TK CHENG 

CHENG Thim Kian is a Malaysian Chinese film producer and director. He was selected for the Kyoto Filmmakers Lab (2015) and the Asian Film Academy (2016), now rebranded as the Busan Asian Film Academy (BAFA), where he received the Dongseo University Scholarship Fund. In 2018, he was one of four directors selected for the Golden Horse Film Academy. Thim Kian was also among 33 filmmakers selected across Asia for the 2021 International Film Business Academy at Busan Asian Film School (AFiS). In 2022, he attended the Fantastic Film School at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.

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Currently, Thim Kian is producing several international co-production projects, including the short film HAPPILY EVER AFTER., directed by SINN Kirin, which premiered in the Korean Short Competition at the Jeonju International Film Festival 2026. He is also producing MAIDEN HOME, a Korean thriller directed by SINN Kirin. The project received the VIPO Award at the NAFF Project Market during the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2023, and was selected for Talents Tokyo 2024, the Brussels Genre Film Market Fantastic Pitchbox 2024, SIWFF Pitch & Catch 2025, and ACFM’s Asia Meets Busan (A+B) 2025.

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Thim Kian works extensively as a producer and first assistant director across Southeast Asian and international productions. He co-produced WOO Ming Jin’s feature films THE FOX KING (2025) and STONE TURTLE (2022). THE FOX KING was nominated for the Golden Gate Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival 2026 and the Tiantan Award at the Beijing International Film Festival 2026, while STONE TURTLE premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.

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His film credits also include SNOW IN MIDSUMMER (2023) and THE STORY OF SOUTHERN ISLET (2021) directed by CHONG Keat Aun; MALU (2020) and AQERAT (2017) directed by Edmund YEO; PIGEON (2016), directed by Yukisada Isao as part of the Asian Three-Fold Mirror omnibus project; and SECOND LIFE OF THIEVES (2014) directed by WOO Ming Jin. Through these productions, Thim Kian has collaborated across Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, and wider Southeast Asian film industries, developing extensive experience in international co-productions and cross-cultural filmmaking collaborations.

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As a filmmaker, Thim Kian has also written, directed, and produced several short films. His directorial works include Salary (2015), Men Without Women Looking for BananaFish, Girl Without Cat Telling Her Story (2016), Hikikomori (2014), and Baeu, Baeu (2018). His films have screened at festivals including the Busan International Short Film Festival, Minikino Film Week, Seashorts Film Festival, and Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival. Notably, Baeu, Baeu received the Most Popular Film Award at the Rolling Youth Film Festival 2022, held alongside the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) and Busan International Film Festival.