
Eric Khoo
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.
Acting (4 movies)
Directing (18 movies)

My Magic
2008

Be with Me
2005
Pain
1994

Tatsumi
2011

12 Storeys
1997

Mee Pok Man
1996
No Day Off
2006

Recipe
2013

In the Room
2015

Spirit World
2025
The Daughter
2021

Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her
2006

Art Through Our Eyes
2016

7 Letters
2015

Ramen Shop
2018

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011

Wanton Mee
2016
Home Vdo
2000
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | 1994 | Writer |
| Pain | 1994 | Producer |
| 12 Storeys | 1997 | Writer |
| Liang Po Po: The Movie | 1999 | Executive Producer |
| One Leg Kicking | 2001 | Executive Producer |
| One Leg Kicking | 2001 | Screenplay |
| 15 | 2003 | Producer |
| Zombie Dog | 2004 | Producer |
| Be with Me | 2005 | Screenplay |
| Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her | 2006 | Writer |
| My Magic | 2008 | Screenplay |
| Invisible Children | 2008 | Executive Producer |
| Macabre | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| Sandcastle | 2010 | Executive Producer |
| Tatsumi | 2011 | Producer |
| 23:59 | 2011 | Executive Producer |
| Ghost Child | 2013 | Producer |
| 7 Letters | 2015 | Writer |
| Apprentice | 2016 | Executive Producer |
| Buffalo Boys | 2018 | Executive Producer |
| Piece of Meat | 2019 | Screenplay |
| In My Mother's Skin | 2023 | Executive Producer |
| Monster Island | 2025 | Producer |
| Kopitiam Days | 2025 | Executive Producer |
| Morte Cucina | 2025 | Executive Producer |



