Director , Scriptwriter
LAU, Kek-Huat was born and brought up in Malaysia, but then worked as primary school teacher for 4 years in Singapore. In 2006, he enrolled in film studies at the National Taiwan University. He has twice won the Best Short Film Award at the Taiwan Golden Harvest Festival, and the Best Director Award in 2009. His latest film Nia door won Best Short Film Award, Sonje Award in Busan International film festival l, selected for 38th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. His written first feature film A Love of Boluomi, depicting his own family story, also won him the Tokyo Talent Award 2015, Best Script Award in 2013 Taiwan. The Same Year, Lau participated the Golden Horse Academy, led by director Hou Hsiao-hsien.
2016
Absent without leave－Documentary-90’
- Asian Cinema Fund (ACF) | Asian Network of Documentary (AND), Busan International Film Festival
2015
Nia’s door – Fiction – 26’
- Busan International Film Festival: Best Film Award (sonje award) wide angle Asian short film competition
2013
A scene of the sea – Fiction – 30’
- International Taipei Film Festival: in Competition
2012
When it rains – fiction – 29’
- Taiwan Labour Film Festival: Best Film Award
- 2013 Golden Harvest Film Festival:
Best Film, Best Actress Awards
2012
Whisper of flowers – fiction – 29’
- Avyalik International Film Festival, in International Competition
- 15th Shanghai International Film Festival: in International Competition
2009
Cul de sac Forest – fiction – 29’
- Golden Lion International Film Festival : in Competition
2008
Rat – fiction – 17’
- 31st Golden Harvest Film Festival: Best Director, Best Student Film Awards
- 13th Tel Aviv International Student Film, 2010: in Competition
- Official selection of Fresh Film Fest, Karlovy Vary, the Czech Republic,2009
- 29th Munich International Festival of Film Schools, 2009: in Competition
| Year | Title |
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| 2022 | Between the Stars and Waves |
| 2019 | Boluomi |
| 2018 | Ten Years Taiwan |
| 2017 | Barkley |
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2017 Golden Horse Awards Best Animation Feature
2016 Seoul Promotion Plan
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| 2016 | Absent without Leave |
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2017 Berlinale Talent Campus
2016 Busan International Film Festival-Wide Angle 2016 Singapore International Film Festival - Best Audience Choice Award 2015 Busan International Film Festival-Asian Cinema Fund,Asian Networkof Documentary, Taskovski Award 2015 New Taipei City Documentary Fund, Taiwan |
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| 2015 | Nia’s Door |
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2015 Busan International Film Festival - Wide Angle - Asian Short Film Competition
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| 2012 | When it rains |
| 2008 | Rat |
2016
Absent without leave－Documentary-90’
2015
Nia’s door – Fiction – 26’
2013
A scene of the sea – Fiction – 30’
2012
When it rains – fiction – 29’
2012
Whisper of flowers – fiction – 29’
2009
Cul de sac Forest – fiction – 29’
- Golden Lion International Film Festival : in Competition
2008
Rat – fiction – 17’
