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Mẹ (2018)
Mẹ, mother in the northern Vietnamese dialect, follows two generations of moms as they create a new dish for the family restaurant. Reimagining their parent’s pho shop, the next generation carries on the family legacy through Vietnamese cuisine.
Derek Kwan is a creative storyteller working across audio-visual mediums with
a focus on film, food & culture, and live experience.
PRESS
"Spinning Plates: Derek Kwan’s 100 Days at Cannes 2023"
RDV Canada
"The Hot Seat - Derek Kwan"
Filmable
"B.C. filmmaker wins Short Film Face Off Season 17"
CBC News
"Richmond director takes top prize at CBC's Short Film Faceoff"
Richmond News
"It’s Complicated: Not Short on Talent at Cannes 2023"
RDV Canada
"Richmond filmmaker to showcase short film at Cannes"
Richmond News
EDUCATION
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
BA Communications Studies, minor Marketing | Lambda Pi Eta Honors
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Outstanding Short Director, Reelworld Film Festival 2023
Telefilm 'Not Short on Talent' 2023, Short Film Corner - Cannes, FR
Director, 100 Days (2023)
Bell Media / BIPOC TV & Film Unscripted Producers Lab 2023
https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/unscripted-producers-lab/
Netflix-BANFF Diversity of Voices Fellow 2022
https://dov.banffmediafestival.playbackonline.ca/participants/2022
Telefilm 'Not Short on Talent' 2022, Short Film Corner - Cannes, FR
Producer, MAUNDY (2022)
Reelworld E20 - Emerging 20 Canadian Filmmakers in 2021
https://www.reelworld.ca/e20-2021-participants
Telefilm 'Not Short on Talent' 2019, Short Film Corner - Cannes, FR
Best Short Drama Program - Nominee - 2020 Leo Awards
Producer, Idols Never Die (2019)
Grand Jury Best Short Documentary - Me (2018)
Seattle Asian American Film Festival, 2019
Best Short Documentary - Me (2018)
DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon, 2019
CBC Development Workshop for Diverse Creators
Toronto, ON - CBC, 2016
Best Canadian Short, Best Documentary - Taste of Identity (2015)
Canada Shorts Film Festival, 2015
SPEAKING
Keynote Speaker, Congress 2019CAIS/ACSI
UBC - Vancouver, BC (2019)
Co-Facilitator, Home Made Visible Workshop
Home Made Visible, Canada Council for the Arts
Vancouver Public Library (2019)
Speaker, Library and Archives Canada Summit
BAC/LAC - Ottawa, ON (2017)
Inspiration Talk and Film Screening, KEREDTALKS
VPL Inspiration Lab - Vancouver, BC (2016)
Derek Kwan is also an Actor based in Vancouver.
represented by natasha@triskotalent.com - 604.637.7009
IMDb
CONTACT
mundanederek [at] gmail.com
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