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'''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 (film)|Lilting]]'' and the short films ''[[Summer (short film)|Summer]]'' and ''[[Spring (short film)|Spring]]''.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800225 "Summer"], ''IMDb'' Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1808493 "Spring"], ''IMDb'' Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref><ref>[http://film.britishcouncil.org/our-projects/spotlight/2011/hong-khaou "Short Film Promotion Scheme Awardee"], ''British Council'', Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref>
'''Hong Khaou''' (born 22 October 1975) is a British<!--Do NOT add "Cambodian" without consensus on the talk page, see [[MOS:NATIONALITY]].--> film director and screenwriter. He is known for his feature film debut, ''[[Lilting (film)|Lilting]]'' (2014).


==Early life and education<span class="anchor" id="Early life"></span>==
==Early life==


Hong Khaou was born in Cambodia, but his family moved to the United Kingdom in the 1980s as political refugees.<ref>[http://blogs.indiewire.com/bent/filmmakers-forum-hong-khaou-on-the-emotional-journey-of-bringing-lilting-to-sundance-20140130 "Filmmaker's Forum: Hong Khaou On The Emotional Journey of Bringing 'Lilting' To Sundance"], ''Indiewire'', 30 January 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref> He arrived in the UK at the age of eight, having first moved from Cambodia, to Vietnam.<ref>[http://londonist.com/2014/08/interview-hong-khaou-on-new-film-lilting.php "Interview: Hong Khaou On New Film Lilting"], "Londonist", 1 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref>
Khaou was born in [[Democratic Kampuchea|Cambodia]], the youngest of four children of Chinese-Cambodian parents. He was a few months old when the family fled to Vietnam after the [[Fall of Phnom Penh]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wight|first=Emily|title=Cambodian Brits? Yes, they do exist|url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/cambodian-brits-yes-they-do-exist|access-date=2020-09-09|website=phnompenhpost.com|language=en}}</ref> They relocated to England as [[political refugees]] when Khaou was eight years old.<ref>[http://blogs.indiewire.com/bent/filmmakers-forum-hong-khaou-on-the-emotional-journey-of-bringing-lilting-to-sundance-20140130 "Filmmaker's Forum: Hong Khaou On The Emotional Journey of Bringing 'Lilting' To Sundance"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328101219/http://blogs.indiewire.com/bent/filmmakers-forum-hong-khaou-on-the-emotional-journey-of-bringing-lilting-to-sundance-20140130 |date=28 March 2014 }}, ''Indiewire'', 30 January 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Matheou|date=29 June 2019|first=Demetrios|title='Monsoon': Karlovy Vary Review|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/monsoon-karlovy-vary-review/5140804.article|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Screen|language=en}}</ref> He studied BA (Hons) Film Production at the [[Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College|Surrey Institute of Art & Design]] in Farnham, where he graduated in 1997.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140802211525/http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/news/2014/august/lilting-release-hong-khaou#.U_OC5bxdX08 "Lilting: Film graduate to release debut theatrical feature August 8th"], ''University for the Creative Arts''. Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref>


==Education==
==Career==


Khaou's short film ''Spring'' played at both the [[Sundance Film Festival]], and the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] in 2011,<ref>[http://filmlondon.org.uk/news/2011/february/london_in_berlin "London In Berlin (2011)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215195428/http://filmlondon.org.uk/news/2011/february/london_in_berlin |date=15 February 2011 }}, ''Film London'', 9 February 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref> with his previous short ''Summer'' also having premiered at Berlin in 2006.<ref>[http://filmlondon.org.uk/what-we-do/press_releases/2006/february/london_in_berlin "London In Berlin (2006)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403054240/http://filmlondon.org.uk/what-we-do/press_releases/2006/february/london_in_berlin |date=3 April 2015 }}, ''Film London'', 10 February 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref>
Hong studied BA (Hons) Film Production at the [[University for the Creative Arts]] (UCA) in [[Farnham]], formerly the [[Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College|Surrey Institute of Art & Design]], graduating in 1997.<ref>[http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/news/2014/august/lilting-release-hong-khaou#.U_OC5bxdX08 "Lilting: Film graduate to release debut theatrical feature August 8th"], ''University for the Creative Arts'', Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref>


His debut feature film ''[[Lilting (film)|Lilting]]'' was produced under the [[Film London]] micro-budget scheme Microwave,<ref>[http://microwave.filmlondon.org.uk/get_inspired/lilting/ "Lilting Overview"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817061702/http://microwave.filmlondon.org.uk/get_inspired/lilting/ |date=17 August 2014 }}, ''Microwave, Film London''. Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref> and was released on 8 August 2014 in the United Kingdom by distributors [[Curzon Film|Artificial Eye]].<ref>[http://www.artificial-eye.com/film.php?cinema=lilting&plugs&qt=true&wm=false "Lilting"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923174128/http://www.artificial-eye.com/film.php?cinema=lilting&plugs&qt=true&wm=false |date=23 September 2015 }}, ''Artificial Eye''. Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref>
==Films==


