About

Calvin is a Chinese-New Zealand film director, founding member of Pan-Asian Screen Collective and a strong advocate for representation of minorities in front of and behind the camera.

He co-created and directed the action-comedy TV episode “Give Me Babies” as part of the TVNZ Motherhood Anthology, and is in production on a Catalyst Short Film “Sunny Side Up”. He has directed episodes of “The Han Chronicles” (TVNZ) and “Friday Night Bites” (Flat3 Productions)

Calvin’s film “Love is Real!” premiered as part of “New Zealand’s Best” at the NZIFF, before it was featured on the acclaimed online festival Short of the Week. His film “Buttons and Dumplings” was nominated for Best Film at Show Me Shorts, and internationally premiered at America’s largest documentary festival, DOC NYC.

Strong original stories and high production values are at his core, and he has been recognised with multiple awards for his work: including being nominated for Best Director, Second Runner Up and a 6-time Finalist at 48Hours and Platinum Winner at the Hermes Awards.

Calvin is the Creative Director/Founder at Eyes and Ears, a production company where he has directed national ad campaigns for clients like Air New Zealand, Mercury Energy, Kiwibank and MILKRUN.