Arvin Chen

Arvin Chen (born 26 November 1978) is a Taiwanese-American director and screenwriter. He is best known for his film Au Revoir Taipei. Early life Chen was born and raised in the United States. His parents were immigrants from Taiwan. He was born in Boston, grew up mostly in Foster City in the Bay Area, and attended U.C. Berkeley majoring in architecture. In 2006, he earned a MFA in film production at the University of Southern California. He is the cousin of freelance writer and rock musician Kaiser Kuo. Career After graduating from college, he moved to Taiwan in 2001 where he obtained a job working for director Edward Yang, who he describes “is kind of a family friend.” It was this experience working in Taiwan cinema that reaffirmed his interest in film-making. Soon after, he enrolled in film school between 2003 and 2006 at the University of Southern California, where he made his first short film Mei. It won the 2007 Silver Bear in Berlin's International Short Film Competition. Feature films