Film Directors Workshop

Film Directors Workshop

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Film Directors Workshop episodes

  • FDW EP8 Talking with Director Chai Yee Wei - Part 1 of 2

    Chai Yee Wei, Grand Prix winner of Short Shorts, an Academy Accredited Festival, with his short film "Benjamin's Last Day at Katong Swimming Complex”(2018), has a career as diverse as his interests. He has co-written and directed several feature films across genres ranging from horror (Blood Ties), to dark comedy (Twisted), and musical rom com (That Girl In Pinafore). And being a tech enthusiast, he also started Mocha Chai Laboratories, and built Singapore's first boutique digital film lab with a state-of-the-art Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos facility. Today he splits his time developing and producing content, while advocating  the use of new technologies to tell better stories.

    49 min
  • EP6 Talking with Director Jiyuan Ler - Part 2 of 3

    WARNING- SALTY LANGUAGE including CB and we don’t mean Circuit Breaker. Episode 6, folks! Long long long overdue. My fault. Director Ler’s Part Two. Continuing with more insights into directing his crazy awesome HBO ‘Invisible Stories’. If you haven’t binged this, you’re a ‘invisible story’ :)  Binge!- you owe it to yourself to watch this one. 


    Ler Jiyuan is a Singaporean filmmaker. He is the director of several high-profile Singaporean TV dramas such as HBO Asia’s Grisse, Mediacorp Studios Channel 5 Telemovie Gone Case, based on the award-winning novel by Dave Chua and Telemovie The Love Machine, which was nominated for five awards at the 2016 Asian Television Awards. Ler is the writer/director for short films The Drum, which won the 2018 Viddsee Juree Gold Awards and was in competition at the 2017 Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival; and Paper House, which premiered at the 2017 Singapore Chinese Film Festival. He is currently showrunning HBO Asia’s mini-series Invisible Stories, premiering in Jan 2020.


    website

    https://share.transistor.fm/s/e949b752


    Spotify

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/5UTAh7HYENDEsZyb3zSZAh?si=2g6D4FstSuCgHGzXQBCixA


    Apple Podcast 

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep5-talking-with-director-jiyuan-ler-part-1-of-2/id1504606895?i=1000472473492

