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Wes Tian is a 16-year-old artist from Chicago, Illinois. From a very young age, Wes has had a passion for writing, directing, and acting. Tian has starred on Disney+ TV series "Doogie Kamealoha M.D." (2021-2023) as "Brian Patrick Kamealoha", as well as creating several of his own award-winning films.
His films which have won awards are: grand prizes at the GEG Chicagoland Film Festival for "A Day in Pete's Shoes" (2017-18); "Group 1" (2019-20), which garnered him a lifetime achievement award; "My Journey" (2023-24) won the Future Filmmaker Award; and "The Gift" (2021-22) which was also an official selection at the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival (JDIFF), and was officially selected in the Chicago International REEL Film Festival. "A Film About A Box" (2022-23), earned an honorable mention and was officially selected at JDIFF; it also qualified as a quarter-finalist for the Student World International Film Festival. "CURSES AREN'T REAL" (2023-24), was officially selected at the Chicago Horror Film Festival. "Delirious" (2023-24) was officially selected at JDIFF. His film, "Brother" (2021), was voted People's Choice Award at the Elgin Fringe Film Festival, and qualified as a finalist in the Elgin Short Film Festival. "Paranoia" (2021), was officially selected in the Chicago Horror Film Festival.
His latest winning film, SHATTER (2024-25), was an official selection in the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival, the Chicago International REEL Shorts Film Festival, the New York Film & Female Actress Award, the New York Film & Cinematography Awards, the Kyoto Independent Film Festival, the SoCal Film Awards, and the Atlanta Spotlight Film Festival. It was also a nominee in the Cinematography & Photography Awards, and won honorable mention at the RED Movie Awards for Best Horror. SHATTER was a semi-finalist in the Palm Beach Shorts and the Tokyo ShortFest; and it was a finalist in the Chicago Amarcord Arthouse Television Awards. The film won Best Young Filmmaker at the Los Angeles Film Awards, along with honorable mention for actor.
Another winning film is Plenty of Time (2024-25), which was co-written, co-directed and co-acted with Shayna Youkhana. Plenty of Time won the Best in Young Filmmakers Under 18 at the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival. It was also a semi-finalist in the Palm Beach Shorts and the Los Angeles Film Awards.
Wes Tian is represented by Management By Morgan, Big Mouth Talent, and Coast to Coast Talent Group.
