Francis Lau
writer . film director . instigator
is a published poet and filmmaker whose work sets out to explore the themes of displacement, memory, guilt and the postlapsarian desire for redemption. His poetry and films have won international awards, and have been presented at festivals across the globe, including ASEAN Universities Arts Festival, ASEAN Writers’ Conference, Clermont-Ferrand, DaKINO, Bucharest International Film Festival, Festival Internacional de Televisión de Barcelona, Chennai International Film Festival, The World Expo in Shanghai and DigiCon6 ASIA.
He is an alumnus of the renowned TorinoFilmLab, as well as the inaugural WritersLab and Feature Film Clinic, both of which are initiatives by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Singapore Film Commission (SFC) to hothouse content development. In 2020, his first feature film received minority co-production support from the Estonian Film Institute, the second Asian film to do so after Mattie Do's "Dearest Sister".
When not on set, Francis develops and teaches modules on screenwriting, cinema studies, film production, discourse writing, and creative thinking skills at tertiary institutions and design schools. He is currently reading for a Master's degree at Goldsmiths-LASALLE College of the Arts.
ACCOLADES
The Postman . 邮差 [ Director's Cut, 2018 ]
Official Selection
Nominee for Best Fiction
8º International Tour Film Festival
Italy, October 2019
Nominee for Best Foreign Thriller | Horror
3º Kamianets-Podilskyi International Film Festival
Ukraine, September 2019
Shortlist | Nominee for Best Film
28º DaKINO International Film Festival
Romania, March 2019
Award of Excellence for Mystery & Crime
Metro Film & TV Awards
USA, December 2018
Runner-up | Best Foreign Film
2º Ahmednagar International Short Film Festival
India, November 2018
Shortlist | Nominee for Best Short Film
Kobane International Film Festival
Syria, October 2018
Shortlist | Nominee for Best Foreign Film
6º My Mumbai International Short Film Festival
India, September 2018
Shortlist for Best Director
14º Bucharest International Film Festival
Romania, June 2018
Shortlist | Nominee for Best Film
Indie Cyprus Short Film Festival
Cyprus, May 2018
Best Action Short Award
Asia South-East Short Film Festival
Cambodia, October 2017
Silver Award
19º DigiCon6 ASIA
Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings
Japan, October 2017
Nominee for Best Director & Actor
Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest
Romania, December 2016
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Portrait of A Young Man
Client
Singapore Polytechnic
50º Anniversary Celebrations
Official Selection
10º Festival Internacional de Televisón de Barcelona
Spain, October 2004
Moving Images: First Take at The Substation
Singapore, July 2004
Heading Home . THE STORY OF ALEKSANDAR DURIC
Client
Singapore Tourism Board
World Premiere
The World Expo [ in Shanghai ]
Singapore Pavilion
China, December 2002
Midnight Cafe . 夜食之恋
an homage to Wong Kar Wai
Official Selection
ASEAN New Media Art Competition
Indonesia, August 2006
International Museum Day
Asian Civilisations Museum
Singapore, May 2006
InDPanda International Film Festival
Broadway Cinematheque
Hong Kong, June 2005
3º Singapore Shorts Film Festival
Singapore
City Lights: Tales from A Red Dot
University of Chicago
USA, March 2006
1º Anniversary Celebrations
The Arts House
Singapore
Best Direction & Audience Choice Awards
Canon Digital Film Festival
Singapore, October 2003