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Donovan Chan

Donovan Chan

Producer

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.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Producer
Titles
9 on Motif · 15 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 17% in 30 days

What are Donovan Chan's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
25%
Survival
18%
Bonds
16%
Society
15%
Self
14%
Ideas
9%
Power
3%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Contemplative
6
Joyful
3
Warm
3
Cold
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Donovan Chan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Donovan Chan's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

15 credits, 9 with a Motif page.

  • The Longest Wait (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Chompoo: Lost & Forgotten(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Hero(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Survival of the Beast(2025)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Macaque Island (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Evolve(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Uptown Otters(2022)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Ed Stafford: Man Woman Child Wild (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer

  • Frontier Sumatra (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer

  • Ed Stafford: First Man Out(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • China from Above(2015)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Secrets of Shaolin with Jason Scott Lee (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Best Dog India (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles, 9 of them dated from 2012 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Mr. Hero (2026)

$15K worldwide

Highest rated

Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case (2023)

Midcredits 61st

Most popular right now

Chompoo: Lost & Forgotten (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 10: 2 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing8 of 10: 8 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s4 · crew2020s5 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Donovan Chan's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

Survival of the Beast (2025)

90th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Ed Stafford: First Man Out (2019)

Midcredits 78th · 82% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Donovan Chan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Donovan Chan's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jocelyn Little shares the most, 7.

Directors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles