Nicola Fan

Directing

Nicola Fan is a graphic designer + filmmaker, based in Hong Kong. She works as an art director for marketing and campaign materials; and is a director/producer for branded content, music videos, documentaries and shorts. She has worked for clients such as Red Bull, Sunkist, Samsung, New Balance, J.P.Morgan, and Time Warner. Her works have been featured on billboards, in TV commercials, at film festivals, in print as well as in merchandise stores. At the recommendation of the Hong Kong International Film Festival, her latest music video “The Eve” was sponsored by Hong Kong Arts Centre in 2014 to be sent to worldwide film festivals, where it was screened at Clermont Ferrand International Film Festival, NYC Independent Film Festival, Incubator for Film and Visual Media in Asia, and more. Selected by Werner Herzog, she was 1 of 50 international filmmakers to participate in his 2021 Film Accelerator Lab at Lanzarote. Created at the lab, her short documentary THE ISLAND LIVES was selected for 2022 Cannes Court Métrage. Her short film DAFFODIL is now available on Amazon Prime Video. It was an official selection at 2020 Vancouver Asian Film Festival, awarded Best Short Film Cinematography at 2019 European Cinematography Awards; Best Fantasy Film and Best Female Director at 2019 Independent Shorts Award. Her first feature length documentary SHE OBJECTS was an official selection at 2016 Sundance Film Festival Hong Kong. It won Best Scientific & Educational Documentary at 2017 Nice International Film Festival. Nicola graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, where she grew her passion in communication design and storytelling through moving images.