script consulting

Kris Ong leading a directing workshop at Purin Short Film Camp, Bangkok, Thailand
Kris Ong speaking at a masterclass organised by Singapore Film Commission for School of Film and Media Studies, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore

Kris works internationally as a script consultant on a diverse number of projects, including genre, art film and serial television narratives. Her recent consulting work includes "9 Temples to Heaven" by Sompot Chidgasornpongse, and the Finland/Norway/Singapore/South Korea television series "Blueprint of a Crime" produced by Moskito Television. In 2026, she was selected as a Torino Film Lab ScriptLab Story Editor Trainee and trains under Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten.

With her past experience working on Netflix, AppleTV, BBC One and HBOAsia, as well as with independent and arthouse filmmakers, Kris has a unique understanding of story expectations among different audiences, and how working styles can differ greatly depending on the project and the people involved.

Kris’s sensitivity means she frequently adjusts her approach depending on what each filmmaker and project needs. Every human, story, and project is different, and communicating effectively is a high priority for her. She does not identify with a one-size-fit-all approach.

Apart from consulting on individual productions, she advises and lectures on screenwriting and mentors students at various institutions such as LASALLE College of the Arts, The School of Art Design and Media (ADM) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and School of Film & Media Studies (FMS) at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Previous engagements also include mentoring at Purin Short Film Camp, the National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) Script Lab, and SYFF’s Film Facilitation Collective.

She was previously a script consultant at HBO Asia (2019-2021), and a script reader at Giraffe Pictures and Village Roadshow Australia where she read and consulted on a variety of English and Chinese language television and film projects.

Kris is particularly interested in supporting filmmakers in their unique processes of development, whatever they may be. Her background in cross-cultural stories also lends her the natural ability to support international filmmakers looking to tell stories in Asia with sensitivity, specificity and authenticity.

If you’d like to discuss a feature film, short film or television project, please reach out to Kris here.