AUCKLAND, Today: Film Construction has added Sydney based director Aimée-Lee Xu Hsien Curran to its roster. FC Executive Producer Belinda Bradley said: “Aimée-Lee is a Chinese-Irish-Australian writer and director, with a French name.
“Her unique brand of offbeat comedy comes from her wicked sense of humour. She is a dedicated actor’s director and loves working closely with talent to craft moving performances.
“This is the fourth female director to join our current roster. And what a dynamic, talented filmmaker to add.
“Aimée-Lee’s work is fresh, playful and honest. Being an exciting new face to the New Zealand industry, we are confident Aimée-Lee will quickly gain fans in our creative community”.
“She loves to explore character and elevate reality through richly detailed production design, bringing a lavish visual style to even the most humble stories (and budgets). Her work is exuberant, irreverent and full of heart.
“Aimée-Lee’s work is fresh, playful and honest. She’s an exciting new face to the New Zealand industry.”
“Aimée-Lee’s commercial work includes tvcs for CommBank, PayPal, H&M and Ad Standards. She recently directed a six-camera broadcast event for TikTok.
“Her short film, Jump, has screened at 25 international film festivals and won Best Short Film at the Academy Award-accredited Palm Springs International ShortFest, Provincetown International Film Festival and Blue Mountains Film Festival.
“Season Two of the web series Syd2030, directed by Aimée-Lee, won Best International Web Series at the LA Film, TV & Webisode Festival, the Melbourne WebFest and Dublin WebFest.
“Aimée-Lee has directed music videos for a host of Aria-award nominated artists, including Lime Cordiale, Thundamentals, Hellions, and Ruby Boots. Her clip for Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys’ 5AM’ won Best Narrative at the Clipped Music Video Festival 2020.
- To work with Aimée-Lee email producers@filmconstruction.com. Or contact Belinda Bradley: belinda.bradley@filmconstruction.com.
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