Edmund Yeo

Editing·Mar 6, 1984·Singapore

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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)

Film	Credit
The Fox King2026 · Producer, Editor	Producer, Editor
The Age Of Goodbyes2026 · Director, Editor, Writer	Director, Editor, Writer
Stone Turtle2022 · Editor, Producer	Editor, Producer
Zombitopia2020 · Editor	Editor
Yasmin-san2017 · Director, Editor, Producer	Director, Editor, Producer
River of Exploding Durians2014 · Director, Editor, Producer	Director, Editor, Producer
The Second Life of Thieves2014 · Editor, Writer, Producer	Editor, Writer, Producer
Double2012 · Editor, Writer	Editor, Writer
Exhalation2010 · Director, Writer, Editor	Director, Writer, Editor
Inhalation2010 · Director, Writer, Editor	Director, Writer, Editor
The Tiger Factory2010 · Editor, Writer, Producer	Editor, Writer, Producer
Ladybird's Tears2010 · Writer, Editor	Writer, Editor
Kingyo2009 · Director, Screenplay, Editor	Director, Screenplay, Editor
Woman on Fire Looks for Water2009 · Producer, Editor	Producer, Editor
Love Suicides2009 · Director, Editor, Screenplay	Director, Editor, Screenplay
Fleeting Images2008 · Director, Producer, Writer, Editor	Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
Chicken Rice Mystery2008 · Writer, Director, Editor	Writer, Director, Editor
Days of the Turquoise Sky2008 · Producer, Editor	Producer, Editor