BIO
R.J. Ong is a Malaysian cinematographer currently based in London and US.
He is an alumnus of Emerson College in Boston, MA and the National Film & Television School in the UK.
PRESS
AWARDS
WATAMULA
Finalist - Golden Calves Awards (Netherland's Oscar) - Nederlands Film Festival 2020
Official Selection - Go Short 2021 - Oscar & Bafta Qualifying
PATROON
Official Selection - Nederlands Film Festival 2020
Young Directors Award - Shortlist 2020
Longlist "In the Making" - 1.4 Awards 2020
DO NOT FEED THE PIGEONS
Winner - "Best British Short Animation" - BAFTA Film Awards 2022
Official Selection - Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2022
Winner - "Silver Screen Award" - Young Director Award (YDA) 2022
Official Selection - LA Shorts International Film Festival 2022
Official Selection - Palm Springs International Shorts Fest 2022
Official Selection - Nuits En Or César 2022
Official Selection - Animafest Zagreb 2022
Official Selection - 19th In the Palace International Short Film Festival 2022
International Competition Selection - Tampere Film Festival 2022
Official Selection - London Short Film Festival
Official Selection - 19th Bogotá Short Film Festival
UPCOMING FILMS
"LONGING" | BFI & LAST CONKER PRODUCTION
"SEE IT, SAY IT" | AMAZON PRIME & NFTS | NEZ KHAMMAL (PULSE FILMS)
"UNTITLED" CLIFF DIVING DOC | RED BULL X CHETTO FILM SCHOOL