James Lee

James Lee

director, writer, cinematographer

James Lee was born on Dec 13, 1973 in Malaysia. James Lee's big-screen debut came with Snipers directed by James Lee in 2001. James Lee is known for The Collector directed by James Lee, Sunny Pang stars as Sunny and Kin Wah Chew as Inspektor Lim. James Lee has got 6 awards and 7 nominations so far. The most recent award James Lee achieved is Cinemanila International Film Festival. The upcoming new movie James Lee plays is Kill-Fist which will be released on Aug 31, 2022.

James Lee was born in 1973, Ipoh, Malaysia. Trained as a graphic designer. A self-taught filmmaker, he began acting & directing theatre plays before venturing into video filmmaking.James Lee, an award winning independent filmmaker from Malaysia. He's also one of the pioneers of indie digital video film-making. On top of directing he has DP, produced and acted in other independently produced films.His films have won awards in film festivals in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Philippines and Singapore.In 2007 the 9th Deauville Asian Film Festival France had a special focus on the movies of James Lee as a talent to watch. This focus was to acknowledge Lee's status as one of the pioneer digital filmmakers of the region.He was invited as a speaker in the TEDxKL 2015.In 2015 he won Director of the Year in the Singapore advertising award GONG for the branded short film "Last Day of School" which also picked up the Cannes Silver Lion Award in 2016.

  • Birthday

    Dec 13, 1973
  • Place of Birth

    Ipoh, Malaysia

Known For

Awards

6 wins & 7 nominations

Cinemanila International Film Festival
2012
International Competition
Winner - Grand Jury Prize
Ruguo hai you mingtian (2012)
2012
International Competition
Winner - Grand Jury Prize
Ruguo hai you mingtian (2012)
Bangkok International Film Festival
2009
Southeast Asian Competition
Winner - Special Mention
Call If You Need Me (2009)
2009
Southeast Asian Competition
Winner - Special Mention
Call If You Need Me (2009)
2007
Nian ni ru xi (2006)
Winner - Best ASEAN Film Award
Nian ni ru xi (2006)
2005
Best ASEAN Film
Winner - Golden Kinnaree Award
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Movies