Tan Si En is a Singapore-based film and television producer and the founder of Momo Film Co.
An alum of ACE Producers, Berlinale Talents and Rotterdam Lab, Si En has produced films that have premiered and received awards at major international festivals. Their credits include Dương Diệu Linh’s Don’t Cry, Butterfly, winner of the Grand Prix and the Most Innovative Film Award at Venice Critics’ Week in 2024; Nelson Yeo’s Dreaming & Dying, winner of the Pardo d’Oro and Swatch First Feature Award at Locarno in 2023; and The House on the Moon, which premiered in Main Competition at the 2026 Locarno Film Festival. They also produced Anthony Chen’s Wet Season, which premiered at TIFF in 2019 and received 12 international awards, including one Golden Horse win from six nominations. The film was subsequently selected as Singapore’s official submission for the Academy Awards.
Si En’s recent co-productions include Nagi Notes (Cannes 2026, Competition), A Useful Ghost (Cannes Critics Week 2025, Grand Prix), The Year of the Everlasting Storm (Cannes 2021), Arnold Is a Model Student by Sorayos Prapapan (Locarno 2022), Levitating (Sundance 2026) and Andragogy (Toronto 2023) by Wregas Bhanuteja, Red Thread (Busan 2026) by Ham Tran, Some Nights I Feel Like Walking by Petersen Vargas (Tallinn Black Nights 2024), and This City Is A Battlefield by Mouly Surya (Rotterdam 2025).
Through Momo Film Co, they made significant deals, including a strategic partnership with Nathan Studio to produce a slate of projects. They are also collaborating with Studiocanal and Canal+ on premieum series Red Butterfly. In 2021, Beach House Pictures acquired stakes in Momo Film Co. to enhance its scripted content output and expand its reach across Southeast Asia. This move was followed by Fremantle’s acquisition of Beach House Pictures in 2024, integrating Momo into its global network while preserving Momo's core identity.
Currently, Si En is developing and producing a slate of award-winning projects, including Other People’s Dreams by Daniel Hui, RIP ME LOL by Calleen Koh among others.
In addition to their production work, Si En champions Southeast Asian talent through initiatives like the Objectifs Short Film Incubator and the Momo Distribution Grant. Their contributions to the industry have been featured in major publications, including Screendaily, Variety, Tatler, and Channel News Asia. In 2020, they were named one of The Straits Times’ 30 Under 30 – The Arts. In 2021, they received the Youth Inspiration Award from the National Youth Council and Scape. In 2023, Si En was recognized by Tatler’s GenT as one of the Leaders of Tomorrow, and in 2024, they became the first film producer ever honored with Singapore’s Young Artist Award, the nation’s highest accolade for art practitioners aged 35 and under.
