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Singapore
Managing Director/Executive Producer, The Moving Visuals Co.
One of Asia's most established producers, Khim Loh co-founded The Moving Visuals Co. based in Singapore in 1998. As Executive Producer, Khim's TV production credits include over a hundred productions for both international and local broadcasters alike. Her recent TV projects include Around the World with Voyager, Junkie Monastery, Disney Hidden Talents and Disney Pass the Plate which was filmed in 6 different countries for Disney Channel.
An established seminar speaker, Khim has participated in the International Emmy Awards and prestigious Banff TV Festival in Canada as a member of the international jury. What's more, as an accredited hockey umpire, she officiated at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, UK.
Philippines
Senior Producer, VOYAGE FILM STUDIOS
My work as a foreign correspondent is to bring local stories to various international airtime.
I’m working on an independent documentary entitled BOY WITH NO SHOES. It chronicles the life of a young football athlete who dreams to represent the country for the most coveted World Cup. After an embarrassing 13-1 loss against Indonesia, the Philippine football community dares to cut the curse of a humiliating history by forming a super team. But while the boys are giving their all, the country’s lack of funds is a top challenge. I hope to finish the film to hopefully inspire groups to support this dream as I think the boys deserve to be trained in one of the best facilities in Asia.
Indonesia
Director/Producer, GAMBAR BERGERAK
My first feature documentary ‘The Land Beneath the Fog’ released in 2011 has been screened in many international festivals including Dok-Leipzig and won several awards. I usually produce and direct, sometime shoot and edit my own film. This year I started to produce film by other directors.
Currently I am developing my own project, a feature creative documentary about a Greek couple who moved to Indonesia to survive a crisis in their home country by try to open a Greek restaurant. I am also producing a short documentary about an Indigenous Molo woman who protects their land from a destructive marble mine company by organizing peace protest while quietly weaving their traditional fabrics.
I would like to work with production companies and broadcasters with interest in creative documentary at the intersection of engaging storytelling, visual artistry and market potential without shutting out traditional style documentary with strong storytelling about current issues.
Malaysia
Director, Novista / President, Mydocs
Harun Rahman established Novista to work exclusively on documentaries. Novista has been producing documentaries for the past 20 years. An accomplished director and cameraman, he has worked on many projects including those for National Geographic Channel, History Channel and other international broadcasters. He is currently the President of MyDocs -- Malaysian Documentary Association. He also regularly gives workshops and talks to universities, colleges and at Malaysia National Film Development (FINAS) on documentary filmmaking.
His docementary film "Temengor—Biodiversity in the Face of Danger" was awarded the Best Documentary Award at the 2005 Malasian Film Festival.
Malaysia
Executive Producer, Red Communications Sdn. Bhd.
Lydia’s diverse experience as a documentary producer over the last 10 years has seen her write, produce and direct documentaries from corporate films and international documentaries, to humanitarian films for UNICEF. Lydia has produced films for the Discovery Channel, The Crime and Investigation Channel, The Bio Channel, The History Channel and The Asian Food Channel. Currently Lydia is engaged in a Malaysian-Japanese co-production with Ishikawa TV.
Lydia has also handled all the Malaysian production for international Factual projects like Malaysian Journey with Jason Scott Lee (National Geographic), Freedom Riders with Charley Boorman (Fox Sports), and Hot Guys who cook (Diva International).
The documentary topics Lydia chooses for her films range from wildlife, food and travel, culture, history and crime and investigation. There are many compelling stories to tell in Malaysia and throughout Southeast Asia. It would be a great pleasure to work with a Japanese company to produce an engaging, high quality documentary.
Malaysia
Head of Production, Magazine & Documentary, Primeworks Studios
Primeworks Studios is the subsidiary of Media Prima Berhad, one of the largest media conglomerates in Malaysia. Aziz oversees the production of a popular current affairs show on TV3, which has a 30 percent viewer market share. Aziz has also been instrumental in forging some co-productions projects for Primeworks -- including programs supported by Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Aziz participated as a juror for the ABU Prize and the Japan Prize.
Malaysia
Director, Lensa Srikandi
Norhayati’s documentaries especially focus on Muslim women’s issues in Malaysia and Indonesia. Her first documentary ‘Mencari Kartika’ was about the Muslim society’s reactions to the whipping sentence on a Muslim woman who was caught for drinking alcohol. Her second documentary was on the veil (hijab) issue in Malaysia, looking at the impacts of conservative Islamisation in Malaysia.
