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Chai Yee Wei
Born(1976-06-21)21 June 1976(age 48)
Singapore
Education
Occupations
  • Film director
  • writer
  • producer
  • businessman
SpouseDiane Chan
AwardsGrand Prix George Lucas Award
Chinese name
Traditional ChineseThái với vị
Simplified ChineseThái với vị
Hanyu PinyinCài Yúweì

Chai Yee Wei(born 21 June 1976) is a Singaporean film director, writer and producer. He is also the founder of Mocha Chai Laboratories and A Little Seed, an authorisedAppleiTunesaggregator. He also founded production company Hot Cider Films,Japanese curryspecialty restaurant Curry Favor, as well as an IT company and wedding photography businesses.[1]

Career

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Chai's debut feature filmBlood Ties,which premiered on 10 September 2009, was funded under theSingapore Film Commission's New Feature Film Fund. Chai had also made countless comedy shorts, such asLoser, Lau Sai (Diarrhoea)andMy Blue Heaven,amongst others.

Twisted,released in Malaysia in 2011, is Chai's second feature film. It won "Best Feature" at the 2012 Detroit Nightmare Film Festival and was selected for the 2012Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival,2012 Grimm Up North International Horror Film Festival, and 2012 Focus on Asia Fukuoka International Film Festival.

That Girl in Pinaforeis Chai's third feature film released in 2013. Set in the 1990s, it is a comedy-musical starringDaren Tan,Julie Tan,Hayley WooandJayley Woo.The film premiered at the 2013Shanghai International Film Festivaland shown at the Festival Nits de Oriental, Taoyuan International Film Festival, and Focus on Asia Fukuoka International Film Festival.

The Voice of Chinaproducers watchedThat Girl in Pinaforein Shanghai and sought Chai to direct a music movie,Voice of China Turn You Around,with the singers from the first two seasons ofThe Voice of China.The film was pre-sold to theFox TV Networkand had a limited theatrical release in China in January 2014.

In June 2018, Chai was awarded theGrand Prix George Lucas Awardat the 20th Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia for his short filmBenjamin's Last Day At Katong Swimming Complex,a wistful, nostalgic story about a young boy's sexual awakening, as well as the impact on our heritage triggered by Singapore's rapid urban development. It premiered at theSingapore International Film Festivalin November 2018.[2]

That same year, Chai was chosen to be one of 15 Directors to be part of "15 Shorts: Films For Good" organised by the National Volunteer and Philanthropic Centre. His filmSisteris based on the friendship between Catholic nun Sister Gerard and convicted murdererCatherine Tan.

Personal life

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Chai was educated atCatholic High SchoolandCatholic Junior College.[3]He is a huge fan ofXinyao,and his interest in this influenced him to create the 2013 filmThat Girl in Pinafore.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Television series

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References

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  1. ^Lui, John (8 January 2014)."The Life! Interview with Chai Yee Wei: A life of fate, drama and irony".Singapore Press Holdings. The Straits Times. Archived fromthe originalon 10 January 2014.Retrieved15 September2014.
  2. ^hermes (2018-06-19)."Singapore director Chai Yee Wei's first short film in 10 years wins big".The Straits Times.Retrieved2018-06-19.
  3. ^abSarah Loh, Genevieve (2013-07-31)."Salute to Singapore: Director Chai Yee Wei's homegrown gem".Today Online.Retrieved2013-08-12.
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