Known For
Directing
Born
Mar 27, 1965
Place of Birth
Singapore
Credits
42 titles
Eric Khoo
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.
Known For
Filmography
Morte Cucina
Executive Producer
Kopitiam Days
Executive Producer
Monster Island
Producer
Spirit World
Director
Hungry Souls
Screenplay
Singapore Films: To The World & Back
Self
A Year of No Significance
Police Inspector
In My Mother's Skin
Executive Producer
The Daughter
Director
Food Lore
Director
Piece of Meat
Screenplay
Singapore Cinema: Between Takes
Self
Folklore
Director
Buffalo Boys
Executive Producer
Ramen Shop
Director
Art Through Our Eyes
Director
Apprentice
Executive Producer
Wanton Mee
Director
In the Room
Director
7 Letters
Director
Southeast Asian Cinema – When the Rooster Crows
Recipe
Director
Ghost Child
Producer
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
Director
23:59
Executive Producer
Tatsumi
Producer
Sandcastle
Executive Producer
Macabre
Executive Producer
Invisible Children
Executive Producer
My Magic
Director
F.
Self
No Day Off
Director
Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her
Writer
Be with Me
Director
Zombie Dog
Producer
15
Producer
One Leg Kicking
Executive Producer
Home Vdo
Director
Liang Po Po: The Movie
Boy's Father (Uncredited)
12 Storeys
Writer
Mee Pok Man
Director
Pain
Sound