Michael Chua Explained

Michael Chua
Birth Name:	Michael Chua
Other Names:	Wieszcz
Birth Place:	Singapore
Spouse:	Akemi Kumagai
Years Active:	1997 - present

Michael Chua is a film producer, film director and poet from Singapore. Michael graduated from the Film, Sound and Video^[1] department of Ngee Ann Polytechnic in 1997. Upon embarking on his professional career, he has directed and shot various projects of different genres, including music videos, commercials, TV dramas and feature length movies.

In 2013, Michael started Skyshot with his business partner to add aerial and drones capabilities to his work. ^{[2] [3]}

Selected filmography

Director of Photography

• Home (Music video) (starring Kit Chan)
• Water (Music video)
• Moments of Magic (Music video) (starring Fann Wong)
• Kleenex (TV Commercial)
• Guan Xin Tai (TV Commercial)
• Indocafe (TV Commercial)
• The Best Bet (Feature Length Movie)
• Love Poetry (Telemovie) MediaCorp 5

Director

• Incredible Tales (Horror) MediaCorp 5
• Beach 360 (Travelogue) HD Channel Mediacorp
• Full Circle (Docu-Drama) MediaCorp 5
• Beyond the Dot (6x30min Infotainment) Channel News Asia
• Singapore Arrival Video (Inflight Entertainment)
• Health Sciences Authority (Corporate Video)

Executive Producer

• ALYA (13 X 1 hour Drama) (HD) Indonesia TV^[4]
• Oh Lucy! (22min Short Film)^[5]

Awards

• Shadow of Death (Director of Photography)
  • Special Achievement Award at the Singapore International Film Festival 1997
  • Invited for screening at the BBC International Short Film Festival
• Saying Goodbye (Director)
  • Finalist at the Singapore International Film Festival 1997
• His Name Was Wong (Director of Photography)
  • Finalist at the Singapore International Film Festival 1997
• Sons (Director of Photography)
  • Best Film & Special Achievement Award at the Singapore International Film Festival 2000^[6]
• Oh Lucy (Executive Producer)
  • Official Selection and 2nd Prize at the Cinéfondation 2014^{[7] [8]}

References

1. Web site: FSV . 25 April 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090508140644/http://www.np.edu.sg/fms/aboutus/Pages/introduction.aspx . 8 May 2009 . dead .
2. Web site: The sky is the limit for TBOX Tank at BroadcastAsia2015 . 18 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125805/http://apb-news.com/index.php/events-and-trade-shows/broadcast-asia/item/2278-the-sky-is-the-limit-for-tbox-tank-at-broadcastasia2015.html . 4 March 2016 .
3. Web site: Spotlight on Smart Technologies at CommunicAsia2015, EnterpriseIT2015 and BroadcastAsia2015 | Stockbank Singapore - News . 18 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305034158/http://www.stockbank.com.sg/news/311101 . 5 March 2016 .
4. http://app.stb.gov.sg/asp/common/print.asp?id=4763&type=2 Alya
5. Web site: "Oh Lucy! official selection in Cannes Cinéfondation".
6. [Singapore International Film Festival Awards List|''Sons'']
7. [2014 Cannes Film Festival]
8. Web site: CANNES: 'Skunk' Tops Cannes Film Festival's Cinefondation. 22 May 2014.