Genevieve Woo Marn Huong (; born August 3, 1969) is a

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television

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and

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with Mediacorp.

Early life and education

Woo attended Marymount Convent School and

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in Singapore. She read

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language and literature at the

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Career

Woo has wide-ranging experience in the media and communications industry, where she has worked in a variety of roles. After graduating from university, Woo started out as a

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before turning to print journalism. In 1999, she joined

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where she managed corporate communications. She returned to journalism in 2003, serving for a year as an assistant

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at '' TODAY'', a free English-language

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in Singapore. In 2004, she crossed over to parent company MediaCorp and served as its

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of corporate communications before joining Channel NewsAsia in 2007. During her time with

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, she fronted the channel's highly rated news programme '' Singapore Tonight'', which airs daily between 10:00 pm and 10:30 pm (Singapore/Hong Kong time). In addition, she fronted ''Cents & Sensibilities'', a weekly

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show on how the person in the street should make investments. Woo was previously a presenter on ''Asia Business Tonight'', '' East Asia Tonight'', ''Asia Today'' and ''World Today''. She left

in 2014 and joined

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, a Singaporean company specializing in

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on April 2, 2014, as the Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Communications. Woo is also a member of the executive committee of the Guild of Jewellery Professionals and Artisans (GJPA), a not-for-profit society with headquarters in Singapore. In 2015, Woo rejoined Mediacorp and currently presents News 5 on

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and News Now on

Film-making

In 2006, Woo set up film-production company Mythopolis Pictures with Singapore-based

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Tony Kern Tony Kern (born 1969) is a Singapore-based American film director, screenwriter, motion picture artist and film producer. Early life and education Kern attended Gibsonburg High School in Ohio, United States, and graduated from the Bowling Green ...

. In 2007, Woo co-produced a short film called ''The Mitre Spell'', which weaves a whimsy tale around the mysteriously spooky, colonial-era Mitre Hotel off Killiney Road in Singapore. The film premiered at the 2007

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. ''The Mitre Spell'' was short-listed for ''The Best of First Take 2008'', a special screening of audience favourites of each month, organised by The Substation. Another film, ''

A Month of Hungry Ghosts ''A Month of Hungry Ghosts'' is a 2008 film about the seventh-lunar-month Hungry Ghost Festival in Singapore. ''A Month of Hungry Ghosts'' is directed by Singapore-based American film director Tony Kern and co-produced by Genevieve Woo, a Singap ...

'', which Woo and Kern co-produced, made its debut in local cinemas on August 7, 2008. The

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captures the rituals and performances throughout an entire seventh-lunar-month Hungry Ghost Festival in Singapore. ''A Month of Hungry Ghosts'' was nominated for Best Film at the inaugural Singapore Film Awards at the 22nd

Jewellery designing

Woo owns ''Vintage Bunny'', an online

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store specialising in modern handmade and authentic vintage jewellery, created using natural stones,

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nese

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and

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References

External links

Channel NewsAsia

''Cents & Sensibilities'' Official Website

''A Month of Hungry Ghosts'' Official Website

Mythopolis Pictures

Vintage Bunny

The Substation

Golden Village

Sinema Old School

Guild of Jewellery Professionals and Artisans
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