Wong Kew-Lit is a Malaysian Chinese

Malaysian Chinese

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 film director

Film director

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 and producer

Film producer

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Biography

Wong Kew-Lit is a prolific local born director/producer in his thirties. From his decade long filmmaking experience since 2000, he has ventured into various genres ranging from documentary, drama to short film.

In 2002, his documentary film on the life of Sumatran Rhinoceros was nominated best documentary of the 9th Shanghai International Film Festival

Shanghai International Film Festival

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From 2002 to 2005, he was involved in a 251 episode Cantonese drama “Homecoming” as the director cum chief editor.

In 2005, he was selected as one of five directors from various Asian countries to produce and direct a documentary for internationally acclaimed TV station Phoenix Satellite TV of China (Phoenix Television

Phoenix Television

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), in commemoration of its 10th anniversary. In 2006, he was involved in 2 drama series “Rhythm of Vibration” & “Sea Providence” both joint-venture projects by CCTV

China Central Television

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 China-Malaysia as executive producer.

In Oct 2006, he established Yellow Pictures Sdn Bhd

Yellow Pictures Sdn Bhd

Yellow Pictures is an international film & TV production company led by founder-cum-director Wong Kew-Lit, co-founder-cum-senior producer Chan Shiau-Wei, and co-founder-cum-chief editor Wee Pei-Jun, and supporting by a team of enthusiastic young people. Its major strength has been seen in their...

and produced a series of highly acclaimed programme including “My Roots” documentary series (awarded Best Documentary Director in the 6th Malaysian Oskar Award), “My Malaysia” documentary series, “Dynamic Malaysia” Public Information Short Film series, “Living in Malaysia” documentary series, "My New Village Stories" and "Malaysia My Home - Story of Sabah & Sarawak" (awarded Best TV Documentary in Anugerah Seri Angkasa 2010).

Filmography

Year	Title	Chinese Title
1999	Momentum
2000/01	Momentum II
2001	Jejak Warisan	《文明的足迹》
2002/04	Homecoming I & II	《己子当归》
2004	3 in a Company	《听君一席话》
2005	Malaysia My Home	《家在马来西亚I》
	The Pig Commandments	《豕戒》
2006	Malaysia My Home 2	《家在马来西亚II》
2006/07	Rhythm of Vibration	《双城变奏》
	Sea Providence	《热浪岛》
2007	My Roots	《扎根》
	Malaysian Movers	《风云人物》
2008	My Malaysia	《活在我乡》
	Dynamic Malaysia	《前进吧·马来西亚》
	Living in Malaysia	《身在马来西亚》
2009	Earnest Cultivation Yields Fruitful Harvests	《生耕致富》
	My New Village Stories	《我来自新村》
	Malaysia My Home - Story of Sabah & Sarawak	《家在马来西亚-沙巴与砂拉越华人故事》
2010	Parents' Stories	《父母心》
	Stories of SJKC	《我来自华小》
	My New Village Stories 2	《我来自新村2》
2011	Made in Malaysia	《老字号》
	Parents' Stories 2	《父母心2》
	Stories of SJKC 2	《我来自华小2》
Malaysia My Home - Story of Sabah & Sarawak 2	《家在马来西亚-沙巴与砂拉越华人故事2》

Achievements

• 2011 Malaysia My Home - Story of Sabah & Sarawak - Best TV Documentary (Anugerah Seri Angkasa 2010)
• 2007 My Roots - Best Documentary Director (Anugerah Oskar Malaysia Ke-6)

External links

• Made in Malaysia directed by Wong Kew-Lit
• Harmony directed by Wong Kew-Lit
• Wong Kew-Lit at Yellow Pictures