Chai Yee Wei | |
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Native name | 蔡于位 |
Born |
Singapore |
21 June 1976
Nationality | Singaporean |
Occupation | Film director, writer and producer |
Employer | Hot Cider Films |
Notable work |
Blood Ties, Twisted (2011), That Girl in Pinafore (2013) |
Spouse(s) | Diane Chan |
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.
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.