Hong Khaou | |
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| Born | 22 October 1975 Democratic Kampuchea (Now Cambodia) |
| Alma mater | University for the Creative Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Notable work | Lilting |
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]
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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
- 2021: Baptiste
- 2024: Mr Loverman
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Matheou, Demetrios (29 June 2019). "'Monsoon': Karlovy Vary Review". Screen. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Khatchatourian, Maane (21 January 2014). "Sundance Institute and Mahindra Choose 4 Filmmakers for Global Prizes". Variety. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Hong Khaou at IMDb
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