Daniel Yun
Encyclopedia
Daniel Yun is a veteran Singapore
an film producer
, presenter
and managing director for MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
. He has gone on to co-produce and finance over 20 film
s made in China
and Hong Kong
.
.
Yun joined the then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation
as Vice-President of Radio Sales in 1991. A year later, he was made head of radio programming
and went on to establish and head the Marketing Communications as well as the Programming and Acquisition departments for the station when it became corporatised as Television Corporation of Singapore
in 1994.
In 1998, Yun took up the position of Vice-President of Production 5 at TCS and was heavily involved in content development, supervising the production of such English dramas and sitcoms such as Under One Roof and Growing Up
. In the same year, he was appointed as the Managing Director of MediaCorp's Raintree Pictures, the movie-making arm of Mediacorp
. He has since relinquished his position at Production 5 to concentrate on Raintree Pictures. In 2009, he left Raintree Pictures and founded his own movie production company, HomeRun Asia, with the aim to promote and market Asian movies. The first movie produced by HomeRun Asia is Homecoming
in 2011.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
an film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, presenter
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
and managing director for MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures is a film production company based in Singapore. The company, a division of MediaCorp Group, was established in 31 March 1996. The company occasionally ties up with other film companies to produce Asian or Western films...
. He has gone on to co-produce and finance over 20 film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s made in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
.
Biography
Yun, who prefers not to disclose his age to the public, was born in Singapore after his twin brother, Tai Ho, (by 15 minutes), who currently heads MediaCorp News). He studied at Victoria SchoolVictoria School
Victoria School in Singapore is a government secondary school for boys, founded in 1876, at Siglap Link, about one kilometre from affiliated Victoria Junior College....
.
Yun joined the then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation
Singapore Broadcasting Corporation
Singapore Broadcasting Corporation was a partially privatised mass market media conglomeration, which dominated the entire television and most of the radio broadcasting industry in Singapore during its existence...
as Vice-President of Radio Sales in 1991. A year later, he was made head of radio programming
Radio programming
Radio programming is the Broadcast programming of a Radio format or content that is organized for Commercial broadcasting and Public broadcasting radio stations....
and went on to establish and head the Marketing Communications as well as the Programming and Acquisition departments for the station when it became corporatised as Television Corporation of Singapore
Television Corporation of Singapore
Television Corporation of Singapore was a private company that provide television broadcasting services in then monopolised media industry. TCS existed from 1 October 1994 to 11 February 2001; Singapore Broadcasting Corporation was privatised on 1 October 1994 at 00:00 am...
in 1994.
In 1998, Yun took up the position of Vice-President of Production 5 at TCS and was heavily involved in content development, supervising the production of such English dramas and sitcoms such as Under One Roof and Growing Up
Growing Up (Singapore TV series)
Growing Up is one of the English language dramas in Singapore which was produced by Mediacorp, it had a total of six seasons and the show was set between the 60s to the 80s. The show debuted in 1996 and the final season of the show was screened on December 2001...
. In the same year, he was appointed as the Managing Director of MediaCorp's Raintree Pictures, the movie-making arm of Mediacorp
MediaCorp
Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....
. He has since relinquished his position at Production 5 to concentrate on Raintree Pictures. In 2009, he left Raintree Pictures and founded his own movie production company, HomeRun Asia, with the aim to promote and market Asian movies. The first movie produced by HomeRun Asia is Homecoming
Homecoming
Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni of a school. It most commonly refers to a tradition in many universities, colleges and high schools in North America...
in 2011.