Ray Wong

Wong has been making his own short films since 1999, for the most part, taking on duties of directing, writing, producing, camera operating, editing, and composing music himself. His approach focuses on limitations, in virtually every sense, as a positive benefit to the creative process. The starting point always focuses on an idea that grabs his interest, whether it is family biography, unusual food dishes, board games, or simply a vehicle to experiment and develop his craft.
To summarise, Wong’s approach to filmmaking is self-sufficient, pragmatic, experimental yet accessible, above all personal, and one which strives to strike a balance between technical expertise and creative expression.
Ray has also: taught video production, led community video projects, mentored first time directors, camera operated on a local BBC news programme, and worked as a Filmmaker in Residence in a secondary school.

Highlights

o Being awarded a runner-up to a BBC3 New Filmmakers competition in 2003, receiving £1000 prize money and a broadcast credit
o Participating in a British Council Film Tour around Turkey in 2004
o Being included in the 2005 San Francisco International Asian America Film Festival
o Various terrestrial and satellite broadcast credits

FILMOGRAPHY (with screenings)

1. Mousetrap (1m 25s, 2004)
30_01_05 Bang! Short Film Festival,The Broadway, Nottingham
08_12_04 Rough Cut, Truro, Cornwall

2. BBC House Special (10m, 2003)
13 & 17_03_05 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
05_02_04 Broadcast ‘First Cut’ Screening on ITV, East Midland Area
12_08_03 Rough Cut, Bar 200, Truro, Cornwall

3. A Stoner’s Guide To Making Egg Fried Rice (8m 20s, 2002)
19 & 20_11_05 Cornwall Film Festival 2005
18_05_05 ATV Collection for the Temporary Autonomous Art Exhibition Film Night, Bristol
24 & 27_03_04 Broadcast as part of BBC3 New Filmmakers Award Programme on BBC3
10_01_04 Halloween Shorts
13-_11_03 Brief Encounters, The Watershed, Bristol – BBC3 New Filmmakers Award
21_10_03 CIN – Creative Industries Network: Short Films and Their Inspiration, Derby Dance Centre
29_06_03 You Are Here Festival 2003, The Broadway
08_06_03 Rough Cut, Bar 200, Truro, Cornwall
07_05_03 Radiator Festival 2003, Nottingham
02_04_03 The Screen Room, Nottingham
13_04_03 Bang! Short Film Festival,The Broadway
10_12_02 DV Shorts Regional (East Midlands) Premiere at the Broadway

4. Dim Sum Deliverance (4m 40s, 2002)
19 & 20_11_05 Cornwall Film Festival 2005
19_03_03 Brief Interludes Exhibition at the Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham
19_05_02 Bang! Short Film Festival at The Broadway

5. Controllled Cabin Fever (2m 14s, 2001)
19 & 20_11_05 Cornwall Film Festival 2005
19_04_02 Saint Neon Art Event, Nottingham

6. Hong Kong – Liverpool – Penzance (5m 35s, 2001)
21_01_05 The Screen Room, Nottingham
1-22 March 2004 British Council Turkey Tour: ‘British Short Film Days’
13_10_04 Rough Cut, Truro, Cornwall
13_09_02 Those People Productions, Cardiff
25_09_02 Slightly Shady Film Festival Ritzy Screening
09_06_02 Filmstock, Luton
19_04_02 Saint Neon Art Event, Nottingham
13_10_01 Best of Bang! at The Curzon, Soho
03_06_01 Bang! Short Film Festival, Nottingham