Chan Gin Kai
Executive Producer

Gin Kai graduated with a Masters from the University of Queensland, Australia. He is one of the founders of Upside Down Concepts Pte Ltd, a leading production company in Singapore. In charge mainly with the business development of the company, he also produces and oversees some of the major projects of the company.

A project that highlights Gin Kai’s management expertise is the organizing of the China Film Festival 2002 that was held in Singapore and Jakarta. The inaugural event featuring 10 China-made movies was a great box-office success. It also ushered in a new level of cultural exchanges between China, Singapore and Indonesia, as a delegation of China film officials, directors and award-winning stars visited the countries for exchanges, networking and workshops. Gin Kai also spearheads the company’s development into new markets like Indonesia, China, India, Canada, USA and Korea.

Believing in nurturing talents for the future, Gin Kai contributes to some of Singapore’s most prominent schools. He has conducted talks, helped out as a pitch panelist and also been recently appointed as an external examiner.

Selected Filmography (Executive Producer, Supervising Producer or Producer)

•  The Real Cinderella (1 hr Documentary) Discovery Networks Asia
•  Ancient Soccer (1 hr Documentary) Discovery Networks Asia
•  When the Bamboo Flowers (1 hr Documentary) Discovery Animal Planet
•  Beyond the Dot (6 x 30min Documentary) Channel News Asia
•  To Singapore with Love (30 min Documentary) Channel News Asia
•  Ode to Peace (30 min Documentary) Channel News Asia
•  Gen Ex (Youth, Sports) (8 x 30min) MediaCorp 5
•  Beach 360 (Travelogue) HDTV
•  Winestyle Singapore (4 x 30min Magazine) CNBC Asia
•  Design for Life (4 x 30min Magazine) Arts Central
•  Northwest CDC (Corporate Video)
•  Health Sciences Authority (Corporate Video)
•  Risis (TV Commercial)
•  Infocomm Development Authority (Corporate Video & Conference Launch Videos)

Works In Progress (Executive Producer, Supervising Producer or Producer)

•  Telesinema Telemovie (2 x 2hr) TransTV Indonesia
•  Accidental Love (Feature Length Film)
•  Asian Crisis Centre (13 ep. Drama)
•  Asian Youths (4 x 30min Documentary) Co-Pro. with Korea (With MDA & KBI)

Writer, Creator, Co-creator

•  Accidental Love (Feature Length Film)
•  Asian Crisis Centre (13 ep. Drama to be filmed in Korea, Singapore, India)
•  X'Change X'Treme (Reality TV Gameshow)
•  Beach 360 (Travelogue)

Contributing to the Industry