FILM and television producer Lina Tan graduated with a Mass Communications degree in 1991. She has worked in production houses in Malaysia and Singapore, and has produced for, among others, the Disney Channel and AXN. In 1999, she founded Red Communications, under which she has produced and directed many local TV commercials and programmes. She talks to The Nut Graph in the Red Communications office in Petaling Jaya on 13 May 2010.
Rafidah Abdullah
Resisting the force-fitters
By Nick ChooRafidah Abdullah (all pics courtesy of Rafidah Abdullah) AFTER graduating from University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Laws degree, Rafidah Abdullah entered the entertainment field as one of the original presenters of 3R, an infotainment programme for young women. She began writing scripts for 3R and went on to write for other television programmes […]
How 3R changed Malaysian TV
By Marina MahathirSOMETIMES the best ideas start with simple conversations. I was worried about the numbers of women becoming infected with HIV and was trying to think of a way to educate them about the virus. I was also conscious that education alone was not enough; women who became infected were invariably women who had no rights […]
Belajar dari Pisau Cukur
Oleh Shanon ShahPoster Pisau Cukur (Semua gambar oleh Red Films) “OH my Dior!” Saya tersenyum lebar seorang-seorang lepas menonton filem Pisau Cukur baru-baru ini. Mula-mula saya ragu-ragulah juga sebelum pergi ke panggung wayang. Terus terang saya nyatakan di sini, saya memang meminati karya gandingan Lina Tan (penerbit), Rafidah Abdullah (penulis) dan Bernard Chauly (pengarah). Malah, saya amat […]
