Kant Pan was born in Hong Kong and raised in Malaysia and Singapore. He received his formative film experience, working in the vibrant Hong Kong/Asian film industry and worked on locations in Japan, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore. After graduating in psychology at the University of Hong Kong, he came to London and trained in the art and technique of film production at London Film School.[4]
He has worked in the British film industry as assistant film editor, supervising sound editor and film editor. In his work as film editor and supervising sound editor, he has creatively collaborated in feature film projects helmed by British and European directors such as Marcel Grant, Stephen Frears, Neil Jordan, Mike Newell, Paul Morrison, Dominique Derruderre, Rudolf van den Berg to name a few.