KEW LIN
Writer-Director
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Kew Lin (b. 1988) is a Singaporean writer-director, whose latest short film Aunt Lotus & Her Dream Bicycle (2022) garnered more than 600,000 online views and more than 1000 physical attendance on its world premiere. The short received the Honourable Mention Award at the Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival Scriptwriting Competition and went on to compete at Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia.
As a screenwriter, Kew has co-written feature film Love Possibly (2018), which won the Best Screenplay Award at the Sochi International Film Festival and is available on Apple TV+, Paramount+ and Amazon Prime Video. He has also co-written the SGIFF Silver Screen Award winner Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (2022), directed by Alvin Lee.
Based in London, Kew is currently developing his debut absurd comedy feature, which was given the Special Mention Award at Berlinale’s Talents Tokyo in 2023.
Click on links to see accolades and press information.
一輛腳車兩個輪 Aunt Lotus & Her Dream Bicycle
2022 | Short | 16′ | Writer & Director
煙燻到了眼睛 Smoke Gets In Yours Eyes
2022 | Short | 20′ | Co-Writer
第15屆 Freshmusic Awards 揭獎夜 Live @ Live Fact Kuala Lumpur
2022 | Live Stream | Director
Wasps, Sharks & Vending Machines
2021 | Short | 7′ | Writer & Director
第14屆 Freshmusic Awards 揭獎影片
2021 | Award Show | Director
超級無敵珍珠奶茶 1000 Cups to Midnight
2020 | Web Series | 54′ | Co-Writer & Co-Director
斷捨離 Uncle Goose Waits For A Phone Call
2020 | Short | 15′ | Writer & Director
第13屆 Freshmusic Awards 成績揭曉
2020 | Award Show | Director
Of Pets & Dinner
2019 | Short | 7′ | Writer & Director
Love Possibly
2018 | Feature | 83′ | Co-Writer
Filmography
Chinese Script Localisation & Translator
2022 ~ 2023 | Freelance
Translation, transcription, localisation, subtitling or coordination work between English and Chinese, including dialects.
Ethnography Documentary Filmmaker at Ipsos MORI, London
2017 ~ 2023 | Freelance
Researching and analysing the lives of people in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Boston from different demographics by filming documentaries with and about the subjects.
Clients include Coca-Cola, GlaxoSmithKline, Dyson, IFF, Tommee Tippee, Reckitt Benckiser, IKEA, Ford, Coty.
Development Writer at Eros Digital, Mumbai
2018 | Contract
Involved in the development and writing for an episodic series set in India with international elements for Eros Now, one of the biggest streamers in India with 128 million registered users.
Film Programmer at Deptford Cinema, London
2017 | Project-Based
Programmed and promoted our own ticketed screening event, the London Premiere of documentary 69 Minutes of 86 Days (2017), the closing film of the Child’s Eye View season at Deptford Cinema, supported by Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund, which is funded by the BFI with National Lottery, through the Skills Investment Fund.
Chinese & English Proofreader
2016 ~ 2017 | Freelance
Professional Proofreading in English and Mandarin for the Fairy Dalia illustrated book series Book 2 & 3 and autobiography My Mother and I by Singaporean writer Liew Chee Kong, about the virtues and idiosyncracies of a Chinese woman who has been through British colonialism, Japanese occupation and modern Singapore.
Visual Effects Tutor at Met Film School, London
2016 ~ 2017 | Contract
Tutor to a Visual Effects programme provided by Met Film School, focusing on 2D VFX filmmaking, assisting students with compositing package Foundry’s Nuke, VFX editing and showreel creation.
Contributing Writer at www.weareresonate.com
2016 | Freelance
‘Resonate’ is a news, entertainment and blogging website that provides writers with a platform to discuss topics that strongly resonate amongst East Asian communities in the West. Contributed multiple articles including an interview with Singaporean film director Boo Junfeng.
Programme Writer at Singapore International Film Festival
2015 & 2016 Editions | Seasonal
Part of the Programme Writing team for official selections at the film festival. Job scope includes writing synopses, loglines and filmmakers’ biographies for the programme, notably in charged of the Mexican Cinema Spotlight section.
2D Visual Effects Artist at DNEG, Singapore
2014 ~ 2016 | Full-Time
Compositing, prep and rotoscope for Hollywood productions including:
Assassin’s Creed (2016) | Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016) | Star Trek Beyond (2016) | The Legend of Tarzan (2016) | Alice Through The Looking Glass (2016) | Grimsby (2016) | In The Heart of The Sea (2015) | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (2014 – 2015) | James Bond Spectre (2015) | Bridge of Spies (2015) | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) | Max (2015) | Terminator Genisys (2015) | Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) | Interstellar (2014)
Work Experience
Birkbeck Screenwriting Summer School
2018 | Workshop | Birkbeck, University of London
SCREEN/PLAY: The Theory & Practice of Film Programming
2017 | Certificated Short Course | Goldsmiths, University of London
This course is a collaborative programme by New Cross + Deptford Free Film Festival, supported by Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund, which is funded by the BFI with National Lottery, through the Skills Investment Fund.
BA (Hons) Visual Effects
2012 ~ 2013 | Degree | Met Film School, London
Tuition sponsorship awarded by Media Development of Authority of Singapore
One Year Digital Cinematography
2011 | Certificate | Met Film School, London
Diploma in Multimedia Technology
2005 ~ 2007 | Diploma | Singapore Polytechnic
Awarded the Director’s Roll in 2007
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