Jac Min trades in a timeless versatility, often by constructing visual rhythms, yielding works that are visceral, cerebral experiences around tight, well-calculated and interwoven narratives.

His technical background in post-production, motion design and lighting has led him to a constant mix of mediums and approaches, often blurring the lines between the practical and CGI/animation.

He is a firm believer that nuanced, resonant complexity is an emergent quality from a combination of and adherence to simple, core narrative tenets.

At the heart of his works, is a calculated, considered approach to storytelling - his true obsession. He believes in moving his audiences by eliciting charming, grounded moments in which they can recognize a bit of themselves in.

In 2008, he was awarded the Media Education Scheme Scholarship by the Media Development Authority of Singapore for his undergraduate film studies. Following the completion of his research programme at NTU in 2010, he was named an NTU President’s Research Scholar for his film Xiang/Yan, developed under the mentorship of Assistant Professor Michael Tan.

His works have since traveled to international film festivals including Kinofest 2009, the Asian Hotshots Berlin Festival for Film and Video Art, the 2010 Seoul International Extreme - Short Image + Film Festival, the 2007 Asian Film Symposium, and has been curated by onedotzero, the National Museum of Singapore and been in exhibitions including TWEAK II in Ireland. 

In 2023, he collaborated with Method+Madness to develop the concept trailer, Metafrontier: Prelude, which won Unreal Engine’s Virtual Production Challenge. His recent documentary feature, コーダ Coda, premiered at the 2025 Singapore International Film Festival, where it picked up the Audience Choice Award.

Meanwhile, his body of commercial work has since been celebrated by the likes of the Cannes Lion, Spikes Asia and Gong awards. He was also invited to serve on the Digital category jury panel at the 2017 Crowbar Awards.

He is currently a founding partner at Semicolon, a boutique production outfit with a focus on commercials and branded content.


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semicolon | singapore
children of | vietnam



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