| Mike Lè Han | |
| Occupation: | Film director, Screenwriter, Visual Effects Artist |
| Years Active: | 1997–present |
| Birthname: | Mike Lè Han |
Mike Lè Han is an English screenwriter and film director who has worked in television and on short films. He has a background in post production and visual effects. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
Lè Han directed many outside broadcast, drama and docudrama productions between 1997 and 2009. His work was nominated for two RTS Awards in 2009 when he directed The Great Train Robbery and Crimes That Shook Britain for Manchester-based production company Title Role. Le Han has also directed several high-profile commercials for varying car manufactures.
In 2010 Lè Han co-wrote with wife Helen Lè Han Mrs Peppercorn's Magical Reading Room[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] and completed filming in May of the same year. The trailer for the film won Best Trailer for an un-produced movie at the International Movie Trailer Festival in Los Angeles. The finished short with crime-novelist Martina Cole functioning as executive producer premiered March 2011 to an invite-only audience at BAFTA in London[6] [7] and is being reworked into a feature.[8]
In January 2011, Lè Han was featured as a director to watch in MovieScope Magazine[9] and then in the April edition of Variety[10] in the UK and USA.
In August 2011 Mrs Peppercorn's Magical Reading Room won Best Short Film by unanimous vote at the prestigious HollyShorts Film Festival[11] [12] in Los Angeles. In the same month at the request of Disney Animation Studios, he screened the film to executives and creatives at their Burbank facilities. In December 2011 it won Best Short Fiction Film at the Olympia International Film Festival in Greece.
On Halloween Lè Han released online a trailer to accompany a pitch to reboot the Hellraiser franchise. The video went viral.
| Year | Festival | Title | Award | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Royal Television Society | The Great Train Robbery | RTS | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Royal Television Society | Crimes That Shook Britain | RTS | Nominated | |
| 2010 | International Movie Trailer Festival | Trailer for Mrs Peppercorn | Best trailer for an un-produced movie | Winner | |
| 2011 | HollyShorts Film Festival | Mrs Peppercorn's Magical Reading Room | Best short film | Winner | |
| 2011 | Olympia International Film Festival – Greece | Mrs Peppercorn's Magical Reading Room | Best Short Fiction Film – Children's Jury Award | Winner |
Director Credits
| Year | Title | Details | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Life – Short Film | Completed | Film Festivals |
| 1999 | Depart – Short Film | Completed | Film Festivals |
| 2000 | Walkabout | Completed | Film Festivals |
| 2000 | York | Completed | ITV |
| 2002 | Beyond the Blade | Completed | ITV |
| 2003 | Cook's Last Voyage | Completed | ITV |
| 2003 | Beyond The Moors Murders | Completed | ITV |
| 2004 | Hawk Speed | Completed | ITV4 |
| 2007 | Fast Bikes Magazine DVD | Completed | DVD |
| 2007 | Black | Pre-production | TBC |
| 2008 | Shipman | Completed | The History Channel |
| 2008 | Stephanie Slater | Completed | The History Channel |
| 2008 | The Russell Murders | Completed | The History Channel |
| 2008 | Beverley Allitt | Completed | The History Channel |
| 2008 | Sarah Payne | Completed | The History Channel |
| 2009 | The Great Train Robbery | Completed | The History Channel |
| 2009 | The Brinks Mat Heist | Completed | The History Channel |
| 2009 | Security Express Heist | Completed | The History Channel |
| 2009 | Millennium Dome Diamond Heist | Completed | The History Channel |
| 2009 | Tunbridge Securitas Heist | Completed | The History Channel |
| 2010 | Britain's Biggest Heists | Completed | Crime & Investigation Network |
| 2011 | Mrs Peppercorn's Magical Reading Room | Completed | Worldwide film festivals |
| 2013 | Hellraiser: Origins | Completed | Pitch to reboot the franchise |
| 2015 | Adore Me | Commercial |
Second Unit Director
Producer Credits
| Year | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | York | |
| 2001 | Expedition Global Eagle | |
| 2002 | Beyond The Blade | |
| 2003 | Cook's Last Voyage | |
| 2003 | Beyond The Moors Murders | |
| 2004 | Hawk Speed |
Writer Credits
| Year | Title | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Life | Short Film | |
| 1999 | Depart | Short Film | |
| 2000 | Walkabout | Short Film | |
| 2000 | York | TV | |
| 2002 | Beyond the Blade | TV | |
| 2003 | Cook's Last Voyage | TV | |
| 2003 | Beyond The Moors Murders | TV | |
| 2004 | Hawk Speed | TV | |
| 2004 | VIMM City | TV | |
| 2005 | Case of the Green Wallpaper | TV | |
| 2006 | Sapien | Short Film | |
| 2007 | Black | Short Film | |
| 2007 | Best Day's | Short Film | |
| 2008 | Black Shallow Creek | Short Film | |
| 2011 | Mrs Peppercorn's Magical Reading Room | Short Film | |
| 2012 | The Peppercorn Chronicles | Feature Trilogy | |
| 2013 | The Surge | Feature Film | |
| 2014 | ARK | Feature Film | |
| 2014 | TITAN | Feature Film |