She spent a year in Indonesia to do a documentary on the female ulema (religious clerics) movement in Indonesia. She also directed a few short animations on Muslim women’s issues, in collaboration with Indonesian animators.
Norhayati would like to collaborate in making documentaries on women’s issues such as the wearing of hijabs and polygamy practice in Malaysia and/or Indonesia.
Thailand
AsiaWorks Television Ltd
I am a senior producer with a regional production company, AsiaWorks Television. My work takes me to places and brings incredible journeys. Wherever I work on a current affairs story, I know that there's more in the story than it seemed. I love to learn what the meaning of people's culture and tradition is. The satisfaction when I found an untold story is beyond my expectation and that's why I am here-- to make great story told.
I'm currently working on a documentary project, ‘Rise of the Eastern Naga’, featuring untold stories of the former headhunters, the Naga people of Myanmar. I co-produce this project with Visual Folklore Production in Tokyo.
Vietnam
CEO & Founder, Redbridge TV & Film Production
Ms. Van Ha - CEO and Founder of Redbridge TV & Film Production, is a key specialist and documentary producer. Redbridge has been established as a premier service provider to support both local and international media. For over 10 years, Van Ha has been working in media industry and cooperating with major international broadcasters, spanning Discovery Channel (Travel and living, World Café Asia), BBC, HBO (VICE), Fox news, Asia Works, Finas, etc. to produce many programs including documentary, reality show, etc. in Vietnam.
Ms. Van Ha's business strategy is to raise the standard of Vietnam's media and film industry to an international level; organize training program for Vietnamese crew; attract international filmmakers to come to Vietnam by providing services such as secure permits, source locations and talents, handle all logistics to ensure film productions run smoothly; and bring Vietnam story to the world.
Cambodia
Graphic designer, Rice Field Films as a filmmaker
My first middle length documentary film "Where I Go" was released in 2013. It has traveled to other international film festivals like IDFA 2013 and also won first prize at Chopshop Documentary Film Festival 2014 in Indonesia. This project has given me a lot of inspiration and motivation to begin my next feature documentary film project called "Elephant Seeking Shelter".
It is a story of my parents who were forced into marriage during the Khmer Rouge regime. Recently they revealed their separation and my family is now seeking shelter. My goal by attending Tokyo Doc 2014 is not only to create networking, but also to find international collaboration to produce this exciting and personal project of my family's journey.
Myanmar
Digital video editor / documentary filmmaker, PSI
As I now work as a digital video editor at PSI/Myanmar, my main duty is to do editing of documentary concerning with health education programs in Myanmar. As I am also a documentary filmmaker, I am now currently working on the project named "Brighter Future". The proposal for "Brighter Future" is already done. I also have the plan to make documentary about life of motherless elephant after "Brighter Future".
The key thing I would like to have is to get decent budget supporting and necessary assistance for story development for my "Brighter Future" Project. Depending on budget availability, the "Brighter Future" will be started on 21st February, 2015, which is "Chin National Day".
Macau
Freelance
Larry CHAN has organized and participated in a variety of youth activities in Macau Society. He used to work in Beijing and then spent one year traveling many provinces of China. He pitched the project of "Hero or Rebel" which depicts the democracy movements in Macau at CCDF 2014 and it got Tokyo Docs Award.
India
Chief Executive, Theme Entertainment
Theme Entertainment is a professional entity based in India that exclusively produces documentaries. The company was established in February 2006, and has a pool of professionals from all fields of filmmaking. As of today, Theme Entertainment’s documentaries have been obtained by several broadcasters worldwide in Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Debu Bhattacharyya, with the experience of producing eleven documentaries with another three on board, serves as the Chief Executive, and also attempts to boost international co-productions on Asian themes. For Japanese broadcasters and production entities, Theme Entertainment may be thought as a one-point contact for documentaries in Southern Asian region. Whether to discuss ideas, doing a research, or to facilitate a filming, Theme Entertainment is never too far away.
India
Ryhana Productions
Raja Shabir Khan is the national award winning filmmaker from India. After graduating from the Satyajit Ray film and Television Institute (One of the premiere film schools of India), Raja made two documentaries after winning The Asian Pitch consecutively for two years.
His another documentary project "Delhi-Fear and Freedom" was chosen as part of NHK's series "The Tale of Three Cities". Recently he won the DMZ development fund for his film "LOC". Presently Raja is working on a film "Life after Life" about the old age marriages in India.
