short Circuit Film Festival, Canada
Whistler Film Festival, Canada
US Domestic
National Film Festival for Talented Youth - Jury Award Nominee
Victory International Film Festival - Jury Prize Nominee
AFI FEST
Aspen Short Fest
Ashland Independent Film Festival
Beaufort International Film Festival
CAA Moebius Screening
Chinese American Film Festival
Dakota Film Festival
Dances with Films - Spotlight China
Dam Short Film Festival
deadCenter Film Festival
DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival
East Lansing Film Festival
Emerge Film Festival
Golden Door International Film Festival
Orlando Film Festival
Omaha Film Festival
Sarasota Film Festival
Sonoma International Film Festival
Show Me Shorts, New Zealand - Best International Film
2019 Student Academy Awards, US - Silver Award (Narrative Domestic)
NOWNESS China New Talent Awards, UK – China Award, Most Popular Award
86358 Short Film Festival, China - Grand Jury Prize
Golden Lotus Awards, China - Best Director
NEW ERA Film Festival, China - Best Director
International Student Film and Video Festival, China - Outstanding Award
AT&T Film Awards, US - Best Futuristic Short Film
SCAD Savannah Film Festival, US - Best Student Film
Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, US - Best Narrative Short
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, US - Best Student Film
South Dakota Film Festival, US - Best Student Narrative Film, Best Actor (Jim Lau)
Asians on Film Festival, US - Best Fantasy/Sci-fi Film, Best Ensemble Cast, Best Director, Best Cinematography
Hollywood Silver Screen Festival, US - Best Student Film
Winter Film Awards. US - Best Student Film
Alfred P. Sloan Production Grant
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
International
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2019, Japan - Best Asia International Film Nominee
Heart of Gold International Film Festival, Australia - Best Student Film Nominee
NEW ERA Film Festival, China - Best Picture Nominee, Best Actor Nominee (Quinn Von Hoene)
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Belgium
Caminhos Film Festival, Portugal
China International New Media Short Film Festival, China
Cornwall Film Festival, UK
Crystal Palace International Film Festival, UK
ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival, France
Fiaticorti Film Festival, Italy
Hidden Film Festival, UK
Interfilm Berlin International Short Film Festival, Germany
International Film Festival of Lanzarote (FICL) 2020, Spain
Kinofilm 16th Manchester International Short Film & Animation Festival, UK
LUSCA Fantastic Film Fest 2019, Puerto Rico
Leiden International Film Festival, Netherlands
Les Intergalactiques Sci-Fi Festival, France
Short Circuit Film Festival, Canada
Whistler Film Festival, Canada
US Domestic
National Film Festival for Talented Youth - Jury Award Nominee
Victory International Film Festival - Jury Prize Nominee
AFI FEST
Aspen Short Fest
Ashland Independent Film Festival
Beaufort International Film Festival
CAA Moebius Screening
Chinese American Film Festival
Dakota Film Festival
Dances with Films - Spotlight China
Dam Short Film Festival
deadCenter Film Festival
DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival
East Lansing Film Festival
Emerge Film Festival
Golden Door International Film Festival
Orlando Film Festival
Omaha Film Festival
Sarasota Film Festival
Sonoma International Film Festival