awards

 

Television

1. PESTA PERDANA (presented by MediaCorp TV12, S'pore)

* Best Director & Drama Series (1988... Segaris Sinar) 2009

* Best Info-ed series (Mentari I & II) 2009

* Best Info-magazine/lifestyle series (So Lazat, series 1) 2007 

* Best Director & Drama Special (Kaki Borak) 2005

* Best Culture Series (Semarak Budaya I - IV) 2000/1

* Best Drama Series (Kerja Overtime) 2000

* Best Title Sequence (Semarak Budaya II) 2000

Film

1. a la folie | LOVE trilogy #2 (short film)                                             * Best Short Film @ 4th Jojga-NETPAC Asian Film Festival  (Indonesia) 2009

2. Lost Sole| LOVE trilogy #1 (short film)                                            * Best Film On Religion @ Int'l Festival of Short Films on Culture (Jaipur) 2008                                                                                          * Best Narrative Film @ Rahmat International Shortfilm Festival (Tabriz, Iran) 2008

* In Competition/Finalist -                                                                                          Hawaii International Film Festival                                                                             Tehran International Short Film Festival                                                             Singapore Shorts Film Festival                                                                                     FAIF International Film Festival                                                                                Village International D-Cinema Festival                                                                Malaysian Video Awards

* Official selection in 30+ film festivals

* B.A. (Media Studies); Murdoch University, Perth, Australia (2002). Studied Film Theory, Documentary, Anthropology (Cultural Ecology), Filmmaking

* Diploma in Film & Media Studies (Film, Sound & Video); Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore (1996). This school has seen its alumni members receiving accolades in the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, PROMAX and Crowbar awards.

education

1. Print

- Berita Harian: 15 August 2009 (profile)

- MANJA: August 2009 (review)

- Berita Harian: 4 April 2009 (TMI feature)

- MANJA: January 2009 (profile)

- MANJA: October 2008 (profile)

- Berita Minggu: 13 July 2008 (1988... Segaris Sinar)

- SENSASI: July 2008 (Lost Sole) 

- Berita Harian: 19 April 2008 (Lost Sole) 

- SENSASI: April 2008 (Lost Sole/SIFF) 

- MANJA: May 2007 (profile)

- Berita Harian: 24 February 2007 (Lost Sole) 

- MANJA: October 2006 (profile)

- MANJA: July 2005 (post-awards coverage)

- Berita Minggu: 13 February 2000 (post-awards coverage) 

media

2. Television

- ChannelnewsAsia 12 March "Singapore to produce first Malay feature film after 30-year hiatus"

- MediaCorp News: 11 & 12 March 2009, English and Malay.

- Channelnewsasia: 8 July 2008 "A simple story that gets the deepest in you" (1988... Segaris Sinar)

- MediaCorp's Suria: News; 7 April 2008 

- MediaCorp's Suria: Akhir Kata; 24 April 2008 (SIFF/Lost Sole)

- Channelnewsasia.com: 15 January 2008 (Digital Homelands Singapore) 

- MediaCorp, Singapore (all channels): Interstitials Rahsia Perkahwinan, June - August 2007 

3. Radio

- 94.2fm: 11 December 2008 (ATF)

- RSI: 3 April 2008; (SIFF)

- 93.8fm: 21 January 2008 (SIFF)