China
CEO, Rare Media
Founded in 2001, Rare Media is now recognized as one of China's leading documentary content providers and distributors. This firm regularly produces more than 70 minutes of new content per day, packing with other content that acquired as a 150mins daily package named as "Raredoc Time", covering about 400,000,000 audiences. Rare Media acquires more than 300 hours content from such international names as BBC, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, France Television, Arte. Apart from that, Rare Media is also looking for opportunities of co-production projects with international producers. Recently, programmes like "New prehistory", "Cities of tomorrow", "Journey to enlightenment", "Moon" have been successfully finished. For this year's Tokyo Doc, we bring "Tea Ceremony" and "A Proud Mother" (working title) looking for co-production partners.
China
Vice President, Content Strategy & Development, 3C Media
Shirley Shihui Cheng is VP Content Strategy & Development of 3C Media. As such, she leads International, Editorial, and Format Department in acquisition and content planning, plus developing initiatives for new programming and projects for Chinese market and coproduction for the international market. 3C Media is a leading TV formats distributor and content provider located in Beijing, China, specializing in format localization, developing TV ideas and TV production. Since our foundation in 2004, we have collaborated with almost all the major satellite TV channels in mainland China on format licensing, TV production and merchandising. Examples include ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, ‘Top Gear’, ‘Tonight's the Night’, ‘True Talent’, ‘What's Daddy’ etc.
South Korea
CEO/Director, LEEKI FILM Co., Ltd
I was the president of the Korean Independent Producer and Director Association and currently am the CEO of the LEEKI FILM Company. I have produced and directed many different genres of TV programs and am producing documentaries with Korea and Europe.
My documentary "Fukusima: Is There a Way Out?" was released as a movie in Japan this past February. "Splendid but Sad Days" was selected in the world documentaries category of the Montreal Film Festival and premiered nation-wide in Korea in September.
I am in mid production, collaborating with France for the documentary "Duel to the Summits." I am looking for Japanese partner who may be interested in this documentary or is willing to collaborate on another film.
I speak Japanese so if you have any questions please contact me.
South Korea
Artizan
I have made more than 60 documentaries for last 17 years as a director. To name a few of them I made ‘Walk into the World’ series and ‘Wednesday Special’ series for KBS, ‘World Theme Travel’ series, ‘Wonderful Science’ series and ‘One Earth’ series for EBS. I won the best picture award of KBA (Korean Broadcasters Association) for ‘Paper Road’ series in 2012.
I have 3 projects in production; ‘Ring of Fathers’, ‘Game in the Cloud’ and ‘Loyal to Betrayal.’ ‘Ring…’ is about a Korean boxing coach and 5 Bhutanese boxers who challenge Inchon 2014 Asian game to win any medal for the first time. ‘Game…’ is about a Korean soccer coach who spent his last period of life in Bhutan. ‘Loyal…’ is an investigative report behind the Korean president assassination.
I have 3 projects in development; ‘Inside Story, Samsung’, ‘City Island, Bamseum’, and ‘Mammoth Hunter.’ ‘Inside…’ is about what will happen and what should happen after the chairman Lee, Keun-hee’s death. ‘City…’ is about a small island located in the middle of Seoul, Korea and its biodiversity. ‘Mammoth…’ is about Russian mammoth tusk hunters in Siberia.
I am looking for international co-producers who can provide good knowledge about documentary and resources, especially for local broadcasters and audiences.
South Korea
Artizan
I have made more than 30 documentaries for last 10 years mainly as a script writer. To name a few I made ‘Wednesday Special’ series for KBS and ‘One Earth’ series for EBS. I won the Dongseo literature award in 2010 with my short novel, ‘Time for Kopi Luwak’.
I have worked with Director Kim Byoungsoo for last 7 years. I am working on 3 projects, ‘Ring of Fathers’, ‘Game in the Cloud’ and ‘Loyal to Betrayal’ together.
There are a few funds for documentary filmmakers in Korea. I am looking for international partners (co-producers or local broadcasters) especially for the Korean government.
South Korea
Chief Producer & Director, BLUE RHINO PICTURES
My job is director and producer of BLUE RHINO PICTURES in Seoul, South Korea. The project I'm on now is <King in a Cage>, which is about the life of lions in southern Africa who run away from human hunters and try to start new life after rehabilitation training with help of vets and wildlife conservationists.
