1. Eric Khoo Kim Hai was born on 27 March 1965 and is a Singaporean film director and producer who is often credited for the revival of the Singapore modern film industry.
19 Facts About Eric Khoo
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Eric Khoo's mother, who was a cinephile, introduced him to cinema when he was three years old.
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Eric Khoo later received his education at the United World College of South East Asia.
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In 1998, Eric Khoo was ranked as one of the 25 exceptional trend makers of Asia by Asiaweek magazine and in the following year was included into Asiaweek's leaders for the millennium issue.
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Eric Khoo produced 15 directed by Royston Tan, which screened at the Venice Film Festival and Sundance.
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In 2004, Eric Khoo directed his third feature Be With Me which was selected as the opening film for the Directors' Fortnight Cannes 2005.
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Eric Khoo was a judge at the 10th Busan International Film Festival 2005 and Be With Me is the first Singaporean film to be nominated for the European Film Awards 2005.
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Eric Khoo was the first Singapore director whose films were featured in a retrospective in Korea.
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In 2007, Eric Khoo was appointed as a board member of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Asia.
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Eric Khoo produced Royston Tan's 881 a box office hit and received the highest arts honor the Cultural Medallion by the President of Singapore in the same year.
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In 2009, Eric Khoo entered into a partnership with Infinite Frameworks to form a new company, Gorylah, specializing in the production of genre films.
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Eric Khoo was president of the jury for the International Competition at the 63rd edition of the Locarno International Film Festival in 2010.
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In 2012, Eric Khoo was Jury President at the Asian Film Awards and Rotterdam International Film Festival.
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Eric Khoo was the head of the Jury at Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2013.
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Eric Khoo has five critically acclaimed feature films that were at film festivals all over the world: Mee Pok Man, 12 Storeys, Be with Me, My Magic, and Tatsumi.
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In September 2014, Eric Khoo announced that he will release a drama anthology, In the Room, in 2015.
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In 2016, Eric Khoo collaborated with some of Southeast Asia's most renowned filmmakers as part of an omnibus project commissioned by National Gallery Singapore, Art Through Our Eyes.
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In 2018, Eric Khoo directed Ramen Teh, which stars Seiko Matsuda.
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Eric Khoo is married to Kim Eun Choo; they have four sons named Edward, James, Christopher, and Lucas.