    30 min
  • CCB SPECIAL # 3 of 3 "Actors Talk Back" Tan Kheng Hua
    Sorry for the delay- been swamped by CCB WFH deluge. I’ll try to be punctual… haha. Our last part of the CCB Specials with Kheng Hua when she was back in SG. This is the episode where she talks about her LA forays and a glimpse into her working on the current Grey's Anatomy Season 16, Marco Polo and Kung Fu etc. And her lil encouragement to any Directors who wants to work with her. Enjoy. Next Week on the last CCB Specials (methinks) - DP Amandi Wong!!!
    Tan Kheng Hua is a Singapore actor and producer. She is currently based in Singapore and Los Angeles. She was most recently seen in the films Crazy Rich Asians (Warner Film) and The Garden of Evening Mists (Astro Shaw, HBO Asia) and on television in Marco Polo (Netflix), Foodlore (HBO Asia), Chimerica (Channel4) and Grey's Anatomy (ABC). She is represented by Fly Entertainment in Singapore and represented by Zero Gravity Management and GVA Talent in the UK and USA.
    Website
    https://share.transistor.fm/s/b78e7541
    Spotify
    https://open.spotify.com/episode/3UXFGPktlH0l4Mdn72FS7K
    Apple Podcast
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-directors-workshop/id1504606895#episodeGuid=f5fc6881-9f98-4be3-8b11-f69f30de8c64
    41 min
  • EP5 Talking with Director Jiyuan Ler - Part 1 of 2
    Episode 5, folks! So far Guoshen & Glenn are personal friends but this episode we have a director I don’t really have too much interaction with before this. We know each other in many ‘Hi, Bye’ flybys and I did work with his wonderful actress wife, Wendy Toh in ‘Diamond Dogs’. In this episode we talked about his uber awesome ‘Invisible Stories’ before it premiered on HBO. ( And actually this podcast is so timely coz HBO is streaming ‘Invisible Stories’ for FREE now for CCB. If there’s only one series to Binge- you owe it to yourself to watch this one- Also don’t forget to catch my latest short ‘The Last Song’ on ANDIE CHEN’s Youtube Channel - haha shameless plug . WARNING- SALTY LANGUAGE.
    Ler Jiyuan is a Singaporean filmmaker. He is the director of several high-profile Singaporean TV dramas such as HBO Asia’s Grisse, Mediacorp Studios Channel 5 Telemovie Gone Case, based on the award-winning novel by Dave Chua and Telemovie The Love Machine, which was nominated for five awards at the 2016 Asian Television Awards. Ler is the writer/director for short films The Drum, which won the 2018 Viddsee Juree Gold Awards and was in competition at the 2017 Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival; and Paper House, which premiered at the 2017 Singapore Chinese Film Festival. He is currently showrunning HBO Asia’s mini-series Invisible Stories, premiering in Jan 2020.
    42 min
  • CCB SPECIAL # 2 of 3 "Actors Talk Back" Tan Kheng Hua
    Continuing our CCB Special with Kheng Hua when she was back in SG and just before the CCB was installed. In this episode she shares her thought processes with working with other actors, directors and talks about her work on Marco Polo, Crazy Rich Asians and recently Grey’s Anatomy. And discover what is the worst piece of direction you can give her on set. Enjoy.
    Tan Kheng Hua is a Singapore actor and producer. She is currently based in Singapore and Los Angeles. She was most recently seen in the films Crazy Rich Asians (Warner Film) and The Garden of Evening Mists (Astro Shaw, HBO Asia) and on television in Marco Polo (Netflix), Foodlore (HBO Asia), Chimerica (Channel4) and Grey's Anatomy (ABC). She is represented by Fly Entertainment in Singapore and represented by Zero Gravity Management and GVA Talent in the UK and USA.
    28 min
  • EP4 Talking with Director Glenn Chan - Part 2 of 2
    Episode 4, folks! Thanks for support so far. Hundreds have tuned in. Ok… I exaggerate- a hundred plus have tuned in-haha. But I’m still happy:) This episode continues with the 2nd Part of Talking with Glenn Chan. He shares his processes working with actors, difficult scenes and reveals his career first love- directing or cinematography. Sorry for the technical glitches and the lack of a pop filter. We will try to get better... someday.
    Glenn Chan is a Singaporean Director of Films and Television whom has been progressively integral to the local media industry since his directorial debut in 2002. He has lend his talent as Director, Director of Photography and Writer to a multitude of noteworthy works, helming a range of content alongside some of Singapore’s top production companies.
    Website
    https://filmdirectorsworkshop.transistor.fm/
    SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/75GXckNp4vbfPcIhhth5Zg
    Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-directors-workshop/id1504606895
    25 min
  • CCB SPECIAL #1 of 3 "Actors Talk Back" Tan Kheng Hua
    Before we jump back into our regular drop on Wednesdays-continuing our PODCAST with GLENN CHAN, we wanted to try something new on this also New show. Talking to Kheng Hua when she was back in SG last week and just when the CCB was announced, that talk was so full of great info- so I thought maybe I'll add CCB Specials for peeps to spend more time hanging out here. She's been a good friend for many years and so lucky to have her share her experiences working with directors. Enjoy.
    Tan Kheng Hua is a Singapore actor and producer. She is currently based in Singapore and Los Angeles. She was most recently seen in the films Crazy Rich Asians (Warner Film) and The Garden of Evening Mists (Astro Shaw, HBO Asia) and on television in Marco Polo (Netflix), Foodlore (HBO Asia), Chimerica (Channel4) and Grey's Anatomy (ABC). She is represented by Fly Entertainment in Singapore and represented by Zero Gravity Management and GVA Talent in the UK and USA.
    26 min
  • EP3 Talking with Director Glenn Chan - Part 1 of 2
    Glenn Chan is a Singaporean Director of Films and Television whom has been progressively integral to the local media industry since his directorial debut in 2002. He has lend his talent as Director, Director of Photography and Writer to a multitude of noteworthy works, helming a range of content alongside some of Singapore’s top production companies.
    35 min

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