Haris Sulong

By having a dual role in Current Pictures, Haris Sulong brings more positivity to most of the major projects produced under Current Pictures. Haris directs tv commercial and acts as an Executive Producer for projects directed by Tunku Mona Riza. With this, the budgets and their usage are controlled and wisely used in all projects.

Haris has more than 30 years of production experienced. During his early career in production, he was involved very closely in a highly rated sitcom named ‘2+1’ and another Pi Mai Pi Mai Tang Tu!

Nurtured in the ranks as Trang Creative’s AV Coordinator and Traffic Controller, Haris become Production Manager at Warna Motion, and later Producer of TVCs and Film Director for a local sitcom at Cinematic with Othman Hafsham. In 1992, he left for Vancouver to pursue his film studies in Vancouver Film School. Then followed a more lucrative freelance career, where he producing numerous TVCs, documentaries, TV programs and a feature film.

Ultimately, a strong desire to become a Film Director urged Haris to take on the role of 1st Assistant Director, then Film Director, winning awards for Petronas Deepavali’s “Duelling Masseurs”, and Rejoice’s “Postman”, amongst others. He also shoots many TVC’s for Indonesia and Vietnam. Today he is a strong partner of CURRENT PICTURES. Notable award-winning commercials under his belt include Out Of The Box (Silver Kancil Awards ’01), Agip Oil (Finalist New York Film Festival ’03), and Frisian Flag Campaign (Pariwara ’04, Indonesia). Haris also produces award winning movies made for TV( Telemovies) and feature for Current Pictures Notable ‘REDHA’ Malaysia’s Oscar and Golden Globe Submission in 2016.