Liew Seng Tat

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Liew Seng Tat
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 劉城達
Simplified Chinese 刘城达
Hanyu Pinyin Liú Chéngdá
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Liù Sàng-tha̍t
Jyutping Lau4 Sing4 Daat6
Hokkien POJ Lâu Sêng-ta̍t

Liew Seng Tat (born 30 September 1979) is a Malaysian filmmaker based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Early life

Liew Seng Tat was born in an area of Kuala Lumpur called Jinjang. He graduated from the Multimedia University in Cyberjaya, majoring in 3D animation.

Film career

Seng Tat has been actively involved in the Malaysian independent film scene since 2003. His first live-action short film "Bread skin with Strawberry Jam" garnered much attention and won at the 8th Malaysian Video Awards. In 2004, he set up Da Huang Pictures with Amir Muhammad, James Lee, and Tan Chui Mui.

In 2007, his first feature film Flower In The Pocket made its world premiere at the 12th Pusan International Film Festival and won the New Currents and the KNN Audience Awards. [1] The film has also won the VPRO Tiger Award at the 37th International Film Festival Rotterdam 2008, "Le Regard d’Or" (Golden Gaze) Award at the 22nd Fribourg International Film Festival 2008, and the Jury prize (Lotus du Jury) at the 10th Deauville Asian Film Festival 2008.

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

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References

  1. 12th Pusan International Film Festival Information Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 国民 . CITIZENS
  3. "'Citizen Liow' plays dual role in National Day video". The Star (Malaysia) . 28 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.