Saw Teong Hin (Chinese: 蘇倧興; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: So͘ Tiong-hèng) is a Malaysian film director, best known for directing the Malay language epic fantasy film Puteri Gunung Ledang[1] and You Mean the World to Me, the first Malaysian film filmed entirely in Hokkien.[2]
Saw Teong Hin | |
|---|---|
| 蘇倧興 | |
| Born | 24 August 1962 (age 62) Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Occupation | Film director |
Early life and education
editSaw was born in George Town, Penang in the year of 1962 to Quah Cheng Sooi and Saw Seng Chuan; both Hokkien people. His paternal grandfather was adopted, likely from his great-grandfather who had conducted businesses in the northern states.[3]
He received a scholarship to study double physics and mathematics at the National University of Singapore, though he never graduated. It was also during this period that he decided to switch interests. Saw felt an immense guilt over his eventual failure, even though his parents would still accept the outcome, thus he went straight to Kuala Lumpur to live on his own after finishing his stint at the university.[3] He took interest in the field of advertising, calling as many agencies as he could asking for any job vacancies available. His calls went unnoticed except for one lady from Ogilvy and Mather who referred him to Joe Hasham, who offers Saw a job in his company as production assistant and later advertisement film director.[3]
Career
editOther projects
editSaw was selected to become the creative director for both opening and closing ceremonies of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.[4][5]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Puteri Gunung Ledang | Director, screenplay | |
| 2008 | Apa Kata Hati? | Director, screenplay | |
| 2012 | Hoore! Hoore! | Director, screenplay | |
| 2015 | Jejak Warrior | Director, screenplay | |
| 2017 | You Mean the World to Me | Director, screenplay | In hokkien penang language |
| 2018 | Rise: Ini Kalilah | Director | Co-directed with Nik Amir Mustapha and Prem Nath |
Awards
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18th Malaysia Film Festival | Best Director | Puteri Gunung Ledang | Won |
| Best Screenplay | Won | |||
| 2017 | 29th Malaysia Film Festival | Best Screenplay | You Mean The World To Me | Won |
References
edit- ^ Mok, Opalyn (14 September 2014). "10 things about: Saw Teong Hin, award-winning producer/director and son of Penang". Malay Mail. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ Bissme S. (21 April 2017). "A family affair". The Sun. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "The Chinese Malaysian who directs Malay films". The Nut Graph. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Director Saw to produce 2017 SEA Games opening, closing events". New Straits Times. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017 – via PressReader.
- ^ Asri Yussof (21 August 2017). "Lelaki Penting Disebalik Kejayaan Persembahan Pembukaan SEA Games 2017". pts.com.my (in Malay). Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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