Frédéric Tcheng

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]

Frédéric Tcheng
Born
France
Alma materColumbia University
Occupation
  • Filmmaker
Years active2006–present
WorksDior and I, Halston

Life and career

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.[11][12]

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.[13]

Tcheng’s latest film, Invisible Beauty, about model and activist Bethann Hardison, premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.[14][15] Tcheng co-wrote and co-directed the film, along with Hardison.[16]

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.[17]

Filmography
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
Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2014 Won Seattle International Film Festival Documentary Special Jury Award Dior and I [18]
Nominated Tribeca Festival Best Documentary Feature [19]
Nominated Melbourne International Film Festival Best Documentary
Nominated Abu Dhabi Film Festival Best Documentary Feature [20]
2019 Nominated International Documentary Association Video Source Award Halston [21]
Nominated CPH:DOX Politiken's Audience Award [22]
Nominated Sarasota Film Festival Best Documentary Feature [23]

References
  1. "Review: 'Halston' documentary focuses on designer's influence on art and business". latimes.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  2. "Dior and I . . . and I: How Frédéric Tcheng Made the Fashion Documentary of the Decade". vogue.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  3. ""There's Never Going to Be Another Bethann"—How Bethann Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng Made Their New Documentary Invisible Beauty". vogue.com. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  4. "FRÉDÉRIC TCHENG TALKS DIOR & I". wonderlandmagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  5. "DIOR AND I". cmu.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  6. "Columbia Filmmakers Head to Sundance 2023 | School of the Arts". arts.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  7. "FRÉDÉRIC TCHENG". showstudio.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  8. "Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel". nziff.co.nz. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  9. "Dior Film to Debut at Tribeca Festival". wwd.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  10. "AWARDS AT THE 30TH WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL". filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  11. "AWARDS AT THE 30TH WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL". filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  12. "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.
  13. "Sundance: Director Frederic Tcheng on His 'Halston' Doc: "My Job Was to Get to Know the Man Behind the Sunglasses". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  14. "Invisible Beauty". festival.sundance.org. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  15. Matthew Carey (July 18, 2023). "Magnolia Pictures Acquires 'Invisible Beauty'; Doc About Pioneering African American Model Bethann Hardison Features Zendaya, Naomi Campbell". Deadline.
  16. 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.
  17. "Frédéric Tcheng". IMDB.
  18. "IFF ANNOUNCES 2014 GOLDEN SPACE NEEDLE & COMPETITION AWARDS". siff.net. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  19. "Here Are the 12 Films in the World Documentary Competition". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  20. "Credits roll on eighth Abu Dhabi Film Festival". thenationalnews.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  21. "Best Feature Nominees". documentary.org. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  22. "John Skoog's hybrid documentary Ridge wins CPH:DOX's main prize, the DOX:AWARD". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  23. "Documentary Competition (Features)". sarasotafilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
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