Sean Chen is an independent film producer and co-founder of L’Avventura Films, a Chinese production company specializing in arthouse films. He has produced both of Vivian Qu’s award-winning films Trap Street (2013 Venice Critics’ Week) and Angels Wear White (2017 Venice Competition). With Angels Wear White, he won the Best Film Award at the 54th International Antalya Film Festival, and received Best Film nominations at the 54th Golden Horse Awards and the 11th Asia Pacific Screen Awards. He also executive produced Night Train (2007 Un Certain Regard, Cannes) and Wisdom Tooth (2020 Rotterdam), and consulted on the Golden Bear winning Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014 Berlinale).
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
