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{{Short description|Cambodian-British film director and screenwriter (born 1975)}}
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| birth_place = Cambodia
| birth_place = [[Democratic Kampuchea]] (Now [[Cambodia]])
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter
| years_active = 2005–present
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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>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800225 "Summer"], ''IMDb'' Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref><ref>[https://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 Cambodian-British film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his debut feature film, ''[[Lilting (film)|Lilting]]'', and the short films ''Summer'' and ''Spring''.<ref>[http://film.britishcouncil.org/our-projects/spotlight/2011/hong-khaou "Short Film Promotion Scheme Awardee"], ''British Council''. Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==


Hong Khaou was born in [[Cambodia]], but his family moved to the [[United Kingdom]] in the 1980s as political [[refugee]]s.<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 [[Cambodia]] to [[Chinese Cambodian|Chinese-Cambodian]] parents, the youngest sibling of four children: Linh Khaou, Nick Khaou [https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nick-khaou-860718a7], Thai Khaou and then himself. He was a few months old when he and his family fled to Vietnam after the [[Fall of Phnom Penh]] to the [[Khmer Rouge]].<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> When he was eight years old, his family migrated to the [[United Kingdom]] in the 1980s as political [[refugee]]s.<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>


==Education==
==Education==


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>
Khaou 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>[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>


==Films==
==Career==


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>[https://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>
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>

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>

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>

For [[BBC]] television, in 2021 Khaou directed four episodes of season 2 of ''[[Baptiste (TV series)|Baptiste]]''. In 2023, he was announced as director of ''Mr Loverman'', also for [[BBC]] television, an 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 films===
===Short films===
* [[2005 in cinema|2005]] : ''Waiting for Movement''
* [[2005 in cinema|2005]]: ''Waiting for Movement''
* [[2006 in cinema|2006]] : ''[[Summer (short film)|Summer]]''
* [[2006 in cinema|2006]]: ''Summer''
* [[2011 in cinema|2011]] : ''[[Spring (short film)|Spring]]''
* [[2011 in cinema|2011]]: ''Spring''


=== Feature film ===
=== Feature film ===
* [[2014 in film|2014]] : ''[[Lilting (film)|Lilting]]''
* [[2014 in film|2014]]: ''[[Lilting (film)|Lilting]]''
* 2019: ''[[Monsoon (2019 film)|Monsoon]]''
* 2019: ''[[Monsoon (2019 film)|Monsoon]]''

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


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Revision as of 09:55, 23 February 2024

Hong Khaou
Born (1975-10-22) 22 October 1975 (age 48)
Democratic Kampuchea (Now Cambodia)
Alma materUniversity for the Creative Arts
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active2005–present
Notable workLilting

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

Early life

Khaou was born in Cambodia to Chinese-Cambodian parents, the youngest sibling of four children: Linh Khaou, Nick Khaou [1], Thai Khaou and then himself. He was a few months old when he and his family fled to Vietnam after the Fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge.[2] When he was eight years old, his family migrated to the United Kingdom in the 1980s as political refugees.[3][4]

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.[5]

Career

Khaou's short film Spring played at both the Sundance Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival in 2011,[6] with his previous short Summer also having premiered at Berlin in 2006.[7]

His debut feature film Lilting was produced under the Film London micro-budget scheme Microwave,[8] and was released on 8 August 2014 in the United Kingdom by distributors Artificial Eye.[9]

He is the recipient of the 2014 Sundance Institute/Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award for his upcoming feature film Monsoon.[10]

For BBC television, in 2021 Khaou directed four episodes of season 2 of Baptiste. In 2023, he was announced as director of Mr Loverman, also for BBC television, an adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo's novel Girl, Woman, Other starring Lennie James.[11]

Filmography

Short films

Feature film

Television

References

  1. ^ "Short Film Promotion Scheme Awardee", British Council. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. ^ Wight, Emily. "Cambodian Brits? Yes, they do exist". phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Matheou, Demetrios (29 June 2019). "'Monsoon': Karlovy Vary Review". Screen. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Lilting: Film graduate to release debut theatrical feature August 8th", University for the Creative Arts. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  6. ^ "London In Berlin (2011)" Archived 15 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Film London, 9 February 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  7. ^ "London In Berlin (2006)" Archived 3 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Film London, 10 February 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Lilting Overview". Archived 17 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Microwave, Film London. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Lilting" Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Artificial Eye. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  10. ^ Khatchatourian, Maane (21 January 2014). "Sundance Institute and Mahindra Choose 4 Filmmakers for Global Prizes". Variety. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  11. ^ 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.

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