- Meng Ong
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Meng Ong is a Singapore born filmmaker. He began making movies at 16[1] and graduated from New York University Film School. Miss Wonton is his first feature length film, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival 2001 in the American spectrum section.[2] He has also been selected as one of the “Directors to Watch” by filmfestivals.com. It also won the prestigious PRIX FIPRESCI International Critics Prize at the Locarno International Film Festival[3] and showcased at other festivals like Pusan International Film Festival and as the opening night film at the Bite the Mango film festival in UK. The film has been released by United International Pictures in Singapore (2001) and at the Cinema Village in New York City (2002). It has been released on video by Comstar.Meng Ong is currently writing his second feature screenplay, Chinese Ghost Wedding. It has been selected for Sundance Institute Screenwriter’s Lab.
Meng Ong is also directing and executive producing television for Channel 5 at Mediacorp Studios, Singapore. He is executive producing, Police and Thief, one of the most successful English comedies on channel 5, nominated for the Best Comedy of the Year at the Asian Television Awards 2006. The series is now in its 6th season.
His award winning short films and videos including, Waves of a Distant Shore, Chinadoll and Buddha’s Garden, have been shown at the Asian American Film Festival,[4] Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival, Philadelphia International Film Festival, the MIX Festival in New York, the Young ASEAN filmmakers Festival in Japan and more.[5] He is a multiple winner at the Silver Screen Awards at the Singapore International Film Festival including winner of two Best Director Awards.
Filmography
Year Title Format Position 1991 Chinadoll Documentary Short director/writer 1992 Waves of a Distant Shore Short Film director/writer 1993 Buddha’s Garden Short Film director/writer 1995 The Wooden Clogs Video Short director/writer 2001 Miss Wonton Feature Film director/writer 2001–2007 Chinese Ghost Wedding Feature Screenplay director/writer 2002/2003 First Touch Season 2 Television series director 2004 Family Business Television pilot director/writer/Executive Producer 2004 Police and Thief Television series director 2004/2005 White Snake Television Pilot director/writer/Executive Producer 2005 Police and Thief 2 TV series director/Executive Producer 2006 Police and Thief 3 TV series director/Executive Producer 2007 Police and Thief 4 TV series director/writer/Executive Producer !2007 !"As the Bell Rings" Disney Channel Pilot !director {I !2008 !'Police and Thief 5" !"TV Series !director/writer/ExecutiveProducer {I !2008 !"Yang Sisters 2" !TV series !director {I 2009/2010 !"Police and Thief 6" !TV series !director/Executive Producer I}
External links
- http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=239422 NY Times review of Miss Wonton
References
- ^ http://www.filmfestivals.com/servlet/JSCRun?obj=ShowNewsSundance&CfgPath=ffs/filinfo&Cfg=news.cfg&news=general&text_id=16276 Interview with Meng Ong
- ^ DAILY NEWS: Sundance 2001 Reveals Competition and Spectrum Linueps
- ^ FIPRESCI - Awards - 2001
- ^ FESTIVALS: Hidden Dragons; Asian Filmmakers Still Struggle Post "Crouching Tiger"
- ^ Filmfestival
Categories:- Singaporean film directors
- Singaporean people of Chinese descent
- American film directors of Asian descent
- Living people
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