Michael Chua is a film producer,

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and

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from

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. Michael graduated from the Film, Sound and Video department of

Ngee Ann Polytechnic Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP, ) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. Established in 1963 by the Ngee Ann Kongsi, NP is renowned for its business programmes and ...

in 1997. Upon embarking on his professional career, he has directed and shot various projects of different genres, including

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, TV dramas and feature length

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. In 2013, Michael started Skyshot with his business partner to add aerial and drones capabilities to his work.

Selected filmography

Director of Photography *Home (Music video) (starring

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) *Water (Music video) * Moments of Magic (Music video) (starring

Fann Wong Fann Woon Fong (born 27 January 1971), known professionally as Fann Wong, is a Singaporean actress, singer, businesswoman and model. She has been referred to as one of MediaCorp's ''Ah Jie'' for being one of the most successful actresses from Sing ...

) *Kleenex (TV Commercial) *Guan Xin Tai (TV Commercial) * Indocafe (TV Commercial) *The Best Bet (Feature Length Movie) *Love Poetry (Telemovie) MediaCorp 5 Director *Incredible Tales (Horror)

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5 *Beach 360 (Travelogue) HD Channel

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*Full Circle (Docu-Drama)

5 *Beyond the Dot (6x30min Infotainment)

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*Singapore Arrival Video (Inflight Entertainment) *Health Sciences Authority (Corporate Video) Executive Producer *ALYA (13 X 1 hour Drama) (HD) Indonesia TV *Oh Lucy! (22min Short Film)

Awards

*''Shadow of Death'' (Director of Photography) **Special Achievement Award at the

Singapore International Film Festival The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Simplified Chinese, Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore, founded in 1987. The 35th Singapore International Film Festival took place from 28 Novem ...

1997 **Invited for screening at the BBC International Short Film Festival *''Saying Goodbye'' (Director) **Finalist at the

1997 *''His Name Was Wong'' (Director of Photography) **Finalist at the

1997 *''Sons'' (Director of Photography) **Best Film & Special Achievement Award at the

2000 * Oh Lucy (Executive Producer) **Official Selection and 2nd Prize at the

Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes Film Festival, created to inspire and support the next generation of international filmmakers. It was created in 1998 by Gilles Jacob. Since then it has developed complementary ...

2014

References

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