Film Directors Workshop

FDW Ep18 Talking with Director Kumaran Sundaram

On set Ebi Shankara and Eswari Gunasagar were gushing over this new show called ‘Karuvanam’ on Vasantham in early Dec, and I took a peek and was blown away. I had to meet

Film Directors Workshop Ep17 - Director Djinn (2023)

Recorded in late 2023, I had the privilege to talk to Djinn in a noisy cafe in Sim Lim Square, before she rushed off flying back to LA- hence the aggressive background no

FDW EP16 Talking with Director James Lee - 2023

I had the pleasure of talking to James Lee late last year, and this long podcast episode is the result. I can't tell you how much I learned in these 1.6 hours. James Lee

FDW EP15 Talking with Actor/ Action Director Sunny Pang - Recorded Oct 2021

FDW is back!!! Huge apologies. But FDW will be back as regular as I can keep this up. A nice slate of new activities planned and new energy an vigour. Let me clear the ba

FDW EP13 Talking with Director Wee Li Lin - Part 1 of 2

Li Lin Wee Director. Storyteller.  Wee Li Lin (b. 1973) is one of the pioneer female filmmakers in Singapore. Her films have a signature humour, warmth, and whimsy to t

FDW EP12 Talking with Yuni Hadi

Yuni Hadi is a film curator and producer specializing in the management of film and media projects. She has spent a large part of her career promoting Singapore and South

FDW EP11 Talking with Director Don Aravind - Part 2 of 2

Don Aravind has been consistently been straddling between film and television with integral relationships of both mediums, finding a balance that fuels his creative oeuvr

FDW EP10 Talking with Director Don Aravind - Part 1 of 2

Don Aravind has been consistently been straddling between film and television with integral relationships of both mediums, finding a balance that fuels his creative oeuvr

FDW CCB SPECIAL # 2 of 2 "DPs Talk Back" Amandi Wong

A FDW CCB Spinoff. Here we talk to the other filmmaking departments. We did an 'Actors Talk Back' with Kheng Hua and now its 'DPs Talk back' with Amandi Wong. Amandi was

FDW EP9 Talking with Director Chai Yee Wei - Part 2 of 2

Episode 9 - Chai Yee Wei. We have known each other through the years but only a lil closer after he really helped me out with the DCP of 'Diamond Dogs' and even recently

FDW CCB SPECIAL # 1 of 2 "DPs Talk Back" Amandi Wong

His first independent feature film as a Director of Photography was in 2006, ’Truth Be Told’ directed by Teo Eng Tiong.  During his journey as a Cinematographer he has w

FDW EP8 Talking with Director Chai Yee Wei - Part 1 of 2

Chai Yee Wei, Grand Prix winner of Short Shorts, an Academy Accredited Festival, with his short film "Benjamin's Last Day at Katong Swimming Complex”(2018), has a career

FDW EP7 Talking with Director Jiyuan Ler - Part 3 of 3

website https://filmdirectorsworkshop.transistor.fm/10 Spotify Apple Podcast  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-directors-workshop/id1504606895#episodeGuid=2

EP6 Talking with Director Jiyuan Ler - Part 2 of 3

WARNING- SALTY LANGUAGE including CB and we don’t mean Circuit Breaker. Episode 6, folks! Long long long overdue. My fault. Director Ler’s Part Two. Continuing with more

CCB SPECIAL # 3 of 3 "Actors Talk Back" Tan Kheng Hua

Sorry for the delay- been swamped by CCB WFH deluge. I’ll try to be punctual… haha. Our last part of the CCB Specials with Kheng Hua when she was back in SG. This is the

EP5 Talking with Director Jiyuan Ler - Part 1 of 2

Episode 5, folks! So far Guoshen & Glenn are personal friends but this episode we have a director I don’t really have too much interaction with before this. We know each

CCB SPECIAL # 2 of 3 "Actors Talk Back" Tan Kheng Hua

Continuing our CCB Special with Kheng Hua when she was back in SG and just before the CCB was installed. In this episode she shares her thought processes with working wit

EP4 Talking with Director Glenn Chan - Part 2 of 2

Episode 4, folks! Thanks for support so far. Hundreds have tuned in. Ok… I exaggerate- a hundred plus have tuned in-haha. But I’m still happy:) This episode continues wit

CCB SPECIAL #1 of 3 "Actors Talk Back" Tan Kheng Hua

Before we jump back into our regular drop on Wednesdays-continuing our PODCAST with GLENN CHAN, we wanted to try something new on this also New show. Talking to Kheng Hua

EP3 Talking with Director Glenn Chan - Part 1 of 2

Glenn Chan is a Singaporean Director of Films and Television whom has been progressively integral to the local media industry since his directorial debut in 2002. He has