Frédéric Tcheng
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| Alma mater | Columbia University |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Works | Dior and I, Halston |
Frédéric Tcheng is a French film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He is best known for his documentaries Dior and I, Halston, and Invisible Beauty.[1][2][3]
Life and career
[edit]Tcheng was born and raised in Lyon, France.[4] After studying engineering in Paris, he moved to New York City where he obtained a Masters of Fine Arts from Columbia University's film school in 2007.[5][6] His first foray into documentary was the 2008 documentary Valentino: The Last Emperor, which he co-produced and co-edited.[7]
In 2011, he was the writer and co-director of Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival.[8]
Tcheng's solo directorial debut, Dior and I, premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.[9] The acclaimed documentary focuses on Raf Simons' first haute couture collection for Dior.[2] Also in 2014, he served as a jury member at the Warsaw film festival and CPH:DOX.[10]
From 2018 to 2019, he served as a filmmaking mentor for Queer art, a non-profit arts organization that serves a diverse community of LGBTQ+ artists.[10][11]
In 2019, he directed the documentary Halston for CNN Films and Amazon. The film reframes the story of the American designer Halston as a business thriller and premiered at Sundance Film Festival.[12]
Tcheng's latest film, Invisible Beauty, about model and activist Bethann Hardison, premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.[13][14] Tcheng co-wrote and co-directed the film, along with Hardison.[15]
Tcheng also served as an editor on the second season of the Netflix series Making a Murderer, and a cinematographer on the documentary King Georges.[16]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | Co-editor and co-producer | Documentary |
| 2011 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | Co-director | Documentary |
| 2014 | Dior and I | Director, writer and producer | Documentary |
| 2015 | King Georges | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2018 | Making a Murderer | Editor | 3 Episodes |
| 2019 | Halston | Director, writer and producer | Documentary |
| 2023 | Invisible Beauty | Co-director and editor | Documentary |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Won | Seattle International Film Festival | Documentary Special Jury Award | Dior and I | [17] |
| Nominated | Tribeca Festival | Best Documentary Feature | [18] | ||
| Nominated | Melbourne International Film Festival | Best Documentary | |||
| Nominated | Abu Dhabi Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | [19] | ||
| 2019 | Nominated | International Documentary Association | Video Source Award | Halston | [20] |
| Nominated | CPH:DOX | Politiken's Audience Award | [21] | ||
| Nominated | Sarasota Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | [22] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Review: 'Halston' documentary focuses on designer's influence on art and business". Los Angeles Times. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ a b "Dior and I . . . and I: How Frédéric Tcheng Made the Fashion Documentary of the Decade". vogue.com. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ ""There's Never Going to Be Another Bethann"—How Bethann Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng Made Their New Documentary Invisible Beauty". vogue.com. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "FRÉDÉRIC TCHENG TALKS DIOR & I". wonderlandmagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ "DIOR AND I". cmu.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ "Columbia Filmmakers Head to Sundance 2023 | School of the Arts". arts.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "FRÉDÉRIC TCHENG". showstudio.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ "Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel". nziff.co.nz. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ "Dior Film to Debut at Tribeca Festival". wwd.com. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ a b "AWARDS AT THE 30TH WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL". filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ "QUEER-ART-MENTORSHIP supports a year-long exchange between emerging and established artists in four different creative fields: Film, Literature, Performance, and Visual Art". queer-art. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Sundance: Director Frederic Tcheng on His 'Halston' Doc: "My Job Was to Get to Know the Man Behind the Sunglasses". hollywoodreporter.com. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ "Invisible Beauty". festival.sundance.org. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ Matthew Carey (July 18, 2023). "Magnolia Pictures Acquires 'Invisible Beauty'; Doc About Pioneering African American Model Bethann Hardison Features Zendaya, Naomi Campbell". Deadline.
- ^ Nicole Phelps (January 19, 2023). ""There's Never Going to Be Another Bethann"—How Bethann Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng Made Their New Documentary Invisible Beauty". Vogue.
- ^ "Frédéric Tcheng". IMDB.
- ^ "IFF ANNOUNCES 2014 GOLDEN SPACE NEEDLE & COMPETITION AWARDS". siff.net. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ "Here Are the 12 Films in the World Documentary Competition". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ "Credits roll on eighth Abu Dhabi Film Festival". thenationalnews.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ "Best Feature Nominees". documentary.org. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ "John Skoog's hybrid documentary Ridge wins CPH:DOX's main prize, the DOX:AWARD". cineuropa.org. April 2019. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ "Documentary Competition (Features)". sarasotafilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
External links
[edit]- Frédéric Tcheng at IMDb
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