Wyne (Own Creator) (; born Tun Zaw Win on 22 December 1973) is a

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

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and former actor. His career began as a supporting actor in Burmese films. He gained success as a director in the early days of his career by directing music videos. He is best known for directing the short film ''Ban that Scene''.

Biography

Wyne entered the film industry immediately after completing his matriculation exams in 1991. He started his career as a supporting actor in Burmese films. Through hard work, dedication and (to a lesser extent) good looks, directors started to notice him. The first chance to be a supporting actor comes in 1995 and since then Wyne has not looked back. He appeared in various films till 2003. He also took up lessons in script writing from the age of 25 and decided to switch from being an actor to a director by the age of 30. He started with directing MTV sets for Myanmar music, become successful and eventually receive offers from movie producers to direct full-fledged films. However, his real success came in 2011 with his original film '' Adam, Eve and Datsa''. This film lead to the starring actor and actress to be awarded in the

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. The film was shown in

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and L.A. and was a major release in Myanmar. On 17 February 2021, in the aftermath of the

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, authorities issued an arrest warrant for Wyne for encouraging civil servants to join ongoing

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Biography

Filmography

Film (Cinema)

Frequent actor collaborations

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