Zac Chia

Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and fostered in Los Angeles, California,
Zac Chia is a director with a passion for visual storytelling and telling meticulously
crafted stories that put his characters, and more importantly, his audience members on
emotional or exhilarating roller coaster rides.

After getting his degree in film & tv production at Loyola Marymount University, Los
Angeles, Zac started his career first as a camera assistant and worked his way up to the
role of a camera/gimbal operator. Some of Zac’s notable work as a camera/gimbal
operator include ‘Anderson Falls’ – a feature film starring Gary Cole (Veep, Chicago
Fire) and Shawn Ashmore (X-Men Series); ‘The Four’, a hit singing competition reality
TV show on Fox; ‘Cupid’s Match’, a TV show for the CWSeed, etc. He also served as
the cinematographer for ‘L.A. Liquor’ – a short that has 7 film festival official selections
under its name.

Zac’s background in cinematography can be seen in his directing work in his use of
dynamic and fluid camera movement, and the use of color and contrast.

Zac kickstarted his directing career by pioneering content and laying the groundwork for
the inaugural season of OVERWATCH LEAGUE – an Esports league by Blizzard
Entertainment – as segment director, where his work has been shown on an
international platform, most notably in the U.S., China, and Europe.

Nowadays, Zac mostly plies his trade in commercials. Zac brings his background in
narrative filmmaking and visual storytelling into commercial filmmaking and is constantly
pushing to invent and implement cutting-edge techniques in his work to create
eye-catching visual anthems.

Some of his most recent clients include: Garena (Singapore), Mybet88, Maybank,
Spritzer, HONDA, , Colgate, ASUS, MBSB Bank, PROTON, TIME Broadband, Darlie,
Berjaya Sompo, OGAWA, Appeton, Fisherman’s Friend, Razer (Singapore), Nanowhite
Men, AT&T (USA), etc.

An adept storyteller, Zac has a couple of award-winning short films under his belt:

Awards:
My Keeper (short film)
Thessaloniki Free Short Festival (2021) – Finalist for Best Short Film Category
Stockholm City Film Festival – Winner for Best Short Film Category
Sweden Film Awards – Finalist for Best Short Film Category
Lift-Off Online Sessions – Official Selection

Saptapadi (short film)
Directors Awards 2019 (Jakarta) – Diamond Award for ‘Director of the Year’ & ‘Best
Directing in Short Films’
Asian Film Festival of Dallas 2018 (USA) – Official Selection
Seattle Asian American Film Festival 2018 (USA) – Official Selection
LA Shorts Awards 2017 – Winner of Best Romance Category

Room 205 (short film)
Kuala Lumpur Independent Film Festival 2017 – Official Selection
Atlanta Horror Film Festival 2016 – Winner of Best Action Short
Jumpfest Snowmanfilms Film Festival 2016 – Winner of Best Film & Best
Cinematography categories
Hong Kong National Film Festival – Semi-finalist for Best Short Film Category

Projects of Zac Chia

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