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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 [[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>[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>
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 [[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>[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>


In 2023 he will direct ''Mr Loverman'' for [[BBC]] television. It is an adaptation of [[Bernadine Evaristo]]'s novel [[Girl, Woman, Other]] starring [[Lennie James]].<ref>https://deadline.com/2023/06/lennie-james-bernardine-evaristo-bbc-mr-loverman-girl-woman-other-1235408571/</ref>
In 2023 he will direct ''Mr Loverman'' for [[BBC]] television. It is an adaptation of [[Bernadine Evaristo]]'s novel ''[[Girl, Woman, Other]]'' starring [[Lennie James]].<ref>https://deadline.com/2023/06/lennie-james-bernardine-evaristo-bbc-mr-loverman-girl-woman-other-1235408571/</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==

Revision as of 10:17, 6 June 2023

Hong Khaou
Born (1975-10-22) 22 October 1975 (age 48)
Democratic Kampuchea (Now Cambodia)
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active2005–present

Hong Khaou (born 22 October 1975) is a Cambodian-born Chinese, British film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his debut feature film Lilting and the short films Summer and Spring.[1][2][3]

Early life

Khaou was born in Cambodia to Chinese-Cambodian parents. He was a few months old when he and his family fled to Vietnam after the Fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge.[4] When he was 8 years old, his family migrated to the United Kingdom in the 1980s as political refugees.[5][6]

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.[7]

Career

Khaou's short film Spring played at both the Sundance Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival in 2011,[8] with his previous short Summer also having premiered at Berlin in 2006.[9] His debut feature film Lilting was produced under the Film London micro-budget scheme Microwave,[10] and was released on 8 August 2014 in the United Kingdom by distributors Artificial Eye.[11] He is the recipient of the 2014 Sundance Institute/Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award for his upcoming feature film Monsoon.[12]

In 2023 he will direct Mr Loverman for BBC television. It is an adaptation of Bernadine Evaristo's novel Girl, Woman, Other starring Lennie James.[13]

Filmography

Short films

Feature film

References

  1. ^ "Summer", IMDb Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Spring", IMDb Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Short Film Promotion Scheme Awardee", British Council, retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. ^ Wight, Emily. "Cambodian Brits? Yes, they do exist". phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Matheou2019-06-29T17:45:00+01:00, Demetrios. "'Monsoon': Karlovy Vary Review". Screen. Retrieved 9 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Lilting: Film graduate to release debut theatrical feature August 8th", University for the Creative Arts, retrieved 19 August 2014.
  8. ^ "London In Berlin (2011)" Archived 15 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Film London, 9 February 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  9. ^ "London In Berlin (2006)" Archived 3 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Film London, 10 February 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Lilting Overview" Archived 17 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Microwave, Film London, retrieved 19 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Lilting" Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Artificial Eye, retrieved 19 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Sundance Institute and Mahindra Choose 4 Filmmakers for Global Prizes", Variety, 21 January 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  13. ^ https://deadline.com/2023/06/lennie-james-bernardine-evaristo-bbc-mr-loverman-girl-woman-other-1235408571/

External links

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