Eva Tang
Filmmaker
Eva Tang's artistic career is rooted in a deep love for literature and film. This foundation was established early when, as an undergraduate at the University of Hong Kong, she received the First Prize for Hong Kong’s most esteemed Chinese Literature Award for her prose. She later earned an MA in Fiction Directing at the prestigious National Film and Television School (UK).
Her student film "While You Sleep" (2002) was the first short film by a Singaporean filmmaker to be officially selected for the Venice Film Festival. This was followed by invitations to the 2009 Berlinale Talents, the 2010 Taipei Golden Horse Film Academy, and the Torino FilmLab.
Eva's debut feature documentary, "The Songs We Sang" (2015), was a critical and commercial triumph. Hailed by local media and audience as one of the best films of the year, it set a new box office record for local independent documentaries. It was also honoured as one of the Best 10 Films in 2016 by Chinese film critic "桃桃淘电影".
Eternality Tan
Vice-Chairman, Singapore Film Society
Eternality Tan is the Vice-Chairman and Programming Director of the Singapore Film Society, where he organises film festivals and screenings year-round. He is also the Managing Director of The Filmic Eye, which focuses on film education, and an Adjunct Lecturer of film studies at the NTU Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Digipen Singapore Institute of Technology, and Nanyang Polytechnic. Eternality also started writing film reviews in 2007 and has built up a wide local and international reach with more than 3,000 reviews published on his website (eternalitytan.com), which won Best Individual Blog at the 2015 Singapore Blog Awards. Previously, he worked as a Film Analyst at Netflix as part of their international contingent talent.
Remi M Sali
Producer-Director, Studio59 Concepts
Remi M Sali has more than 20 years of experience creating long and short works, ranging from music videos to movie features. He is known for pushing boundaries when creating content with a strong local flavour.
Remi was an award-winning trailer producer with Singapore's national broadcaster before he returned to his first love: directing. Effectively bilingual in English and Malay, he has directed popular dramas, telemovies, info-ed programmes and art series for local television.
Remi's passion for telling inclusive stories that explore themes of race, language, and religion resonates powerfully in his recent independent films, such as "Konpaku"(2019) and the award-winning "Not My Mother's Baking" (2020). He wrote and co-produced a Singapore independent movie set entirely in the Netherlands, "Salam Gembira" (Happy Greetings / 愿你幸福), featuring Dutch and Singapore artists. He is currently directing a travel series that covers the Middle East, Europe, and Asia.
Chow Wai Thong
August Pictures Founder and Managing Director
August Pictures' founder and managing director, Chow Wai Thong, is an industry veteran recognized for his zealous commitment to producing high-quality factual programming and original dramas. Chow is a seasoned independent executive producer and director whose work has received numerous international accolades and nominations, including recognition from the Golden Horse Awards, New York Film Festival, Asian Academy Creative Awards, Asian Television Awards, Asian Content Awards, and the Star Awards.
Wai Thong also collaborated on two co-productions with Taiwan and Malaysia: "Snow In Midsummer (五月雪)" and "Amah's Miseries (金兰荖叶)”, the latter of which won the Grand Prize at the 2022 Golden Horse Film Project Promotion (FPP). Both films were directed by Chong Keat Aun, a Golden Horse Award-winning filmmaker.
Beyond production, Chow has served as a contributing judge for prestigious competitions, including the 2022 International Emmy® Awards, the New York Film Festival, the Asian Academy Creative Awards, the Asian Television Awards, and The Star Awards. Dedicated to his craft, he continues to develop compelling local content with global appeal and entertainment value.
Foo Tee Tuan
Director, Centre for Chinese Studies, Singapore University of Social Sciences
Associate Professor Foo Tee Tuan, PhD (Ohio University, 2004) is the Director of Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS) at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (CCS@SUSS). He is also the director and one of the curators for the Singapore Chinese Film Festival. Before joining SUSS, he served at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) and Fu Jen Catholic University (Taiwan). Over the years, he taught courses in television production, visual communication, global media, and Asian cinema.
Thomas Lim
Film Financier, Producer and Director
Former Head of Sun Entertainment Los Angeles
Thomas Lim is a Singaporean film financier, producer and director living in Los Angeles. In the U.S., he served as Head of Sun Entertainment Los Angeles, where he financed projects such as the Sundance Film Festival hit “Palm Springs” (starring Andy Samberg) Netflix’s “The Starling” (starring Melissa McCarthy) and “The Desperate Hour” (starring Naomi Watts).
In Asia, Lim is best known for directing and writing feature films “Roulette City” and “Sea of Mirrors”. Both films garnered immense press, screened at numerous festivals and cinemas, and were incorporated into the curriculum and exams at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, widely regarded as one of the best film schools in the world.
Boris Boo
Director, Content Development
Boris Boo graduated from Beijing Language and Culture University and is a veteran filmmaker with nearly 30 years of experience in both screenwriting and production. To date, he has more than 30 film and TV projects under his belt. Early in his career, the film Just Follow Law—which he co-wrote—was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 44th Golden Horse Awards. His TV work includes Dun Worry Be Happy series, Singapore’s longest-running sitcom, and the 132-episode drama Recipe of Life. In 2009, he transitioned into directing and has since helmed eight feature films, including Greedy Ghost, Filial Party, and Lucky Boy. His short-form works, such as K.O. and Love On Cavenagh Bridge, have also done well in both local and international festivals. In 2023, he wrote the original TikTok micro-drama Miss Tanya, which garnered over 100 million views.
Tan Ing How
Editor
Chinese Current Affairs
With a robust background in both cross-cultural communication and multimedia production, Ing How has built his career across diverse locales—including Singapore, Taiwan, the U.S., and China. His experience spans theater, advertising, film, and television. He currently produces current affairs programs for television.
Wang Shu Yang
Editor of Audio and Video Content, Lianhe Zaobao
Currently the Editor of Audio and Video Content at Lianhe Zaobao, Shuyang has over 15 years of experience in the media industry. She has witnessed and was deeply involved in the transformation of a traditional newsroom from print-centric reporting to multimedia storytelling. Her team’s current affairs productions have been recognised with multiple international awards.
She studied engineering at the University of Cambridge, and international relations at John’s Hopkins SAIS, but spent much of her time outside the lecture halls in art-house cinemas—an experience that shaped her later passion for visual storytelling. Most recently, she served as Executive Producer of the documentary series Artists of An Isle (艺述岛国, 2025), which breathes cinematic language into journalistic works.
