Edmund Yeo
Personal Info
Known for
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1984-03-06 (41 years old)
Place of Birth
Singapore
Edmund Yeo
Biography
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 Japanese-Malaysian co-production MALU which co-starred 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 internationally-acclaimed author Banana Yoshimoto’s novella starring Japanese superstar Nana Komatsu.
He's also known for his highly acclaimed collaborations with Malaysian director Woo Ming Jin, having produced, co-wrote 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)
Known For
Crew
The Fox King
Producer
Being Gay in China
Director, Writer
(2022)
Stone Turtle
Editor, Producer
(2021)
Moonlight Shadow
Director
(2021)
So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away
Director, Screenplay
(2020)
Zombitopia
Editor
(2020)
Malu
Director
(2017)
We, the Dead
Director, Writer
(2017)
Yasmin-san
Cinematography, Director, Editor, Producer
(2015)
Return to Nostalgia
Executive Producer, Color Grading
(2014)
River of Exploding Durians
Director, Editor, Producer
(2014)
The Second Life of Thieves
Editor, Writer, Producer
(2013)
3 Doors of Horrors
Writer, Director
(2012)
Double
Editor, Writer
(2011)
Last Fragments of Winter
Director, Writer
(2011)
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
Writer, Director
(2010)
Inhalation
Director, Writer, Editor
(2010)
The Tiger Factory
Editor, Writer, Producer
(2010)
The White Flower
Director
(2010)
Ladybird's Tears
Writer, Editor
(2010)
Exhalation
Director, Writer, Editor
(2009)
Kingyo
Director, Screenplay, Editor
(2009)
Woman on Fire Looks for Water
Producer, Editor
(2009)
Afternoon River, Evening Sky
Director, Writer
(2009)
Love Suicides
Director, Editor, Screenplay
(2008)
Fleeting Images
Director, Cinematography, Producer, Writer, Editor
(2008)
Chicken Rice Mystery
Writer, Director, Editor
(2008)
Days of the Turquoise Sky
Producer, Editor