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Lee Thean-jeen | |
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| Born | 1968 or 1969 (age 55–56)[1] Penang, Malaysia |
| Other names | Li Tianren |
| Education | Penang Free School |
| Alma mater | Boston University's College of Communication |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Chinese name | |
| Chinese | 李天仁 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lǐ Tiānrén |
| Jyutping | Lei5 Tin1 Jan4 |
| Hokkien POJ | Lí Thian-jîn |
| Tâi-lô | Lí Thian-jîn |
Lee Thean-jeen (born in 1968 or 1969)[2] is a Malaysian-born director, screenwriter and television showrunner based in Singapore. He is best known for the Mediacorp's Channel 5 drama series AlterAsians, The Singapore Short Story Project, The Pupil, Code Of Law, Zero Calling, Reunion and This Land Is Mine.
He has also written or co-written, and directed the feature films Homecoming, Love...and Other Bad Habits, Everybody's Business, Bring Back the Dead and The Big Day.
He was also a writer, director and executive producer on the Southeast Asian adaptation of the Scandinavian noir series, The Bridge for Viu and HBO Asia. In 2019, he created Singapore's first multilingual drama, 128 Circle.
He is currently the managing director of Weiyu Films, a self-founded content-creation and production company.[3]
- ^ "Bringing back a dead son". The Straits Times. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Singapore's Digital & English Formats Score At Asian Television Awards 2014 » Popspoken". Popspoken. 14 December 2014.
- ^ "But Is The Book Better? Special Event: Gone Case". TicketMash.