{"id":23079,"date":"2026-07-31T12:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23079"},"modified":"2026-07-31T12:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:05:25","slug":"singapores-wave-films-taps-dave-ulmer-to-drive-u-s-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23079","title":{"rendered":"Singapore\u2019s Wave Films Taps Dave Ulmer To Drive U.S. Expansion\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>EXCLUSIVE:<\/strong> Singapore-based production services outfit <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/wave-films\/\" id=\"auto-tag_wave-films\" data-tag=\"wave-films\">Wave Films<\/a> has brought on board Dave Ulmer, former CEO of Cambodian Broadcasting Service (CBS), as an Executive Producer based in Los Angeles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tUlmer will help the company bridge the North American content industries with Southeast Asia\u2019s production infrastructure. He will focus on bringing U.S. and international projects into Southeast Asia, leveraging Wave Films\u2019 production infrastructure across the region to facilitate cross-border production.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHeadquartered in Singapore, Wave Films operates production and post-production capabilities across Malaysia, Philippines and Cambodia. The company is currently line producing Pierre Morel\u2019s <em>The Good Samaritan<\/em> in Malaysia and has recently produced or line produced projects including <em>Dark Red<\/em>, filmed in India earlier this year; Chihiro Amano\u2019s <em>Magical Secret Tour<\/em>, filmed last year in Singapore; Korean drama <em>Kidnapping Day,<\/em> and reality shows including <em>Bachelorette <\/em>and <em>Asia Express<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tUlmer left CBS, a subsidiary of Cambodia\u2019s The Royal Group of Companies, in June 2026. During his tenure, he oversaw national channels including CTN, MyTV and CNC, and built production infrastructure across the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tBeyond Cambodia, he also spent years developing partnerships in Indonesia, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia. He has also been building co-production frameworks that link international capital with regionally produced slates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cDave is not just a regional operator; he is a genuine bridge between Hollywood production companies or studios and Southeast Asian execution,\u201d said Wave Films founder and head of production Jerry Koedding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cHe has walked the markets in Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore, he knows how to get an international production cleared and crewed in Cambodia, and he can speak to a showrunner or producer in Los Angeles in the same language. Add our cross-border production model, and the fact that we can park a project in the right country for the right tax break, locations or stage access, and you have a very compelling package for any North American producer looking east.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tUlmer said: \u201cNorth American producers are leaving money on the table if they are not looking at Southeast Asia. The region has the crews, the stages, the locations, the expertise, and the incentives. What it needs is a single point of contact in Los Angeles who can guarantee delivery. That is what I intend to be for Wave Films.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cWhether you need to shoot a feature in Malaysia, post in the Philippines, or access government-level clearances in Cambodia, we can move your project across the region without the usual friction.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE: Singapore-based production services outfit Wave Films has brought on board Dave Ulmer, former CEO of Cambodian Broadcasting Service (CBS), as an Executive Producer based in Los Angeles.\u00a0 Ulmer will help the company bridge the North American content industries with Southeast Asia\u2019s production infrastructure. 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