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Biography
Chai Yee Wei (born June 21, 1976), is a Singapore film director, writer and producer. He is also the founder of film studio Hot Cider Films.
His debut feature film Blood Ties, which premiered on 10 September 2009, was funded under the Singapore Film Commission's New Feature Film Fund and backed by Oak3. Before that, Yee Wei had also made many comedy short films, such as Loser, Lau Sai (Diarrhea) and My Blue Heaven amongst others.
Along the way, Yee Wei also founded Curry Favor, the first Japanese curry specialty restaurant in Singapore, and started several other businesses including an IT company and wedding photography business.
Yee Wei lives in Singapore, and is married to Diane Chan.
Filmography
- Blood Ties 还魂 (2009)
- Twisted 撞鬼 (2011)
- That Girl in Pinafore 我的朋友, 我的同学, 我爱过的一切 (2013)
- I Want You (2014)
Personal life
Chai was educated at Catholic High School and Catholic Junior College. He is a huge fan of Xinyao, and his interest in this influenced him to create the 2013 film That Girl in Pinafore.