Dinh Thai

'Dinh Thai' (qv) is an award-winning writer/director by way of commercial directing based in Los Angeles. Born in Vietnam, fled to France, and finally settling in Los Angeles, the 80s and 90s nurtured a fascinating cultural mix that strongly informs Dinh's filmic approach and aesthetic.His narrative work has been featured on HBO, Cinemax, Amazon, Short of the Week, and Omeleto. Specifically, MONDAY, a short film he wrote and directed, has garnered 50+ festival awards, including first place in the inaugural HBO Asian Pacific American Visionaries competition, Outstanding Director, Outstanding Actor, and Next Generation Filmmaker Award at the prestigious NBCU Shorts Festival, Best Direction at the New York Television Festival and The One Screen Festival, Best Short Film at CATALYST, and recognized as Best New Filmmaker of the Year by NFMLA.Along with being an alumnus of the Disney TV Director Program, Ryan Murphy's Half-Initiative, and NBCU Emerging Director Program, Dinh has gone onto direct TV episodes for Wu-Tang: An American Saga, and New Amsterdam. He has co-written an Asian American pilot for Freeform and is actively developing his short film into a TV series while pursuing directing assignments.::Anon.