Vivian Ip is an award-winning filmmaker and recovering lawyer from Singapore. She graduated from the University of Southern California in the Film and Television Production MFA program and is a BAFTA Newcomer.
Her filmmaking practice is centered on exploring the human condition, as well as bringing authentic and underrepresented voices to the forefront. She aspires to capture intimate moments and universal truths with a cinematic edge.
Her directorial debut An Island Drifts was the inaugural grant recipient of the ARRI Support and Education (ARRIse) Program and is available on Omeleto after screening at Urbanworld, Dances with Films, SeriesFest, Catalina, Diversity in Cannes, amongst others. The film won Best Director and Best Drama at the USC First Look Awards, and Best Film at the Cine Gear Expo Film Series.
She developed her feature Ashes of the Summer Heat in the Cine Qua Non Storylines Lab. Her second narrative short At the Water’s Edge is beginning its festival run and premieres at one of the biggest international comic conventions in July.
She has received support from Red Bull and Ghetto Film School for her first documentary short The Smart Diver currently in post-production, and Singapore’s IMDA for her next narrative short Bobo in Bliss which is in development.
PRESS
American Cinematographer — Madrid’s CLIMAX Returns: A Compelling Exhibition of Human Resilience
ARRI Asia — Interview with Vivian Ip and Shyan Tan of An Island Drifts
Film Threat — An Island Drifts Review: “brilliantly extracts the emotions and feelings from subtle performances”
Indie Shorts Magazine — An Island Drifts Review: “impossible guilt And relentless isolation in gut-wrenching drama”
Omeleto — An Island Drifts Review: “sensitive, beautifully crafted and yet unflinching in its honesty”
Screen Daily — BAFTA expands Newcomers Initiative
Short Films Matter — An Island Drifts Review: “poignant drama that explores the ripple effect of societal pressure”
Television Business International — SeriesFest unveils shortlist for international independent pilot competition
Variety — Urbanworld Film Festival Announces 25th Anniversary Slate
American Cinematographer — Madrid’s CLIMAX Returns: A Compelling Exhibition of Human Resilience
ARRI Asia — Interview with Vivian Ip and Shyan Tan of An Island Drifts
Film Threat — An Island Drifts Review: “brilliantly extracts the emotions and feelings from subtle performances”
Indie Shorts Magazine — An Island Drifts Review: “impossible guilt And relentless isolation in gut-wrenching drama”
Omeleto — An Island Drifts Review: “sensitive, beautifully crafted and yet unflinching in its honesty”
Screen Daily — BAFTA expands Newcomers Initiative
Short Films Matter — An Island Drifts Review: “poignant drama that explores the ripple effect of societal pressure”
Television Business International — SeriesFest unveils shortlist for international independent pilot competition