Chai Yee Wei
- January 8, 2024
- Film Director
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Chai Yee Wei |
| Occupation | Film Director |
| Date Of Birth | Jun 21, 1976(1976-06-21) |
| Age | 48 |
| Country | Singapore |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
Chai Yee Wei Biography
| Name | Chai Yee Wei |
| Birthday | Jun 21 |
| Birth Year | 1976 |
| Birth Country | Singapore |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
Chai Yee Wei is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on June 21, 1976 in Singapore. Chai Yee Wei (born on the 21st of June 1976) is an award-winning director of films as well as writer and producer. He is also the founder of Mocha Chai Laboratories (http://mochachailab.com/) and A Little Seed (http://alittleseed.com/), an authorised Apple iTunes aggregator. A Little Seed enables distributors as well as independent producers and filmmakers to publish their films on digital platforms such as Apple iTunes for sale.
Yee Wei is a resident of Singapore He is married Diane Chan. He went to Catholic High School and Catholic Junior College. He is a massive admirer of Xinyao and his fascination in this inspired his decision to write the 2013 documentary That Girl in Pinafore.
Voice of China producers caught That Girl In Pinafore in Shanghai and sought Yee Wei to direct a music movie (Voice of China Turn You Around) with the singers from the first 2 seasons of the extremely popular TV show. The film was pre-sold to the Fox TV Network and had a limited theatrical release in China in Jan 2014.
In June 2018, Yee Wei was awarded the Grand Prix George Lucas Award at the 20th Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia for his short film Benjamin’s Last Day At Katong Swimming Complex, a wistful, nostalgic story about a young boy’s sexual awakening, as well as the impact on our heritage triggered by Singapore’s rapid urban development. It premiered at the Singapore International Film Festival in November. This award propelled Benjamin’s Last Day At Katong Swimming Complex for eligibility for the 2019 Academy Awards. https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/first-short-film-in-10 -years-wins-big
Twisted (Malaysia 2011) is his second film and has travelled to various international film festivals. It was awarded “Best Feature” in Detroit Nightmare film festival in 2012, and was chosen to be part of Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival Official Selection 2012 GRIMM UP North (UK) International Horror Film Festival Official Selection 2012 in addition to Fukuoka Focus on Asia International Film Festival 2012.
Chai Yee Wei Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Film Director |
| House | Living in own house. |
Chai Yee Wei is one of the richest Film Director from Singapore. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chai Yee Wei 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
The is the year that Yee Wei won the honour of becoming one of the 15 directors to participate in “15 Shorts: Films For Good” which was organized through the National Volunteer and Philanthropic Centre. His film Sister (https://www.15shorts.com/sister) is based on a true story that will stand the test of time, focusing on the friendship between Sister Gerard and Catherine Tan, one of Adrian Lim’s infamous accomplices in the gruesome murder of 2 children in 1980s Singapore. It recounts Catherine’s final days on death row before she was executed in 1988.
The debut film of Yee Wei, a feature-length actor Blood Ties, which premiered on September 10, 2009, was funded by the SFC’s New Feature Film Fund. Yee Wei also had made numerous comedy shorts, like Loser, Lau Sai (Diarrhoea) and My Blue Heaven amongst others.
That Girl in Pinafore is his 3rd feature in 2013. Set in the 90s, it is a comedy-musical directed by Yee Wei, starring Daren Tan, Julie Tan, Hayley Woo and Jayley Woo. The film premiered at the prestigious Shanghai International Film Festival and subsequently was In-competition at Festival Nits De Oriental 2013, Taoyuan International film festival and also Fukuoka Focus on Asia International Film Festival 2013.
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Who is Chai Yee Wei Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Chai Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Singapore. Chai Yee Wei celebrates birthday on June 21 of every year.