Biography

Liao Jiekai is an award-winning filmmaker and artist based in Singapore. He received his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and lectures Media Education and Visual Arts (International Baccalaureate) at the School of the Arts, the first and only pre-tertiary arts institution in Singapore.

Since 2005, he has directed several short films, most notably Clouds in a Shell and The Inner City, which was selected for competition at the 2nd Asian Berlin Hot Shots. His debut feature length film, Red Dragonflies won the Special Jury Prize at the Jeonju International Film Festival, especially noted for discovering independent filmmakers. The film was also selected for international competition in the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Films (BAFICI), FIPRESCI competition in the Hong Kong International Film Festival, Asia New Talent competition in the Shanghai International Film Festival and Winds of Asia-Arab Competition, Tokyo International Film Festival. Most recently, he is the contributing artist to Nedko Solakov’s The Flying Method of an Artist with a Fear of Flying at the Singapore Biennale 2011.

He is a founding member of 13 Little Pictures. His active involvement in the Singapore film scene brought him credentials as producer and editor of several independent films.

Filmography

RED DRAGONFLIES (2010)
Director, Writer, Editor
•Winner of Special Jury Prize, International Competition, 11th Jeonju International Film Festival
•International Competition, 12th Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival
•In Competition for FIPRESCI Award, 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival
•In Competition for Asian New Talent Award, 13th Shanghai International Film Festival

THE BOY (2010) (Short film)
Producer

THE INNER CITY (2009) (Short film)
Director, Writer, Producer
•In Competition, 2nd Asian Berlin Hot Shots
•3rd Singapore Indie Documentary Festival

CLOUDS IN THE SHELL (2009) (Short film)
Director, Writer, Producer
•13th Asian American Showcase, Chicago
•5th Singapore Short Cuts

WHITE DAYS (2009)
Editor
•In Competition for FIPRESCI Award, 33rd Hong Kong International Film Festival
•Official Selection, 12th Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival
•Official Selection, Bangkok World Film Festival 2009
•Official Selection, Cinemanila 2009
•Official Selection, Singapore International Film Festival 2009