Carlene Tan

Director of Original Production & Development, Kids - APAC, WarnerMedia

Carlene Tan is responsible for identifying new IP and producing original series for WarnerMedia’s Kids & Family brands in Asia Pacific including Cartoon Network, Boomerang and POGO, as well as the streaming service HBO GO.

Based in Singapore, she oversees the region’s current slate of APAC originals that include the International Emmy-nominated Lamput and Monster Beach. Together with the India Kids content team, she helps steer production on local originals such as Titoo, Ekans and LambuG TinguG.

Prior to WarnerMedia, Ms Tan developed original animation with The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) and was studio head at One Animation where she produced Oddbods and Insectibles.

Together with the founder of Dreamworks Animation, she also managed the Singapore arm of Cloudpic Global and produced various digital projects for mobile apps launched across Asia. She was also one of the founding members of Singapore’s first animation studio, Peach Blossom Media.

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