Lionel Chok

Lionel Chok Ko Hon, A Singaporean film-maker and director. His documentary, Geraldine, was premiered at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. His other short films were also screened in New York and Singapore. Since completing the Intensive Directing Workshop at New York University, he written the telemovie Dirty Laundry (released in 2004 and shot on Hi-Definition video).

Filmography:

Series:

*Heritage Series (1988)
- awarded Best Documentary finalist in the New York Festivals
- Best Documentary nominee at the Asian Television Awards 1988

Documentary:

*Geraldene (2001)
- Official selection in the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival 2001

Feature:

*To Speak (2007) [http://www.tospeakmovie.com] (in Post-production)

Play:

*Nonsensical Idiosyncrasies (2001)

*Nonsensical Idiosyncrasies 2

*Hearing Voices (2002)

*Threesome (2004)

*Adultery (2005)

Short Films:

*Writer's Block (2001)

*Life After (2001)

*Time (1999)

*Nana & Damien (2005)

*Crossroad (2006)

Digital Online Film:

*24 Hours in Central Singapore

HD Telemovie:

*Dirty Laundry [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Singaporean_films] (2004)

Music Video:

*WISH (2006)

Musical:

*Swingle (2006)

Others:

*Creative Panelist for HYPE Gallery (Singapore) for Hewlett Packard,

*The Arts House & Creative Communities Singapore

*Associate Artist (Film) of The Substation Ltd – Home of the Arts
*Script Reader for Singapore Film Commission

Dec02

*Writer's Block - screened at The Substation Short Film Festival
*Invited to conduct (i) workshop & (ii) talk - on screenwriting at
*The Substation Short Film Festival02

Jan02

*Completed: Writer's Block- an entry for Singapore International Film Festival Silver Screen02 awards.

Nov-Dec01

*life AFTER - Official Selection in Singapore Shorts Film Festival at The Substation

Sept'01

*Shot "Writer's Block" - a short film on Digital Video in New York City. .

*Written and Directed multi-camera studio sitcom project on Digital Video - "Two Guys and A Girl".

*Written and Directed a 7-mintue short film on 16mm film & Digital Video - life Mar - Jul98

*Involved in Production and Casting for The Teenage Movie& a 90-minute feature film shot on super 35mm film, released Singapore island-wide on 12th Nov98.

Dec97

*Scripted, shot and edited a 10-minute black and white experimental short film on 16mm reversal film stock.

2007
*Short & Sweet Play
"Dead Rites" [http://youth.sg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2350&Itemid=28&limit=1&limitstart=1&sidenavpos=] Written by Ovidia Yu, Directed by Lionel Chok.

Awards:

*Best Documentary finalist in the New York Festivals

*Best Documentary nominee at the Asian Television Awards (1988)

*2007 Digital Film Fiesta Audience Choice Award

Links:

*http://www.1magine.com/ [http://www.1magine.com]

*Lionel Chok's website [http://lionelchok.tripod.com]

*Substation http://www.substation.org/associate_artists/film/lionel_chok.html [http://www.substation.org/substation/artists/AssocFilm/lc.html]

*wirecrossing [http://www.wirecrossing.org.sg/bios-Chok.html]

*Adultery [http://www.substation.org/substation/now/archive/0305-adultery.html]

*Wirecrossing: 24 Hours in Central Singapore [http://www.hi-beam.net/cgi-bin/ann.pl?type=newworkf&readfile=31.ann&show
]

*3D Sense [http://singapore.3dsense.net/home/]

*Swingle [http://www.musicals.org.sg/Wave3/Bios_SWINGLE.html]

*Nana & Damien [http://www.canon.com.sg/dvfest/vote/bestfilm/audience.htm]

*"Eco 4 the World" - from Internet Movie Database (2006) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0487136]

*Crossroad - 2007 Digital Film Fiesta Audience Choice Award [http://www.digitalfilmfiesta.com/gallery_ShortFilm2007.htm]

*To Speak Movie's website http://www.tospeakmovie.com [http://www.tospeakmovie.com]

*http://sinema.sg

*http://youth.sg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2350&Itemid=28&limit=1&limitstart=1&sidenavpos=

*http://www.thaicinema.org/news&scoops49_35lafete.asp

*Urban Nomad Film Fest-http://urbannomadfilmfest.blogspot.com/

*新竹市文化局影像博物館-http://www.hmim.org/hmim/accession_1.php?id=3185

See also

*Cinema of Singapore
*Royston Tan
*imdb name|2087465