Eric Khoo
Born March 27, 1965 (61 years old)·Singapore·Male
Biography
Cultural Medallion recipient and award winning film maker Eric Khoo who helms Zhao Wei Films/ Gorylah Pictures has been credited for reviving the Singapore film industry and for putting Singapore onto the International film map in 1995. He was the first Singaporean to have his films invited to major film festivals such as Berlin, Venice and Cannes.
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Khoo was awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Letters, from the French Cultural Minister and his feature, My Magic was nominated for the Cannes Palme d'Or in 2008. Khoo was profiled in Phaidon Books, Take 100 the future of Film - 100 New directors. The Pompidou Centre in Paris held an Eric Khoo film retrospective and he served as President of the Jury at The Locarno international film Festival in 2010. In 2011, he released his first animated feature, Tatsumi, which was invited to the 64th Cannes Film Festival and made it's North American premiere at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Zhao Wei Films represents filmakers Boo Junfeng, Anthony Chen, and Brian Gothong Tan.
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the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
59 credits across 42 titlesDirecting
20 creditsActing
2 creditsCreator
2 creditsWriting
10 creditsProduction
17 creditsEditing
1 creditSound
1 creditCrew
2 creditsAs self
4 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
