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.
Filmography
all 42
Movies 40
Director 20
Producer 15
self 3
TV Shows 2
Screenplay 1
Writer 1
Spirit World (2025)
Singapore Films: To The World & Back (2024)
Money No Enough: The Dawn of Singapore Cinema (2024)
In My Mother's Skin (2023)
The Daughter (2021)
Food Lore (2019)
Piece of Meat (2019)
Folklore: A Mother's Love (2019)
Singapore Cinema: Between Takes (2018)
Folklore: Mongdal (2018)
Folklore: Pob (2018)
Folklore: Nobody (2018)
Folklore (2018)
Buffalo Boys (2018)
Ramen Shop (2018)
Art Through Our Eyes (2016)
Apprentice (2016)
Wanton Mee (2016)
In the Room (2015)
7 Letters (2015)
Southeast Asian Cinema – When the Rooster Crows (2014)
Recipe (2013)
Ghost Child (2013)
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011)
23:59 (2011)
Tatsumi (2011)
Sandcastle (2010)
Macabre (2009)
Invisible Children (2008)
My Magic (2008)
F. (2007)
No Day Off (2006)
Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her (2006)
Be with Me (2005)
Zombie Dog (2004)
15: The Movie (2003)
One Leg Kicking (2001)
Liang Po Po: The Movie (1999)
12 Storeys (1997)
Mee Pok Man (1996)
Pain (1994)
Orang Ikan
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1965-03-27 (59 years old)
Birth PlaceSingapore, Singapore
ChildrenChristopher Khoo
FatherKhoo Teck Puat
MotherRose Marie WEE
CitizenshipsSingapore
Also Known As邱金海, Khoo Kim Hai
AwardsAsia's Most Influential Singapore
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