Shan Ng

Shan was born and raised in Hong Kong. She studied Literature at the University of Hong Kong before relocating to London. She has been a director/producer at the BBC for eight years. Her works have been broadcast on BBC 2, BBC World and BBC Radio 4 online.

Her first short film, Merry-Go- Round, was the winner of the Borough Film Fund Award, Film London. Her long short, …May Wong, was premiered in London Royal Opera House and screened at Hong Kong Arts Festival, Beijing International Film Festival and was invited to Verona Film Festival. Her theatre, The Pilgrimage of the Heart, funded by the Arts Council England, had a four-week run in London and Slough.

In 2018, she directed a BBC Radio 4 drama, Tiger Girls. In 2017, her feature film, The Vanishing Time, was commissioned by Hong Kong Arts Development Council and selected in JETS, a co-production initiative during Berlin Film Festival 2018. In 2016, her feature project Nocturnal was selected by Film London Microwave Film Fund for development. In 2014, she was shortlisted by London Calling Plus, Film London as well as iFeatures, Creative England, and in 2013 she was selected for the Triangle Film scheme by Screen Yorkshire.enior Talent Manager at Vactinate Pictures.

Vaticinate Pictures:

Vaticinate Pictures is one of 76 independent production companies in the BBC Audio Supplier network. In 2025–2026, we are producing two documentaries for BBC World Service and a radio drama for BBC Radio 4.

Our BBC Radio 4 dramas—The Good Earth (series), Dragons of the Pools, and Curse of the Five Elements—were all named “Pick of the Week” in Radio Times. Director Shan was shortlisted for Best Director at the BBC Audio Awards for Tiger Girls (2018/19).

In 2017, our feature film The Vanishing Time, commissioned by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, was selected for the JETS Co-Production Scheme at the Berlin International Film Festival.

We are now in pre-production on the feature Second First Love, with distribution secured by California Pictures. Another film, Displacement, has been optioned by Golden Gate Production.

Beyond production, Vaticinate Pictures manages 35 diverse on screen talents from across the world. In our recent feature My Half Night, we cast three of our represented artists and employed a crew that was over half based in Essex and surrounding regions—demonstrating our commitment to inclusive storytelling and regional talent development.