01 — Scripted
Scripted Film and Television.
Original drama. Episodic and feature-length. Built for global streamers, broadcasters, and theatrical.
What We Make
Capabilities
02 — Unscripted
Unscripted Television.
Reality, competition, factual entertainment. 17 years of broadcast credits. International Emmy nominee.
03 — Virtual Production
Virtual Production.
Shooting on the largest LED volume in Southeast Asia — through our sister studio, X3D.
04 — AI Workflows
AI Enabled.
AI-assisted scripting, pre-vis, edit, and post — engineered with our sister studio, Gengis.ai.
05 — Vertical Drama
Vertical Drama. Premium.
Original short-form drama for vertical-native platforms. 10 series in production. Teasers June 2026.
Sister Studios
Sister studios
X3D Studio
Singapore — Largest LED Volume in Southeast Asia
Refinery's sister studio for virtual production. Where we shoot our scripted and branded work — and where partners come to shoot theirs. Real-time virtual sets, in-camera VFX, full LED volume on demand.
x3dstudio.com →Gengis.ai
Singapore — AI-Native Production Stack
Refinery's sister studio for AI-enabled production. AI-assisted scripting, pre-vis, edit, and post — engineered into the production pipeline, not bolted on.
gengis.ai →Since 2009.
- International Digital Emmy
- Nominee — Best Non-Fiction · SupermodelMe S3 · 2013
- Asian Television Awards
- Highly Commended — Best Cross-Platform · SupermodelMe S3
- Asian Television Awards
- Nominee — Best Reality Series · SupermodelMe S4 · 2014
- Asian Academy Creative Awards
- Winner — Best Adaptation of Existing Format · The Apprentice: ONE · 2021
- Asian Academy Creative Awards
- Winner — Best Non-Scripted Entertainment · The Apprentice: ONE · 2021
- Asian Academy Creative Awards
- Winner — Best Short Film (Scripted) · Dead End · 2024
- Asian Academy Creative Awards
- Winner — Best Short Form · Dead End · 2024
- Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology
- Best VFX in Short · Dead End
- Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology
- Best Sci-Fi Short · Dead End
The shape of the studio has changed three times. The bet hasn't: the next medium, the next stack, the next platform always arrives — and the studios that ship for it first win.
Reality on Sony AXN in 2010. Streaming-first on Netflix in 2024. AI-native production now. Vertical drama in 2026. Always next.
2009 Founded, Singapore
2010 Asia's Next Top Model, FOX
2013 SupermodelMe, International Digital Emmy Nominee
2016 The Amazing Race Asia, AXN
2021 The Apprentice: ONE Championship, Netflix
2024 Dead End, 3 Asian Academy Creative Awards
2024 X3D Studio, Virtual Production launched
2025 Mothernet, Feature Film
2025 Man of the Hour, Documentary
2026 Gengis.ai, AI-enabled production stack
2026 Vertical drama slate, 10 originals, teasers June
The Team
Team
Karen Seah
Founder
Creator of SupermodelMe. Executive Producer and Showrunner across 17 years of broadcast television. International Emmy nominee. Founder of X3D Studio and Gengis.ai.
Sian Ju Tan
Executive Director
18+ years in the broadcasting industry. The calm, collected presence that keeps productions running when the pressure is on.
Max Lim
Head of Production
20 years of experience across branded content and long-form screen projects. Known for his calm, hands-on leadership and solutions-first approach.
Ronald Rillo
Senior Producer & Director
17-year career spanning TV commercials, lifestyle series, unscripted series, reality competitions, biographies, and crime documentaries.
Vika Nurina Arliany
Senior Producer & Director
In production since 2004. Credits include Amazing Race Asia, Masterchef Asia, Asia's Got Talent, and The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition. Asian Academy Creative Awards winner.
Mel Wong
Producer
Produced for NBC Universal and Scripps Network. Credits include Asia's Got Talent, Asia's Next Top Model, The Apprentice: ONE, and SupermodelMe. Multiple Asian Academy Creative Awards winner.