Kew Lin | Bilingual Translator | Localisation | Proofreading | Translation Coordinator
林勤之 ｜ 英漢雙語翻譯、校對 ｜ 文字工作履歷

Background

  • Native speaker of English and Mandarin
  • Proficient in both Simplified and Traditional Chinese
  • Pearson English Test Score of 84/90
  • Score of A1 in Higher Chinese, Singapore-Cambridge GCE O Levels
  • Score of A2 in Chinese Literature, Singapore-Cambridge GCE O Levels

Translation

Chinese to English

  • Coca-Cola — Ethnographic Project (Shanghai)
  • GlaxoSmithKline — Ethnographic Project (Beijing)
  • IFF — Ethnographic Project (Shanghai)
  • Reckitt Benckiser — Ethnographic Project (Beijing, Guangzhou)
  • IKEA — Ethnographic Project (Shanghai)
  • Ford — Ethnographic Project (Beijing, Guangzhou)
  • Coty — Ethnographic Project (Shanghai, Shenzhen)
  • The Imaginarium Studios (London, On-Set Translation)

Translation

English to Chinese

  • Trinity | Feature Film | 2023 | Zhao Wei Films | dir. Boo Junfeng
  • Pink Dot 15: A Singapore For All Families | 2023 | Promo | dir. Boo Junfeng
  • Through Our Times | 2022 | Branded Short | Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry | dir. Boo Junfeng
  • Dead Air Episode 6 | 2021 | Podcast | dir. Kyle Ong
  • 我不是购物狂 Rebirth of Shopping Addict | 2019 | Series | 湖南卫视 Hunan Television | dir. 羅志剛 Luo Zhigang

Film Subtitles

Chinese

  • walk walk (dir. Tan Pin Pin)
  • Moving House (dir. Tan Pin Pin)
  • 148: Shangri-La Confectionery (dir. Kyle Ong)
  • In Between These Pages (dir. Rifyal Griffari)
  • Nursery Rhymes (dir. Michael Kam)
  • What About Farquhar? (dir. Nelson Yeo)
  • Happy Birthday Ah Ma (dir. Christina Oer)
  • Madam Chan (dir. Wilson Yip)
  • The Perm (dir. Wee Li Lin)
  • Sukaraan (dir. Eileen Chong)
  • Trishaw (dir. Bertrand Lee)
  • Aunt Lotus & Her Dream Bicycle (dir. Kew Lin)
  • Wasps, Sharks & Vending Machines (dir. Kew Lin)
  • Uncle Goose Waits For A Phone Call (dir. Kew Lin)
  • 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Autism (prod. St. Andrew’s Autism Centre)

Screenwriting

Chinese

  • 一輛腳車兩個輪 Aunt Lotus & Her Dream Bicycle (2022, Short, dir. Kew Lin)
    • 🏆 Honourable Mention Award — Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival Screenwriting Competition 洛杉矶华语电影节剧本大赛
    • ⭐ Best Screenplay Award nomination — National Youth Film Awards 2023
  • 斷捨離 Uncle Goose Waits For A Phone Call (2020, Short, dir. Kew Lin)
  • 超級無敵珍珠奶茶 One Thousand Cups to Midnight (2021, Web Series, dir. Cheng Chai Hong & Kew Lin)

Proofreading

Chinese & English

  • 《母亲与我》My Mother & I (2017, Autobiographical Novel, written by Mr. Liew Chee Kong)
  • “Fairy Dalia” series Book 2 & 3 (written by Dalia Lane, illustrated by Naira Muradyan)
  • Google Lens “Find That Thing” Campaign (prod. Stink Studios)

Transcription

English

  • Chinese New Year Interview (prod. BARE Independent)
  • Asian Dream (prod. Refinery Media)

Article Contributor

English

Contact

Accepting projects in the UK, Singapore, or anywhere in the world.

e: kewzee@gmail.com
w: +447448540151