Donovan Chan

Donovan is Creative Director and a founding partner of Beach House Pictures, and spearheads content development while executive producing many of the company's international productions. Donovan is overseeing BHP's expansion into premium factual originals, branded content and the integration of new technologies into storytelling, such as 4K/UHD productions. One of Asia's most experienced factual entertainment filmmakers, Donovan has worked on award winning shows including Lonely Planet Six Degrees for TLC (Best Entertainment & Best Editing - Asian TV Awards), Nomad Chef (TLC), Asia's Deadliest Snakes for Nat Geo Wild (Silver World Medal - New York Festivals) and Megastructures: Singapore's Vegas for Nat Geo International (Silver World Medal - New York Festivals). He is an expert in science and engineering programs such as Machine Impossible (Nat Geo), Man Made Marvels (Discovery Channel) and Innovasians for Nat Geo (Finalist - New York Festivals). Donovan was an Executive Producer for the Nat Geo International series China from Above (pulling in over 250 million views on China's Tencent), the Star Sports series Freedom Riders Asia (Best Cross Platform Program, Asian TV Awards) and co-created Hidden Cities for History, as well as the hugely popular spin off Hidden Cities Extreme. Donovan was also instrumental in producing ground breaking Stereo 3D documentaries for 3net (Jewels of the World, Secrets of Shaolin with Jason Scott Lee) and Nat Geo International (Fight Club Asia) and is a member of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Donovan is currently Executive Producing Discovery Channel International's first true 4K survival series starring explorer Ed Staffor - Ed Stafford: First Man Out; a 4K 5-part Art of Craft series with CCTV9; and the 3-part Celebration Nation series for Tencent and Nat Geo.