Bio
Alex is a Kiwi of Malaysian Chinese descent. He is the Co-director of Documentary NZ Trust which runs Doc Edge International Film Festival, Screen Edge Forum and Story Edge. He is also the Chairman of Film Auckland, Auckland’s screen industry leader. Alex has also been the head of a national film and performing arts school.
Alex is screen practioner in film, TV and emerging media technology. He directs and produces and his last film, Hip Hoperation, was an internationally critically acclaimed award winning documentary and released theatrically in New Zealand, Germany and Japan. He is developing international coproductions in documentary and fiction and his projects also include virtual reality and interactive immersive digital storytelling.