dereknguyen

Derek Nguyen is a screenwriter, director, producer, and cofounder of The Population. His directorial feature debut THE HOUSEMAID (CJ Entertainment, PARASITE) was released by IFC Films in 2018 and sold to 22 different territories around the world. An American adaption is heading to production in 2020, written by Oscar-winner Geoffrey Fletcher (PRECIOUS). Derek's short, THE POTENTIAL WIVES OF NORMAN MAO, narrated by George Takei (STAR TREK), screened at the Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival, and LA Shorts Fest among others. Derek has received fellowships from the Sundance Institute's Screenwriters Lab, the New York Foundation for the Arts, Tribeca Film Institute, and IFP No Borders. Derek executive produced Josef Kubota Wladyka's CATCH THE FAIR ONE and was associate producer on Jennifer Fox's THE TALE, So Yong Kim's LOVESONG, Sarah Adina Smith's BUSTERíS MAL HEART, Hannah Fidell's LONG DUMB ROAD, and Jamie Babbit's ADDICTED TO FRESNO. As a business manager, Derek has worked at numerous companies and organizations that have supported the creation of hundreds of international films, TV programs, and literary works including Gamechanger Films, the Tribeca Film Institute, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (The International Emmy Awards), IFP/New York, Arts at St. Ann's, and the Denise Marcil Literary Agency. He is currently working on a narrative podcast entitled Burning Bayou, in which he received a grant from the Starfish Accelerator.