This week I am joined by Jeremy Mackie a cinematographer who started out gaffing on the Seattle indie scene before scoring roles in Hollywood fare including Captain Fantastic with Viggo Mortensen, Green Room with Patrick Stewart, and Twilight…y

Filmmaker Fridays feat. Brian Zimmerman, Planet Bizarro Productions

Apr 19th, 2018 35m 42s

This week I am joined by Brian Zimmerman a producer and puppeteer who has created shows and characters such as Hogie The Globehopper, Gobby The Gamer & The World According to Zoomer as well as voice directed hours of Japanese anime. We talked

Filmmaker Fridays feat. James Thoo, Screenwriter

Apr 12th, 2018 41m 10s

This week I am joined by James Thoo who recently sold an original script for six figures to an Asian production company after both Robert Downey Junior and Renee Zelwegger had previously expressed interest. We talked about his route into the i

Filmmaker Fridays feat. Kamil Haque, HCAC

Apr 5th, 2018 40m 31s

This week I am joined by Kamil Haque, the first and only Asian to be given the privilege to train and then coach at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, home of the legendary method acting technique employed by the likes of Marlon Brando

Filmmaker Fridays feat. Alaric Tay, Verytay Productions

Mar 29th, 2018 36m 17s

This week I am joined by Alaric Tay a renowned comedy actor in Singapore who finally got to test his dramatic chops in HBO Asia’s first original drama series Serangoon Road before taking the helm as director of HBO Asia’s first original comedy

Filmmaker Fridays feat. Nick North, Make Entertainment

Mar 22nd, 2018 27m 21s

This week I am joined by Nick North who produced HBO Asia’s first original television series Serangoon Road in partnership with Australia’s ABC before starting up international film and television production company Make Entertainment. As ever

Filmmaker Fridays feat. Fotini Paraskakis, Endemol Shine Asia

Mar 15th, 2018 36m 40s

This week I am joined by one of the most powerful players in the Asian entertainment industry. Fotini Paraskakis began her career at the BBC but went on to produce shows for Disney, HBO, ESPN Star Sports, StarTV and Astro Malaysia before headi

Filmmaker Fridays feat. Dayne Cowan, VHQ Media

Mar 8th, 2018 28m 1s

This week I am joined by a visual effect legend. Dayne Cowan spent 22 years working on major Hollywood titles including 3 Christopher Nolan Batman movies, 2 Harry Potter and a Bourne for prestigious post house such as Double Negative, Framersto

Filmmaker Fridays feat. Paul Pistore, Core Crew FX

Mar 1st, 2018 35m

This week I am at the workshop of Core Crew VX, a puppetry and practical effects company founded by Paul Pistore who learnt his craft at the feet of masters such as Stan Winston and Rick Baker and has worked for directors including Steven Spiel