Ng Tian Hann (; born 1 January 1969,

Kluang Kluang ( Jawi: كلواڠ), formerly Keluang, is a town in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. Kluang was founded in 1915 as the administrative capital of central Johor by the British. It is located in the centre of the state and is within 90 min ...

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) is a Malaysian Chinese movie director. He graduated from

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; ) is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1928 during Japanese rule as the seventh of the Imperial Universities. It was named Taihoku Imperial University and served d ...

with a bachelor's degree in literature and drama in the mid-1990s. Aside from his film work, he organises and judges film events.

Works

First Take, Final Cut

The award-winning satirical comedy ''First Take, Final Cut'' () was released in Malaysia on 21 October 2004. It was produced in DV. Ng financed the film by getting a cash advance on his credit card. It won a bronze award at the 2003 Malaysian Video Awards for Best Asean Features and was also invited to the

Singapore International Film Festival The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) ( Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...

and the 27th Asian American International Film Festival in New York. With

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and

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding ar ...

dialogue, it portrays Chai (Tony Ong), an aimless youth trying to become a film director, who finds himself in over his head when he has to make an art film in less than three weeks to prepare for an upcoming festival.

Nodding Scoop

''Nodding Scoop'', another DV film, was included in Lina Tan's ''Visits: The Hungry Ghost Anthology''. It was featured in major international film festivals, including the

Tokyo International Film Festival The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. Along with the Shanghai International Film Festival, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals, and is considered to be the ...

and the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Starring Tony Ong, Wu Bin Yan, and Wong Sze Zen, it tells the story of three friends who attempt to film themselves summoning the dead. The two girls end up squabbling, while the guy runs away and leaves the girls to fend for themselves when things start to get spooky.

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(Personal blog of Ng Tian Hann) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ng, Tian Hann 1969 births Living people Malaysian people of Hokkien descent Malaysian people of Chinese descent Malaysian film directors National Taiwan University alumni People from Kluang