ECG2025
Date: 17 August 2025 (Sun)
Guest Speakers: Jeremy Chua (General Manager, Singapore International Film Festival & Producer of Award Winning Films), Clifford Miu (Producer of Yen and Ai-Lee & American Girl), Shan Zuolong (Producer of Resurrection, The Botanist and more)
Moderator: Dr. Sonia Wong
Language: In Mandarin & English
Producers play a critical role in filmmaking, overseeing team building, financing, film positioning, marketing, and decisions regarding film festival selections. They are key roles in transforming a director’s vision into reality.
One of the biggest challenges is funding. The rise of streaming platforms have started purchasing short films, has provided opportunities for producers to gain experience in selling films and securing funding recently. This allows them to explore new possibilities for low-budget productions and alternative financing while developing feature films.
The collaboration between a producer and a director can sometimes resemble swiping right on a dating app. For producers, the most important aspect is understanding the director’s creative goals and helping to refine the story to reach a broader audience, particularly in areas like cultural translation and market positioning.
Maintaining this “romantic relationship” requires long-term collaboration during film development. Both parties must ensure their goals align to avoid challenges stemming from differences in expectations about commercial and artistic positioning. Additionally, producers must possess creativity and strong communication skills to effectively pitch projects to different investors.
Producers are not merely executors but essential bridges and strategists in the creative process. They must deeply understand the director’s vision while adeptly navigating challenges related to funding, market demands, and production to successfully bring a film to completion.
日期：2025年8月17日（日）
嘉賓講者：蔡紹勇 (新加坡國際電影節總經理及多部得獎電影監製)、苗華川 (《小雁與吳愛麗》、《美國女孩》監製) 及單佐龍 (《狂野時代》及《植物學家》等電影製片)
主持：黃鈺螢博士
語言：普通話及英文
監製/製片人在電影創作中，對團隊建設、融資、電影定位、市場推廣與電影節的選擇等等都至關重要，可說是將導演的意念轉化為影像的關鍵角色。
資金不足是許多電影項目開發面對的挑戰，近年來平臺的崛起，紐約時報、Netflix與Amazon等等會開始購買短片，在發展長片的同時，也能從短片市場中一點點累積經驗去賣片找資金，探索低預算製作與融資的新可能性。
有時候，監製和導演之間的合作就有如交友軟件的Swipe Right，找到能清晰表達自我哲學與藝術風格的導演。作為監製最重要是能夠理解導演的創作目標，並協助調整故事以觸及更廣泛的觀眾，尤其是在文化翻譯與市場定位方面。
保持這種浪漫關係的關鍵，在電影項目開發中的長時間合作裡，雙方必須確保目標一致及良好、直接的溝通，避免因對商業與藝術的期待定位差異而導致電影項目開發的挑戰性。同時，監製也需具備創造力與溝通能力，能夠有效地向不同資方推薦項目，募集更多資金的支持。
監製並非單純的執行者，而是創作過程中不可或缺的橋樑與策劃者。他們需要深刻理解導演的創作意圖，同時靈活應對資金、市場與製作挑戰，以完成電影的全過程轉化。
