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Eric Khoo

Eric Khoo

Director · Born March 27, 1965 · Singapore

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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.

Directed 16

2020s

  1. 2025

    Spirit World

    Director

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2018
  3. 2016

    Art Through Our Eyes

    Director

  4. Wanton Mee

    Director

  5. 2015
  6. 7 Letters

    Director

  7. 2013

    Recipe

    Director

  8. 2011

    60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

    Director

  9. Tatsumi

    Director

2000s

  1. 2008

    My Magic

    Director

  2. 2006

    Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her

    Director

  3. 2005

    Be with Me

    Director

1990s

  1. 1997

    12 Storeys

    Director

  2. 1996

    Mee Pok Man

    Director

Produced 15

2010s

  1. 2018
  2. 2016

    Apprentice

    Executive Producer

  3. 2013

    Ghost Child

    Producer

  4. 2011

    23:59

    Executive Producer

  5. Tatsumi

    Producer

  6. 2010

    Sandcastle

    Executive Producer

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. 2008

    Invisible Children

    Executive Producer

  3. 2003

    15

    Producer

  4. 2001

    One Leg Kicking

    Executive Producer

1990s

  1. 1999

    Liang Po Po: The Movie

    Executive Producer

Wrote 9

2020s

  1. 2024

    Hungry Souls

    Screenplay

2010s

  1. 2019

    Piece of Meat

    Screenplay

  2. 2015

    7 Letters

    Writer

  3. 2011

    Tatsumi

    Screenplay

2000s

  1. 2008

    My Magic

    Screenplay

  2. 2006

    Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her

    Writer

  3. 2005

    Be with Me

    Screenplay

  4. 2001

    One Leg Kicking

    Story

1990s

  1. 1997

    12 Storeys

    Writer

Acted in 3

2020s

  1. 2023

    A Year of No Significance

    Police Inspector

2010s

  1. 2014

    Southeast Asian Cinema – When the Rooster Crows

    Movie

1990s

  1. 1999

    Liang Po Po: The Movie

    Boy's Father (Uncredited)

Created 2

Other crew 1

2000s

  1. 2007

    F.

    Cinematography

Appearances2

2010s

  1. 2018

    Singapore Cinema: Between Takes

    Self

2000s

  1. 2007

    F.

    Self