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Eric Khoo

Eric Khoo

Director · Born 1965-03-27 · Singapore

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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. 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.

Directed

  1. Ramen Shop (2018) — Director
  2. Folklore (2018) — Director
  3. In the Room (2015) — Director
  4. Be with Me (2005) — Director
  5. Tatsumi (2011) — Director
  6. Pain (1994) — Director
  7. Mee Pok Man (1996) — Director
  8. Spirit World (2025) — Director
  9. 12 Storeys (1997) — Director
  10. My Magic (2008) — Director
  11. 7 Letters (2015) — Director
  12. 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011) — Director
  13. Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her (2006) — Director
  14. Food Lore (2019) — Director
  15. No Day Off (2006) — Director
  16. Recipe (2013) — Director
  17. The Daughter (2021) — Director
  18. Art Through Our Eyes (2016) — Director
  19. Wanton Mee (2016) — Director
  20. Home Vdo (2000) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Southeast Asian Cinema – When the Rooster Crows (2014)
  2. Liang Po Po: The Movie (1999) — Boy's Father (Uncredited)
  3. F. (2007) — Self
  4. A Year of No Significance (2023) — Police Inspector
  5. Singapore Cinema: Between Takes (2018) — Self
  6. Singapore Films: To The World & Back (2024) — Self