VIFF - Composer Filmmaker Accelerator

Vancouver International Film Festival: Composer and Filmmaker Accelerator Shaping the Future of Film Music

This year, 12 talented composers will collaborate with four established filmmakers through virtual sessions and an in-person recording and mixing sessions at Vancouver’s renowned The Warehouse Studios. Their compositions will be performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Over six weeks, participants will develop symphonic scores through collaboration with the filmmakers and mentorship from industry experts, focusing on both traditional and innovative scoring techniques. The CFA remains a pivotal program for advancing careers for emerging talent, driving forward the future of music in film.

Sundance Asia Sound Workshop

𝑰𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑫𝒐𝒍𝒃𝒚 𝑨𝒕𝒎𝒐𝒔: 𝑨 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑻𝒖 𝑫𝒖𝒖-𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒑 𝑳𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒔𝒂𝒚

Dolby Institute and Sundance Asia present an in-depth discussion on the vital role sound design and music play in storytelling with Tu Duu-Chih and Skip Lievsay. These legendary sound designers will be discussing how they created their most well-known works, highlighting the key role Dolby Atmos plays in their creative process and sharing clips in Dolby Atmos.

Lecturer at Game Developers Conference 2021

Lecture hosted at the 2021 Game Developers Conference

Composing for Chinese Instruments:
With the increasing number of games made in China and for the Chinese market, it is becoming more and more essential for composers to learn the ins and outs of writing for Chinese traditional instruments. Using his score for Blue Callisto game Fantastic Creatures, composer Ian Chen offers a quick walkthrough on writing for traditional Chinese instruments, and how they may be applied in a Western symphonic setting. The session will cover everything from the introduction of instrumental family groups, to orchestration techniques, to the tools used in the recording and production of Chinese traditional instruments.

Invitation To The Jury of The 2021 FMC Film Music Contest

https://www.facebook.com/FilmMusicContest/posts/1063804890772937

FMC-Film Music Contest 2021 is preparing for its annual global launch and registration opening for music composers, sound designers and musicians from around the world.

An elite group of professionals from the EU, USA, Asia and Australia will be made up of representatives from the music and film business who actively work for national television, the largest Asian and Hollywood film studios, cultural or theater institutions, agencies as well as for Netflix.

Ian Chen is a multi-award winning Taiwanese-Canadian composer for film, television, and video games Ian is also a Golden Bell Award (Taiwan’s equivalent of the Emmy Awards) nominee for his work on the Netflix original series GREEN DOOR, starring Taiwanese pop star Jam Hsiao and Golden Horse Award-winning actress Hsieh Ying-Xuan.

We are very excited to have Ian on board as one of the members of the FMC 2021- international music competition and awards prestigious jury.

https://www.fmcontest.com/ian-chen/

"This Land" Score Nomination @ International Sound & Film Music Festival

The soundtrack for This Land has been selected at the 2018 International Sound & Film Music Festival, out of 820 submissions, and will be competing for the Crystal Pine Award in the 'Best Original Score, Documentary' category.

"This Land" Score Nomination @ Tenerife International Film Music Festival

The soundtrack for This Land has been selected at The 12th Tenerife International Film Music Festival, and will be competing in the 'Best Original Score in a Documentary' category. The film will be screened on Sept. 26th at Tenerife Espacio de las Artes in Tenerife, Spain.

"This Land" Best Documentary Feature Award @ Black Hills Film Festival

"This Land" premiered at the 9th Black Hills Film Festival and was awarded Best Documentary Feature Award.

"Unnatural" Nomination @ Clermont ISFF - Grand Prix

Unnatural has been nominated for the Grand Prix at the Clermont Ferrand International Film Fest and will have its world premiere there on 2/3/2018.

"The Trail From Xinjiang" Taiwan Premier @ Nomad Culture Fest

"Purple Days" Nomination @ Taipei Film Festival 2017

Purple Days nominated for Festival Prize at the 2017 Taipei Film Festival

Update:
Japan Premiere @ OAFF2018
North America Premiere @ VAFF21