Nadine Truong-Ngoc

NADINE TRUONG, a German-born Vietnamese filmmaker worked at various production companies and additionally gained valuable experience in talent representation prior to her education at AFI. She has co-produced multiple short films and has worked as art director, first assistant director, and script supervisor. Nadine's directorial credits include CHOPSTICKS, THE MUSE, ONE NEVER KNOWS, MINE, and SUSHI. She was one of eight recipients of the "Armed with A Camera" grant under the Visual Communication for Asian Pacific fellowship program. During her first year at AFI, Nadine was appointed the representative of the Directing Fellows on the Fellow Advisory Committee at AFI. Additionally, Nadine is the proud recipient of the Mary Pickford Scholarship for Excellence in Directing. One of only three female directors in the program, she wrote and directed a second thesis film SHADOW MAN. Nadine received her BA degree in Anthropology from UCLA in 2003.