Biography
Lai Weijie is a film producer based in Singapore and Toronto. In 2010 he co-founded E&W Films, a Singapore-based film development and production company, and the producer of POP AYE by Kirsten Tan which received awards at Sundance, Rotterdam, and Zurich. Upcoming projects include the feature debuts Taste by
Vietnamese filmmaker Lê Bào – slated for a 2021 release through Wild Bunch International – and CNC Development Award recipient Mongrel by Chiang Wei Liang, developed at the Cannes Residence, Talents Tokyo, and TorinoFilmLab ScriptLab. Weijie has several years of experience as a senior programmer formerly at the Singapore
International Film Festival, developing its film academy and overseeing its Asian selection. He has served on the selection committee for several fund bodies.