Remote worker with 33+ years of experience - Last seen 23 days ago

Michael Wong is currently working as an independent film director and creative director. In the late 90s, he left his native Malaysia and arrived in China, where he's worked at such leading agencies as Ogilvy, BBDO, TBWA, Grey and Saatchi & Saatchi as art director, creative director and executive creative director. After more than a decade and having won over 50 creative awards, Michael decided to move onto the filmmaking scene as a writer/director with his directorial debut for Lenovo; a video campaign that was to be used in such markets as India, Russia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Turkey, South Africa, South East Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Since then, Michael has been making the truth appealing for brands such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Seres, Toyota, Citroën, Foton Daimler, Xiaomi, Microsoft, Haier, China Petroleum, Mengniu, Yili Dairy, Unilever, IDO Jewelry, Johnson & Johnson, JD.com, Celcom Axiata, Maybank, CloudMinds, Bosch, Li-Ning, just to name a few. He is the kind of collaborative thinker who's especially good at expanding on little thoughts and turning them into big ideas, with a strong and steady eye on making the work look and feel fresh.

His directorial debut short film ‘The Story of 90 Coins’ picked up 70+ accolades from international film festivals; which includes the Best Direction and Best Cinematography at Malta Short Film Festival, Rising Star Awards at Canada Int’l Film Festival, Best Foreign Short Film at Ukrainian Int’l Short Film Festival, Best Drama and Best Cinematography at Los Angeles Film Awards, Best Foreign Short at Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards, among others.

His most recent micro short film ‘The Tattooist’ has been awarded Best Trailer at HorrorHaus Film Festival, Best Gore, Best Editing and multiple nominations at Independent Horror Movie Awards, Most Terrifying Award and multiple nominations at Top Indie Film Awards, Best Trailer at Terror In The Bay Film Festival, Best Director at Diabolical Horror Film Festival, Winners at Calcutta Int’l Cult Film Festival and Cult Critic Movie Awards, among others.

Michael's works have been featured in Shots, Trendwatching and Graphis magazine. He has judged at the New York Festivals International Advertising Awards, IAA Awards and Ad Stars Festival.

Always pushing creative boundaries, Michael is currently leveraging Gen-AI in his projects, positioning himself at the cutting edge of this technological revolution. By integrating AI, he continually redefines what is possible in conceptual, visual, and narrative creativity.

🛂 Nationality	🇲🇾 Malaysia
🏡 Residency	🇲🇾 Malaysia
📍 Location	🇲🇾 Malaysia
Remote OK	rok.co/@michaelwongfilms
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelwongfilms/
Skilled in	creative direction film direction art direction photography direction film production photography post production digital retouching print production creative strategy video editing branded content content creation concept dev content dev ai generative video ai generative art aigc storytelling interactive entertainment immersive entertainment branded entertainment adobe creative suite microsoft 365 keynote typography
Fluent in	englishmandarinmalaycantonese
Preferred timezone	+8
Preferred annual pay (min)	$443,000/year
Preferred hourly pay (min)	$210/hour
Last seen	23 days ago
Signed up	23 days ago
Badges	👨‍💻 Remote worker 🎖 Early adopter