Filmco · Kuching, Sarawak
Award-winning films for brands, government and communities, told by a storyteller who was born and works here.
Trusted by
Our films for PETRONAS
Our films for PETROS
Our films for Business Events Sarawak
Our films for Tanoti
Our films for YouTube
Our films for Sarawak Energy
Our films for Mercure
Why Filmco
We know the longhouses, the rivers, the kampungs and the city. We know the people and the protocol, and the languages that open doors. That's access a crew flown in can't buy.
Every film has a job. Some move audiences to act: invest, vote, enrol, visit. Others move them to feel. We design for that outcome from the first conversation.
Story development, directing, cinematography and post-production in-house, plus our own camera and lighting house, Borneo Film Equipment. Fewer hand-offs, tighter budgets.
Recognition
Our #TribeSpirit trilogy for Business Events Sarawak won five international awards, including the audience vote at the Berlin Short Film Festival.
Audience Award, Best Short Short Film
Berlin Short Film Festival · The Lost Bornean Rainbow Toad
Gold Award, Corporate Video – Branded Content
US International Awards · Never Give Up On Yourself
Silver Award, Super Short Film
Hollywood Gold Awards · The Lost Bornean Rainbow Toad
Silver Award
Milan Gold Awards · The Lost Bornean Rainbow Toad
Silver Award, Corporate Video – Branded Content
US International Awards · Home Is Where The Heart Is
How we work
We learn your audience, your goal and what success looks like.
We find the human story, then write the treatment and plan the shoot.
A lean, experienced crew on location anywhere in Sarawak and beyond.
The hero film plus cut-downs, vertical reels and subtitles, ready for every channel.
Founder & Director
Sam Wong is an award-winning filmmaker and storyteller from Sarawak with more than a decade of experience crafting emotional, heritage-rich films.
Since founding Filmco in 2013, Sam has led campaigns that bring Malaysia's cultural legacy to life, from songket and pua kumbu weaving to Kuching's UNESCO City of Gastronomy bid. He also founded Borneo Film Equipment, Borneo's first film equipment rental house.
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