Hong Khaou

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Hong Khaou
Born (1975-10-22) 22 October 1975 (age 45)
Cambodia
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter
Years active2005–present

Hong Khaou (born 22 October 1975) is a Cambodian-born Chinese, British film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his debut feature film Lilting and the short films Summer and Spring.[1][2][3]

Early life[]

Khaou was born in Cambodia to Chinese-Cambodian parents. He was a few months old when he and his family fled to Vietnam after the Fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge.[4] When he was 8 years old, his family migrated to the United Kingdom in the 1980s as political refugees.[5][6]

Education[]

Khaou studied BA (Hons) Film Production at the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) in Farnham, formerly the Surrey Institute of Art & Design, graduating in 1997.[7]

Films[]

His debut feature film Lilting was produced under the Film London micro-budget scheme Microwave,[8] and was released on 8 August in the United Kingdom by distributors Artificial Eye.[9] His short film Spring played at both the Sundance Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival in 2011,[10] with his previous short also having premiered at Berlin in 2006.[11] He is the recipient of the 2014 Sundance Institute/Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award for his upcoming feature film Monsoon.[12]

Filmography[]

Short films[]

  • 2005 : Waiting for Movement
  • 2006 : Summer
  • 2011 : Spring

Feature film[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Summer", IMDb Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Spring", IMDb Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Short Film Promotion Scheme Awardee", British Council, Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. ^ Wight, Emily. "Cambodian Brits? Yes, they do exist". www.phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Filmmaker's Forum: Hong Khaou On The Emotional Journey of Bringing 'Lilting' To Sundance", Indiewire, 30 January 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  6. ^ Matheou2019-06-29T17:45:00+01:00, Demetrios. "'Monsoon': Karlovy Vary Review". Screen. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Lilting: Film graduate to release debut theatrical feature August 8th", University for the Creative Arts, Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Lilting Overview", Microwave, Film London, Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Lilting" Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Artificial Eye, Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  10. ^ "London In Berlin (2011)", Film London, 9 February 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  11. ^ "London In Berlin (2006)" Film London, 10 February 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Sundance Institute and Mahindra Choose 4 Filmmakers for Global Prizes", Variety, 21 January 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

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