Edmund Yeo

Edmund Yeo is a Malaysian filmmaker living and working in Malaysia and Japan His short films KINGYO Venice Film Festival 2009 and INHALATION Sonje Award winner Busan International Film Festival 2010 secured his reputation as a promising filmmaker In 2017 he won the Best Director award at the Tokyo International Film Festival for his sophomore feature AQERAT We The Dead In 2020 he directed the JapaneseMalaysian coproduction MALU which costarred Malaysian stars Sherlyn Seo and Mayjune Tan and Japanese stars Masatoshi Nagase and Kiko Mizuhara His latest film is MOONLIGHT SHADOW 2021 an adaptation of internationallyacclaimed author Banana Yoshimotos novella starring Japanese superstar Nana Komatsu Hes also known for his highly acclaimed collaborations with Malaysian director Woo Ming Jin having produced cowrote or edited the films that Woo had directed like WOMAN ON FIRE LOOKS FOR WATER Orrizonti section Venice Film Festival 2009 THE TIGER FACTORY Directors Fortnight Cannes Film Fest 2010 THE SECOND LIFE OF THIEVES and STONE TURTLE Locarno Film Festival 2022 FIPRESCI Prize winner