Mick Wong

Passionate and versatile visual storyteller with international experience in commercial, corporate, and documentary filmmaking. Recently returned to Australia, focused on bringing creative and technical expertise into a more structured, collaborative environment to contribute long-term. Thriving on the full creative journey from scoping and scripting to filming, editing, and post-production. A collaborative and hands-on approach aimed at creating work that informs, inspires, and connects while maintaining brand alignment. Utilising technical skills to bring creative vision to every project and explore new tools and techniques to engage audiences across platforms.

• Karmanos Cancer Institute 'Ring the Bell' - 2023 Winner - Gold - Innovation in Film Craft
• Karmanos Cancer Institute 'Ring the Bell' - Integrated Campaign of the Year, Bronze - Healthcare Marketing Impact Awards 2023
• ComEd ‘A Little Assistance' campaign -Summit International Awards - Gold, Integrated Consumer - Silver, Commercial - Bronze
• Budvar Beer 'Devil', ADC Czech Awards - Gold for Film Craft, Gold for Sound Design, Silver for TV/Cinema, Bronze for Integrated Campaign
• J&B 'Start a Party', Effies - Silver
• Vodafone 'Live', Clio - Bronze for Direction
• MTV 'Budgie Smuggler', D&AD - In Book Credit
• MTV 'Budgie Smuggler', The Midsummer Awards - Best International Director, The Midsummer Awards - Best Foreign Film, Kodak Gongs - Silver for Media and Entertainment, Shark Awards - Bronze for Media & Entertainment, Award - Bronze for Editing, Award - Gold for Direction, Award - Silver for Direction, Award - Bronze for Cinematography, Award - Silver for Cinematography
• Budgie Smuggler, Promax North America - World Gold, Silver for Direction
• Magnum First Bite, New York Festival - Finalist Certificate, Best Cinema Commercial
• Toyota Hilux, Award - Bronze Pencil for Best TVC Campaign
• MTV Philippines, Promax - Gold for Best Out of House Promo Campaign
• Singapore Tourism Board, Australian Cinematography Association - Gold for Cinematography
• Discovery Icon Campaign, Broadcast Design Awards - Silver BDA - Typo Design
• Discovery Channel Shaolin Monk ID, New York Festival - Gold Editing
• MTV Thailand Silent City, Saatchi & Saatchi - New Director Showcase Winner
• UOB, Singapore CCA - Winner Best Director
• MTV Asia, Broadcast Design Awards, Promax - Gold Winner Best Campaign

• https://www.awardcore.com/gailawards/winners/details.php?catID=34&entID=359&subID=153&type=
• www.adage.com/article/special-report-healthcare-marketing-impact-awards/karmanos-cancer-institute-healthcare-marketing-impact-awards-2023/2526476
• www.bestadsontv.com/ad/44885/Optus-Its-Possible
• www.bestadsontv.com/ad/1572/MTV-Budgie-Smugglers

• 2015, Yours Sincerely, Mr Yim, TV documentary for Channel News Asia, Singapore. Writer, Producer, Director, Sound Recordist
• 2015, Migrations - working title (DAR), Feature length drama written with a grant provided by the Maltese Film Commission.
• 2014 STORYWORKS
  Script Writing workshop, MALTA. Workshop to develop original screenplay co-written by Michael Wong and Federico Cini called “Migrations”.
• 2011, Half Forgiven Half Forgotten - Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematographer. Feature length documentary telling the story of the Czechoslovakia invasion by the Soviet Union in 1968 (unfinished)

• Member of the Director's Guild of America