Leon Cheo

Personal Info

Known For Producer

Gender Male

Leon Cheo

Biography

Leon Cheo is an award-winning director whose short film “SIN-SFO” won Best Live Action and Best Director at the 2019 National Youth Film Awards in Singapore. His web series “People Like Us” won ‘Best Short TV Drama’ at the 2016 ITVFest (Vermont), ‘Best Web Drama Series’ at the Formosa Festival of International Filmmaker Awards, and ‘Best Supporting Actor – Drama’ at the 2017 Indie Series Awards. The series is distributed in the United States on premium LGBT cable channel HereTV. Leon’s short films have screened at festivals in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Seoul, Bangkok, Tokyo, Tehran, Germany, Italy, and more. Highlights include “The Three Sisters” which won ‘Best Short Film’ at the 2012 NETPAC-Jogja Asian Film Festival and “Move Out Notice” which broadcast on the Lifetime (Asia) channel. His short film “Nuts” received honorable mention for the YOMYOMF Interpretations 2.0 competition, founded by Justin Lin (“Fast & Furious”, “Star Trek: Beyond”) to foster and develop Asian American voices in entertainment and the arts. A graduate of Chapman University with a BFA in Creative Producing, and Ngee Ann Polytechnic with a diploma in Film, Sound & Video, Leon Cheo is also an alumnus of Outfest InFusion (2016), Berlinale Talents (2014), Asian Film Academy (2013) and Tokyo Talent Campus (2012).

Known For

Producer

2018
SIN-SFO

as Producer

2015
7 Letters

as Producer

2015
Move Out Notice

as Producer

2014
As You Were

as Producer

2012
The Three Sisters

as Producer

2010
Swing

as Producer

Director

302

as Director

2022
Two Is Enough

as Director

2022
2018
SIN-SFO

as Director

2015
Move Out Notice

as Director

2012
The Three Sisters

as Director

2010
Swing

as Director

2007
Nightless Day

as Director

Writer

302

as Writer

2022
Two Is Enough

as Writer

2018
SIN-SFO

as Writer

2012
2010
Swing

as Writer

2007
Nightless Day

as Writer

Camera

2009

Creator

2016
People Like Us

as Creator

Actor

2009
The Casuarina Cove

as Ordely Room Clerk