Peter Huang (director)

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Peter Huang (born 3 July 1985) is a Chinese-Canadian director, writer, producer, and co-executive producer known for his work in music videos, commercials, and television. Based in Toronto and Los Angeles, he is recognized for visually compelling narratives and strong performances.[1][promotion?]

Early life and education

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Peter Huang was born on 3 July 1985 in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China.[2] He moved to Canada and studied film at Sheridan College.[3]

Career

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Huang began his career as a writer-producer at Collective Pictures, co-producing the Netflix feature Code 8.[1] He later transitioned to directing, focusing on music videos and commercials for major international artists.

Huang has directed videos for Eminem, Avicii, Martin Garrix, Jessie Reyez, SonReal, and others.[1] For Avicii and Nicky Romero's "I Could Be the One," Huang won First Prize at the Young Director Award at Cannes.[4] He has also directed branded campaigns for Google and Walmart.

His short film 5 Films About Technology was acquired by NEON[5][6] and screened theatrically in front of the film Colossal starring Anne Hathaway.[5][7] The film was also featured at the Sundance Film Festival[8] and later adapted into the anthology Nine Films About Technology for FX's Cake, where he served as showrunner and writer.[1] Huang has also directed episodes of CBC/Netflix's Workin’ Moms and CTV/Roku's Children Ruin Everything.[3]

In 2024, he served as director and co-executive producer on Late Bloomer, a Crave series nominated for Best Direction in a Comedy at the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards.[9]

Music videos and recognition

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Huang has directed numerous award-winning music videos. He won the 2020 Prism Prize for Jessie Reyez's "Far Away" and was previously shortlisted in 2017 and 2019.[10] He was nominated at the 2018 Juno Awards and the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards for Jessie Reyez's "Gatekeeper".[11][12] He received multiple nominations at the 2017 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards.[13]

Awards and nominations

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  • 2020 Prism Prize, Winner, "Far Away" – Jessie Reyez[10]
  • 2018 Juno Award nominee, "Gatekeeper" – Jessie Reyez[11]
  • 2018 MTV Video Music Awards nominee, "Gatekeeper" – Jessie Reyez[12]
  • Young Director Award First Prize, Cannes, for "I Could Be the One" – Avicii[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Peter Huang – Fela". Fela.tv. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Peter Huang – Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Peter Huang". Directors.ca. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b "YDA Winners – Peter Huang". Young Director Award. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b McNary, Dave (7 April 2017). "Neon Acquires Short Film '5 Films About Technology'". Deadline. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  6. ^ Brueggemann, Tom (7 April 2017). "Neon to Distribute '5 Films About Technology,' to Play Before 'Colossal'". IndieWire. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  7. ^ "5 Films About Technology". Short of the Week. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  8. ^ "5 Films About Technology – Sundance Institute". Sundance.org. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Peter Huang – Canadian Screen Awards". Academy.ca. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Prism Prize – 2020 Winner: Peter Huang". Prism Prize. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Juno Awards 2018 Nominees". Juno Awards. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  12. ^ a b "MTV VMAs 2018 Nominees". MTV.com. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  13. ^ "2017 iHeartRadio MMVA Nominees". Much. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
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