Fred Chong

Fred Chong (Chinese language: 張捷惟, pinyin: Zhāng Jiéwéi; born in December 1973) is an award-winning media entertainment entrepreneur from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. He is also an established songwriter, music producer and mufti-genre creator. He started Prodigee Media in 2005 to focus on the emerging new media industry. By combining his experience in business, entertainment and new technology, he created new business models for the media entertainment industry, and became the pioneer to leverage on social media platforms.
== Early Life ==
Chong graduated in Engineering Management from Canterbury University, New Zealand. He followed his passion in music and moved to Taiwan upon finishing his studies where he learned music producing from gurus like Jonathan Lee and George Leong; he has since worked with artistes like Grasshopper, Kelly Chen, Elva Hsiao, Panda Hsiung, Sheila Majid, Jacklyn Victor etc. Chong first learned to combine his passion in music with technology by starting his first mobile ringtone company ‘Hipmobile’ in Singapore during the digital evolution of music industry in 2000. After being awarded ‘Asia’s Best Ringtone Producer’ by Nokia, his startup was acquired by the YTL Conglomerate in Malaysia where he became the youngest C.E.O of an YTL owned company in 2002.
== Career ==
Following his first experience in entrepreneurship, Chong started Prodigee Media in 2005 to focus on the emerging new media industry. By combining his experience in business, entertainment and new technology, he created new business models for the media entertainment industry, including becoming the pioneer to leverage on social media platforms (Friendster, Facebook and YouTube). Chong worked closely with his online breakout talents including Karen Kong and Namewee to reach out to their community and continue to make his company relevant to the evolution of the global media entertainment business.
By using solely social media platforms for promotion, Chong created history when his company’s debut film “Nasi Lemak 2.0” directed by Namewee broke the local box office by grossing more than RM7,000,000 in 2011, making it one of the most successful 1Malaysia feature films in the country. He continued to achieve box office success with ‘Hantu Gangster’ (2012), ‘Kara King’ (2013) and latest film ‘Banglasia’ (2014) and gained international film festival recognition in New York, Osaka, Puchon, Taipei, Asia Pacific (Macau), Beijing and Singapore. As one of the more established companies in the region, Prodigee Media has won many accolades including Effie Award for Best Online Campaign (Sunsilk Campaign 2007), First SE Asia Online Concert (Karen Kong 2008), Best Music Album at the prestigious AIM (Karen Kong 2011), Dragons of Asia Best Integrated Marketing Campaign (Nasi Lemak 2012), Osaka Asian Film Festival|Osaka Asian Film Festivals Best Talent (Namewee 2013), Best Movie Theme Song (Hantu Gangster 2014), YouTube Artiste of the Year (Namewee 2014), Dragons of Asia Best Marketing Discipline Campaign (Little Apple 2015), and many more. 
Chong currently holds the position as Group C.E.O at Prodigee Media where he dedicates his time to focus on two key areas of his company, producing feature films for regional markets and growing his online media brand ‘WebTVAsia’ where he also manages his regional offices in Kuala Lumpur (HQ), Bangkok, Beijing, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Singapore, Taipei, and Tokyo. Today, ‘WebTVAsia’ is one of Asia’s fastest growing digital entertainment companies. With diversified businesses in digital media, film, talent, events, training and technology, WebTVAsia is one of Google YouTube’s biggest partner in Asia with more than 3500 channels surpasses 25 billion minutes watch time monthly and a combined reached of more than 600 million subscribers worldwide. Chong is also an award-winning filmmaker and musician with recognition both locally and international film festivals in New York, Taipei, Osaka, Busan and Beijing. He advocates innovation and commercialization of intellectual properties as the key to success as a media entrepreneur and content creator. His biggest motivation is to lead WebTVAsia to become the leading digital entertainment company in Asia that connects audience, brands and content creators within one Asian ecosystem.
Chong is a frequent speaker in many international film, media and entertainment conferences including TEDX KL (Malaysia), APOS (Asia Pacific Operator Summit), TMT Finance Asia (Singapore), Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) Summit 2018 (Hong Kong) , TechSauce (Thailand), Content Asia Summit (Singapore) and others - where he shares his views on how WebTVAsia can play a vital role in future of Asia digital entertainment landscapes.
== Filmography ==
Year	Film Title 	Duration	Cast 	Role
2022	Franklin (coming Soon)	 	 	
2021	Pulau (Coming Soon) 	 	 	
2021	Juang The Movie 	100 mins	Janna Nick, Zul Ariffin, Izzue Islam, Zizan Razak 	Executive Poducer
2018	Rise: Ini Kalilah 	100 mins	Remy Ishak, Mira Filzah, Sangeeta Krishnasamy, Jack Tan, Shashi Tharan, Jenn Chia 	Producer, Writer
2015	Banglasia 2.0 	102 mins	Nirab, Saiful Apek, David Arumugam 	Producer, Executive Producer
2013	Kara King 	96 mins 	Christopher Downs, Frankie Kao, Moses Lim 	Executive Producer, Writer
2012	Hantu Gangster 	90 mins 	Namewee, Farid Kamil, Diana Danielle, Jalaluddin Hassan, David Arumugam, Reshmonu, Amber Chia 	Executive Producer, Writer
2011	Nasi Lemak 2.0 	108 mins	Namewee, Karen Kong, Adibah Noor, Afdlin Shauki, David Arumugam, Reshmonu, Kenny & CHEE, Eiza Idanie	Executive Producer, Music Director, Writer
== Song Composer & Producer ==
Year	Song Title 	Artist 	Role
2015	一個月亮 	Kandy Wong 	Producer
2013	心爱的人 	Tiger Huang 	Producer
2013	泰国情哥(Thai Love Song) 	Namewee 	Producer
2011	Rasa Sayang 2.0 	Namewee, Karen Kong 	Composer, Producer
2009	Cinta Ada 	Jaclyn Victor, Sheila Majid, Karen Kong	Composer, Producer
2008	Muar Love Song 麻坡的情歌 	Namewee 	Producer
2008	Island Away (离岛) 	Karen Kong 	Composer
2003	烦恼配方 	Kelly Chen 	Composer
2003	想到你 	Elva Hsiao 	Composer
2003	我爱坏人 	Miriam Yeung 	Composer
2002	上车下车 	Shino Lin 	Composer
2002	有效日期 	Celest Zhang 	Composer
Category:People from Kota Kinabalu
Category:Malaysian people of Chinese descent
Category:1973 births
Category:Malaysian film producers