His debut feature film ''[[Lilting (film)|Lilting]]'' was produced under the [[Film London]] micro-budget scheme Microwave,<ref>[http://microwave.filmlondon.org.uk/get_inspired/lilting/ "Lilting Overview"], ''Microwave, Film London'', Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref> and was released on 8 August in the United Kingdom by distributors [[Artificial Eye]].<ref>[http://www.artificial-eye.com/film.php?cinema=lilting&plugs&qt=true&wm=false "Lilting"], ''Artificial Eye'', Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref> His short film ''[[Spring (short film)|Spring]]'' played at both the [[Sundance Film Festival]], and the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] in 2011,<ref>[http://filmlondon.org.uk/news/2011/february/london_in_berlin "London In Berlin (2011)"], ''Film London'', 9 February 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref> with his previous short ''[[Summer (short film)|Summer]]'' also having premiered at Berlin in 2006.<ref>[http://filmlondon.org.uk/what-we-do/press_releases/2006/february/london_in_berlin "London In Berlin (2006)"] ''Film London'', 10 February 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref> He is the recipient of the 2014 Sundance Institute/Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award for his upcoming feature film ''Monsoon''.<ref>[http://variety.com/2014/film/news/sundance-institute-and-mahindra-choose-4-filmmakers-for-global-prizes-1201066272/ "Sundance Institute and Mahindra Choose 4 Filmmakers for Global Prizes"], ''Variety'', 21 January 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref>
He is the recipient of the 2014 Sundance Institute/Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award for his upcoming feature film ''Monsoon''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/sundance-institute-and-mahindra-choose-4-filmmakers-for-global-prizes-1201066272/ |title=Sundance Institute and Mahindra Choose 4 Filmmakers for Global Prizes|first=Maane|last=Khatchatourian|website=Variety|date= 21 January 2014|access-date= 19 August 2014}}</ref>

In 2021, Khaou directed four episodes of season 2 of the [[BBC]] mystery television series ''[[Baptiste (TV series)|Baptiste]]''. In 2023, he was announced as the director of the drama television series ''[[Mr Loverman (TV series)|Mr Loverman]]''—BBC's adaptation of [[Bernardine Evaristo]]'s novel ''[[Girl, Woman, Other]]''—starring [[Lennie James]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/lennie-james-bernardine-evaristo-bbc-mr-loverman-girl-woman-other-1235408571/ |title='Mr Loverman': Lennie James To Lead BBC Adaptation Of 'Girl, Woman, Other' Scribe Bernardine Evaristo's Seventh Novel|first=Max |last=Goldbart |website=Deadline |date=2023-06-06 |access-date=2023-06-07}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
'Short film
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* ''Waiting for Movement'' (2005)
* ''Summer'' (2006)<ref>[http://film.britishcouncil.org/our-projects/spotlight/2011/hong-khaou "Short Film Promotion Scheme Awardee"], ''British Council''. Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref>
* ''Spring'' (2014)


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'Feature film
===Short films===
* ''[[Lilting (film)|Lilting]]'' (2014)
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* [[2005 in cinema|2005]] : ''Waiting for Movement''
* [[2006 in cinema|2006]] : ''[[Summer (short film)|Summer]]''
* ''[[Monsoon (2019 film)|Monsoon]]'' (2019)
* [[2011 in cinema|2011]] : ''[[Spring (short film)|Spring]]''


'Television
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=== Feature film ===
* 2014 : ''[[Lilting (film)|Lilting]]''
* ''[[Baptiste (TV series)|Baptiste]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Mr Loverman (TV series)|Mr Loverman]]'' (2024)

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Latest revision as of 18:16, 1 June 2024

Hong Khaou
Born (1975-10-22) 22 October 1975 (age 48)
Cambodia
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity for the Creative Arts
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
Years active2005–present

Hong Khaou (born 22 October 1975) is a British film director and screenwriter. He is known for his feature film debut, Lilting (2014).

Early life and education[edit]

Khaou was born in Cambodia, the youngest of four children of Chinese-Cambodian parents. He was a few months old when the family fled to Vietnam after the Fall of Phnom Penh.[1] They relocated to England as political refugees when Khaou was eight years old.[2][3] He studied BA (Hons) Film Production at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design in Farnham, where he graduated in 1997.[4]

Career[edit]

Khaou's short film Spring played at both the Sundance Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival in 2011,[5] with his previous short Summer also having premiered at Berlin in 2006.[6]

His debut feature film Lilting was produced under the Film London micro-budget scheme Microwave,[7] and was released on 8 August 2014 in the United Kingdom by distributors Artificial Eye.[8]

He is the recipient of the 2014 Sundance Institute/Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award for his upcoming feature film Monsoon.[9]

In 2021, Khaou directed four episodes of season 2 of the BBC mystery television series Baptiste. In 2023, he was announced as the director of the drama television series Mr Loverman—BBC's adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo's novel Girl, Woman, Other—starring Lennie James.[10]

Filmography[edit]

'Short film

  • Waiting for Movement (2005)
  • Summer (2006)[11]
  • Spring (2014)

'Feature film

'Television

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wight, Emily. "Cambodian Brits? Yes, they do exist". phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Filmmaker's Forum: Hong Khaou On The Emotional Journey of Bringing 'Lilting' To Sundance". Archived 28 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Indiewire, 30 January 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  3. ^ Matheou, Demetrios (29 June 2019). "'Monsoon': Karlovy Vary Review". Screen. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Lilting: Film graduate to release debut theatrical feature August 8th", University for the Creative Arts. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. ^ "London In Berlin (2011)" Archived 15 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Film London, 9 February 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  6. ^ "London In Berlin (2006)" Archived 3 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Film London, 10 February 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Lilting Overview". Archived 17 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Microwave, Film London. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Lilting" Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Artificial Eye. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  9. ^ Khatchatourian, Maane (21 January 2014). "Sundance Institute and Mahindra Choose 4 Filmmakers for Global Prizes". Variety. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  10. ^ Goldbart, Max (6 June 2023). "'Mr Loverman': Lennie James To Lead BBC Adaptation Of 'Girl, Woman, Other' Scribe Bernardine Evaristo's Seventh Novel". Deadline. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Short Film Promotion Scheme Awardee", British Council. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

External links[edit]

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