Speaker

Mr. Wan Derek

Senior Lecturer

Programme Director Master of Fine Arts in Film, Television and Digital Media

Education

1995: MFA degree in film production at Ohio University

1978 – 1982: Undergraduate studies in Communication, HKBU

Professional Filmmaker

• 1993-Present: Director | DP - TV Commercials and Corporate Communication.

• 1986-Present: Director of Photography - Over 40 theatrically released movies including internationally renowned Fist of Legend.

Professional Experience

• Director of photography with over forty feature films in Hong Kong and the U.S. (25 years)

• Director of feature film, made-for-cable movie, episodic TV drama series, documentary projects as well as TV commercials in the US, Hong Kong and China (20 years)

• Teaching experience for undergraduate and post-graduate classes in film production in HK and U.S. (3 years)

• Producer, Editor, digital imaging tech and other positions in various film and video projects.

• Production & post-production facility owner/operator.

Film Production

• Jinping English Camp《金平英語訓練營》: Director | Producer ; 34^th Telly Award in Documentary 2014

• Deliberative Polling in Macau: Director | Producer ; Documentary 2012

• Shadow—Dead Riot: Director | Cinematographer  ;  Feature Film 2005

• Genic War《基因之戰》: Director  ; 21 Episode TV Drama Series 2004

• Manhattan Midnight: Director of Photography  ;  Feature Film 2001 ; Best Cinematography Award  ; 24^th Philadelphia International Film Festival

• Sunset Fighter《笑傲斜陽》: Director | Producer | Cinematographer  ; Made-for-Cable Movie