Years active 2005–present Name Hong Khaou | Role Film director | |
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Born 22 October 1975 (age 49) ( 1975-10-22 ) Cambodia Occupation Film director, screenwriter Movies Lilting, Spring, Summer, Boy Crush Nominations BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer Similar People Andrew Leung, Peter Bowles, Naomi Christie, Morven Christie, Cheng Pei‑pei | ||
Lilting director hong khaou interview
Hong Khaou (born 22 October 1975) is a Cambodian born, British film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his debut feature film Lilting and the short films Summer and Spring.
Contents
- Lilting director hong khaou interview
- Hong Khaou Interview BIFA 2014
- Early life
- Education
- Films
- Short films
- Feature film
- References
Hong Khaou Interview - BIFA 2014
Early life
Hong Khaou was born in Cambodia, but his family moved to the United Kingdom in the 1980s as political refugees. He arrived in the UK at the age of eight, having first moved from Cambodia, to Vietnam.
Education
Hong 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.
Films
His debut feature film Lilting was produced under the Film London micro-budget scheme Microwave, and was released on 8 August in the United Kingdom by distributors Artificial Eye. His short film Spring played at both the Sundance Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival in 2011, with his previous short Summer also having premiered at Berlin in 2006. He is the recipient of the 2014 Sundance Institute/Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award for his upcoming feature film Monsoon.
Short films
Feature film
