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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> |
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> |
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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> |
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> |
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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> |
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> |
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Hong Khaou | |
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Born | Democratic Kampuchea (Now Cambodia) | 22 October 1975
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 2005–present |
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][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]
For BBC television, in 2021 Khaou directed four episodes of season 2 of Baptiste. In 2023 he will direct Mr Loverman also for BBC television. It is an adaptation of Bernadine Evaristo's novel Girl, Woman, Other starring Lennie James.[13]
Filmography
Short films
Feature film
Television
- 2021: Baptiste
- 2024: Mr Loverman
References
- ^ "Summer", IMDb Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Spring", IMDb Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Short Film Promotion Scheme Awardee", British Council, retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ Wight, Emily. "Cambodian Brits? Yes, they do exist". phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Matheou2019-06-29T17:45:00+01:00, Demetrios. "'Monsoon': Karlovy Vary Review". Screen. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Lilting: Film graduate to release debut theatrical feature August 8th", University for the Creative Arts, retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "London In Berlin (2011)" Archived 15 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Film London, 9 February 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "London In Berlin (2006)" Archived 3 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Film London, 10 February 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Lilting Overview" Archived 17 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Microwave, Film London, retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Lilting" Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Artificial Eye, retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Sundance Institute and Mahindra Choose 4 Filmmakers for Global Prizes", Variety, 21 January 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "'Mr Loverman': Lennie James To Lead BBC Adaptation Of 'Girl, Woman, Other' Scribe Bernardine Evaristo's Seventh Novel". Deadline. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
External links
- Hong Khaou at IMDb
- 1975 births
- Alumni of the University for the Creative Arts
- British film directors
- British people of Chinese descent
- British people of Cambodian descent
- Cambodian film directors
- Cambodian people of Chinese descent
- Cambodian refugees
- Living people
- Refugees in the United Kingdom
- Sundance Film Festival award winners
- British LGBT film directors