I am a Creative storyteller with over 20 years of experience.

Michael is a professional creative working in Film, Animation and VR/AR who holds a Masters in Television Drama from Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is the Festival Director of Animation Nation organised by the Singapore Film Society and is the founder of the Singapore Visual Effects and Animation group.

A qualified film archivist from the George Eastman Museum, he has been a pre-selection
jury member of SIGGRAPH Asia 2023, and a judge for Heroes International Film Festival in
Rome in 2023. He was also on the judging panel for the Global Entertainment Awards in
2024.

He has worked tirelessly in the international Film and TV industry since 1999 for a variety
of companies, film festivals and media projects including Oscar-nominated Best Picture
'Moulin Rouge' and also 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'. He was previously a
board member of the Singapore International Film Festival and played a key role in its
relaunch in 2014 where he still remains as a company member.

As a Film Director, he has worked with international superstar Jackie Chan for a global
Unicef PSA on Avian Flu. He is the co-founder of the first Australian chapter of ACM
Siggraph in Sydney and has worked at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts Asia
as the Assistant Director for its Animation and Digital Arts MFA program in Singapore.He also consults on Film Festivals, develops content for animation, VR/AR,, curates, hosts and is a film programmer for film related events.

​​Tien Yue Productions Pte Ltd is his company.

Clients : UNICEF HQ, UNICEF Australia, Sony Singapore, ArtScience Museum, McDonalds Singapore, Kick Sarcoma Sarah-Grace Foundation, National Arts Council of Singapore and the National Library Board.

Working with Jackie Chan on a UNICEF global campaign on Avian Flu.