Remi M Sali has more than 20 years of experience creating long and short works,  ranging from music videos to movie features.   He is known for pushing boundaries when creating Malay content.   His portrayal of Malays on-screen has universal appeal,  and his works provide Malays with a rare platform to showcase their individuality rarely seen in mainstream media.

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Pre-millennium,  he passionately contributed to the budding Singapore film scene together with his long-time collaborator Dzul Sungit.   Their short film eddy was a Special Jury Prize co-winner at Singapore International Film Festival 1994.   They proceeded to win the Best Director Award for their short film INfluence a year later.   In 1998,  they made their first feature movie OffCentre,  an adaptation of the acclaimed play from one of Singapore's most successful theatre companies,  The Necessary Stage.

Remi was an award-winning trailer producer with Singapore's national broadcaster before he returned to his first love: directing.   Effectively bilingual in English and Malay,  and currently learning Mandarin,  he has directed popular dramas, telemovies,  info-ed programmes and art series for local television.   He was a nominee for Best Director Award at Pesta Perdana 2015 for the telemovie Abah.

Remi has helped propel non-actors into the limelight and directed popular food-related shows such as Cinta Kek,  Delicatessen and Masak Mini for Mediacorp Suria.

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His experience in the industry was evident when he was invited to be one of the mentors for AKSI! (2018).   The joint production between Singapore Mediacorp Suria and Radio Television Brunei featured him leading a team of aspiring filmmakers to produce a short film.  He was also on the judging panel for “My Singapore New Norm” Micro Film Competition 2022,  jointly held by the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations,  Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and Lianhe Zaobao.

Remi's fervour for telling inclusive stories of race, language and religion resonates in his latest independent films - Konpaku (2019) and Not My Mother's Baking (2020).   He is currently working on two other feature films.   One is Chimalindinsin,  about an Indian,  a Malay and Chinese ghost catchers who are out to catch an elusive mythical spirit in Singapore.   Another is DKSG,  about a group of Chinese-Christian choir boys who join the national Malay Dikir Barat competition.   He is also working on several projects that focus on interfaith concerns,  which includes a talk show,  A Matter of Taste.