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Thomas Lim (Traditional Chinese: 林毅煒) is a prominent filmmaker in the Macau film industry, originally of Chinese Singaporean descent. He is best known for directing and writing the Macau movie Roulette City, which was commercially released in theaters in Japan and Singapore in 2012, and Macau in 2014. Lim is also known as an actor in leading roles in Chinese TV drama series such as The Game, musicals like The Wizard of Oz (as the Cowardly Lion), and movies like One Last Dance.
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- Junior invitational at sage valley player profile thomas lim
- 2017 CineViewfinder interview with filmmaker Thomas Lim in Mandarin Chinese
- China
- Macau
- Japan
- Los Angeles
- References
In 2016, Lim began filming his new directorial feature film Sea of Mirrors in Macau. News of the production were widely reported by all major Macau press: such as the Macao Daily News, The Macau Post Daily, Macau Daily Times, Hoje Macau, Jornal Tribuna de Macau, Macau Closer, Va Kio Daily, M-Art and TDM TV station. The film is expected to premiere in 2018.
2017: CineViewfinder interview with filmmaker Thomas Lim in Mandarin (Chinese)
China
In 2004, Lim moved to Beijing, China, and became a TV and film actor for both American and Chinese productions. He played a principal role "Zhou Fan" in the Chinese TV Series The Game, which aired nationwide in Mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam.
Macau
Lim moved to Macau in 2008 where he wrote and directed the feature film Roulette City. The film premiered at the Singapore International Film Festival [1], and was commercially released at cinemas in Japan [2], Singapore [3] and Macau. The film also aired as a 2013 Chinese New Year film at primetime on Macau Cable TV These releases garnered Lim over 100 press interviews and articles in Japan, Singapore, Macau, Taiwan, and the U.S.
Lim has spoken in interviews about making independent films in Asia, saying: “I personally think the word 'passion' is overrated when it comes to describing filmmakers. Many passionate people end up just talking about what their goals are, but it’s the tenacious ones that get things done and make progress.”
In 2014, Lim was dubbed "An Ambassador for Local Films" by Macau Closer magazine.
Japan
Following the release of Roulette City in Japan, Lim began residing in Tokyo, where he made the short films Mari and The Last Room.
Mari is a film about the struggles of single mothers in Japan. When describing his inspirations for the film, he explains: “People don’t usually associate Japan with being poor. But upon further research, I learned that two groups of people fell under the country’s poverty line in Japan: the net cafe dwellers, and single mothers. I was shocked to discover that there are more than 1 million single mothers in Japan, and even thought it was a typo.”
The Last Room is Lim’s first attempt at directing a horror project.
Los Angeles
Roulette City was invited to screen at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles on January 23, 2015 and February 4, 2016. According to the press in Macau, he is currently developing film projects involving China, Japan and the U.S.
In March 2017, Lim bought his first red sports car in California, admitting to being "too influenced by Hong Kong celebrities who mark their successes with sports car ownership."
He currently resides in Los Angeles.