Jow Zhi Wei attended Le Fresnoy (France) and LASALLE College of the Arts (Singapore), and is an alumnus of the Golden Horse Film Academy in 2010. A recipient of the NAC Young Artist Award in 2014, his short films have screened at prestigious film festivals— OUTING (San Sebastián International Film Festival 2010), WAITING (Busan International Film Festival 2010) and AFTER THE WINTER (Cannes Film Festival - Cinéfondation Selection 2013). His debut feature film TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME world premiered at the 2023 Berlinale, in the Generation 14plus competition.