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Sep 17, 20201 min read
'Merentas Awan': Kwang Tung Dance Company releases monthly photo and videography series to raise fun
Filming dance videos is not new to Lee, having shot Len and dancers like veteran Butoh exponent Lee Swee Keong before. But he says this...


Dec 25, 20191 min read
The 15 Best Asian Horror / Exploitation Movies of 2019
Filled with plenty of high-quality and impressive works throughout the year, Asian countries produced a sparkling amount of Horror...


Nov 23, 20191 min read
Two Sisters in China Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival
Two Sisters the only Malaysian film selected for the 28th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival in Xiamen. Presented in...


Sep 20, 20191 min read
Two Sisters Slash Fantastic Fest 2019
A terrible childhood trauma resulted in Yue being institutionalized. Her older sister Xi became a successful author. After Yue is...


Apr 26, 20191 min read
Two Sisters Far East Film Festival 2019
Lee finally comes to Udine’s Far East Film with his latest exploration of the world of terror, Two Sisters, a very pleasant surprise...


Apr 4, 20191 min read
Telling a tale of Two Sisters
Film director James Lee explores the relationship between two estranged siblings in his latest horror film, Two Sisters, opening in...


Mar 31, 20191 min read
Two Sisters wins Best Original Score
Congratulations to Nick Davis who won the Best Original Score for Two Sisters on last night 30th Malaysia Film Festival. Two Sisters was...


Oct 5, 20181 min read
A New Ballgame
KUMAN PICTURES is a new production house, having just been established early this month. Despite not having released any films as yet,...


Sep 21, 20181 min read
Kuman Pictures Launches Two Sisters
Kuman Pictures a new production company founded by Amir Muhammad finally officially launched on the 20 Sept 2018 with a press conference....


Apr 17, 20181 min read
FIRST LOOK: Meet The Kung Fu Killers In James Lee's KILL-FIST
EXCLUSIVE: Independent filmmaker James Lee is well on the way with the new martial arts redemption thriller, Kill-Fist. Hailing a reunion...


Nov 4, 20171 min read
新曲MV大玩特异功能 蔡恩雨想变隐形的原因让
【媒体探班】今年7月出道的本地电音女新人Priscilla Abby蔡恩雨,首支单曲《I Love The Sky》推出后获得热烈反响,YouTube点击率更是突破200万次!在拍摄新曲MV的蔡恩雨这次也大玩特异功能,问及最想拥有的特异功能,她竟想要变隐形,而原因也让人笑翻...


Oct 6, 20171 min read
KL24: Zombies wins Best Digital Feature Film at Malaysian Digital Film Awards 2017
KL24: Zombies receives the Best Digital Feature Film award in the 2017 Malaysian Digital Film Awards organized by Institute of Arts and...


Jul 27, 20171 min read
James Lee Attempts to Re-Define Film-Making Through Smart phones!
Interested in filmmaking but lacking in conventional (and probably costly) equipment? Your smartphone might just be your next best bet....


Jul 21, 20171 min read
Eurasia International Film Festival 2017
Two of our films are invited to the 13th Eurasia International Film Festival. Love to the End is competing in the short film competition...


Feb 16, 20173 min read
李添興有信心 拍出好萊塢水準
(吉隆坡訊) 李添興新作《KL24: Zombies》網絡免費觀賞,他說:“我有信心拍出好萊塢質感的電影,就不怕先讓大家審視作品。” 在網絡視頻平台上,可以看到李添興(James Lee)最新執導的作品《KL24: Zombies》,不依傳統影院收費形式,完全免費讓民眾觀賞...


Jan 25, 20171 min read
The Zombie Flick Malaysians Have Been Waiting For!
Last night I tucked into bed, prepared to see an Indie Malaysian Zombie movie, without knowing what to expect from such a genre at all.I...


Jan 20, 20171 min read
Surviving Monsters
Award-winning actress Sharifah Amani tells Dennis Chua about her latest role fighting zombies in James Lee’s online movie. WHEN a deadly...


Jan 16, 20171 min read
KL24: Zombies: The Crowd-funded Carnage Movie Malaysians Don't Need, But Deserve
There’s a soft spot I hold for indie-films, especially the ones that have to work with a limited budget. Some of them are misses, but the...


Jan 15, 20171 min read
KL24: Zombies (At The Movies #107)
Check out the radio interview with At the Movies BFM 89.9 The Business Station. This episode where Uma speaks to filmmakers James Lee,...


Jan 12, 20171 min read
The creativity behind "KL24: Zombies"
Have you ever thought how it would be like if a zombie apocalypse strikes Malaysia? How would Malaysians react, and how would they deal...


Jan 9, 20171 min read
Watch this Malaysian zombie film online … for free!
Kuala Lumpur has fallen. A seemingly harmlessly flu epidemic has spread across the city, and within 24 hours, it has turn the city’s...


Jan 4, 20171 min read
Reaching Bigger Audiences
MALAYSIAN film producer and director James Lee is proving that a filmmaker can showcase his projects not just in the cinemas. In 2013...


Dec 19, 20161 min read
大马独立电影凭多元文化出位 李添兴留下思考空间
中国影视產业发展兴旺,很多人都得到一席之地,然而竞爭太激烈,成功立足不容易。大马独立导演李添兴(JamesLee)刚刚参加完在中国浙江东阳市举办的「2016东盟电影合作研修班」,与其他东盟九国代表通过座谈进行更深一步的影视文化交流,並与中国东盟中心签下合作意向书,有望开拓大...


Dec 16, 20162 min read
Filmmakers invited to ASEAN-China Workshop
The official launching ceremony of ASEAN-China Workshop on Cooperation for Cultural Production Capacity was held in Dec this year at...


Aug 23, 20161 min read
大马3导演联合执导.搞笑僵尸片《KL24:Zombies》
本地知名导演James Lee李添兴将与另两位大马导演加云叶(Gavin Yap)及莎敏奥曼(Shamaine Othman)合作,将以3个短片,拍成《KL24:Zombies》,并预计在今年尾透过网上免费播放,让全民都有机会观赏到这部惊悚动作搞笑的僵尸片。...


Jul 12, 20163 min read
The Generalizations of Directing: James Lee
Do you have a thing for films that make you think outside the box? Then you’ve probably heard of James Lee, veteran Film Director and...


Jun 24, 20163 min read
Discussion With James Lee On The DV Film Making In Malaysia
This month SEA-Images meets with James Lee, one of the leading figures of the filmmaking scene in Malaysia, and discusses the development...


May 28, 20161 min read
How Editing Changes the Story | TEDxKL
James talk about how tiny editing can massively change how we feel about a particular clip. Originally trained in graphic designing, his...


May 25, 20161 min read
Creating Zombies
HISTORY will soon be made when KL24: Zombies becomes the first Malaysian feature film that audiences can watch for free in its entirety...


May 19, 20161 min read
Paving the road for young filmmakers
"Screw up at the early days of your career and screw up as often as possible. As long as you learn and make sure you don't screw up next...


May 16, 20163 min read
The Fandependent Films Ten Day Interview
THE TEN-DAY INTERVIEW 10 Questions and Answers with If It's Not Now, Then When? director Lee James at the half way mark. 1. Hi Lee!...


Apr 25, 20162 min read
Short Film Isn't Just a Calling Card, but a Snapshot to Your Talent
James Lee is not a foreign name in the local film scene. This award-winning director has carved his name in the industry as one of the...


Apr 18, 20161 min read
KL24: Zombies Movie Project
Finally we have our first feature length movie after 4 years when we moved online to create and produce short films. Reason is, it's not...


Apr 7, 20161 min read
Best Malaysian Shorts Ever
I have been going to Malaysian Shorts — on and off — for nearly 12 years now. The programme last week at Black Box, Publika was probably...


Feb 21, 20163 min read
James Lee: Of Ghosts & Gangsters in 33rd HKIFF
Director James Lee is one of the pioneers of the “Malaysian New Wave”. His feature film Room To Let (02) established the aesthetic of...


Dec 31, 20151 min read
Finding Love At Any Age
“The Incredibly Strange Tale Of The Man Who Lost His Love But Bought It Back With A Packet Of Duck Rice” is the remarkably long name for...


Dec 16, 20151 min read
A Bona Fide Independent Filmmaker
James Lee Thim Heng is a man with an intense stare, one that you figure a movie director should have: sharp, imposing, ready to spot...


Dec 7, 20151 min read
Awards Achievement in 2015
Doghouse 73 Pictures produced short films have been going into film festivals and this year we've picked up a couple of awards with the...


Nov 16, 20151 min read
James Lee won Director of the Year in Singapore Creative Awards
The touching and emotional gripping short film directed by indie filmmaker James Lee with the creative team of Bartle Bogle Hegarty Asia...


Nov 11, 20151 min read
Five Easy Pieces | James Lee & 3 Doors of Horrors
Everyone knows James Lee, the independent filmmaker who went mainstream for a while, and is now back to being independent. James has had...


Oct 29, 20151 min read
That Time of Night | James Lee
Was invited to That Time of Night magazine show on BFM 89.9 on the 28th OCt 2015 hosted by Richard Bradbury and Adeline Choong. And had...


Oct 3, 20151 min read
Five picked to come up with concepts for collectibles
BY NOW you will have seen the three collectible Malaysian limited-edition designs for Guinness, but do you know that not only are they...


Aug 10, 20151 min read
How to Really Watch Films, James Lee at TEDxKL 2015
When filmmaker James Lee talks about his craft, he does not always just talk about the art and science of making films. Sometimes he...


Apr 27, 20151 min read
NUYOU magazine Special Feature
Being feature as one of filmmakers in Nuyou (Malaysia) magazine May issue 2015, thanks to the creative and styling team for making me...


Feb 10, 20150 min read


Dec 31, 20141 min read
The Scary Way to a Moviegoer’s Heart
Why do people pay to watch horror movies and scare themselves half to death in the process? Perhaps the gratification is in the sense of...


Dec 13, 20141 min read
Lights, Camera and Action: When Life Imitates Art
I have always believed that Malaysia is never short in producing local-gone-global talents in various industries, including the movie...


Aug 26, 20141 min read
"Crazy"Filmmaker James Lee and His Serious Thoughts On How To Survive In The Film Industry
Doghouse 73 Pictures is the brainchild of Malaysian film director James Lee Thim Heng. Born in Ipoh, Malaysia, Lee was originally trained...


May 23, 20141 min read
7 Things About the very Prolific Malaysia Filmmaker James Lee
Talking about James Lee & his films is a plunge into the excitement in Malaysian films. He’s considered a pioneer of the digital...


Mar 3, 20141 min read
Front Row | Doghouse 73 Pictures
Check out my radio interview with Front Row BFM 89.9 The Business Station on my career and vision with indie filmmaking in Malaysia....
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