About

Known credits:
27
Birthday:
1972-01-01
Place of birth:
Singapore
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Kelvin Tong

Overview

Known for his range and ability to traverse both mainstream movies and art-house cinema, Kelvin Tong embarked on his filmmaking journey in 1995 with Moveable Feast. The quirky short, co-directed with Jasmine Ng and Sandi Tan, about one man’s obsession with the rituals of eating, garnered a Special Mention at the 1996 Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival as well as the Best Short Film Award at the 1995 Singapore International Film Festival Silver Screen Awards. Moveable Feast was the first piece of Singapore cinema to be showcased at the Museum Of Modern Art in New York.

Kelvin Tong made his feature debut alongside co-director Jasmine Ng in 1999 with Eating Air, which represented Singapore extensively in numerous international film festivals. Kelvin Tong’s second feature – The Maid – was an atmospheric horror film based on the rituals and superstitions of the Chinese in Singapore. It broke box office records in Singapore and won the Asian Award at the 2006 European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation. In 2006, Kelvin Tong received Singapore’s highest national artistic award for youth – the Young Artist Award.

Following The Maid, Kelvin Tong’s career took on a regional dimension. His third feature, Love Story (2006) was produced by Hong Kong screen legend Andy Lau. It took the Best Director Award at the 2006 Singapore International Film Festival and was chosen as the closing film at the 2006 Locarno International Film Festival. Kelvin Tong’s fourth feature – Rule #1 (2007) was a supernatural noir thriller shot in Hongkong. Returning to Singapore, Kelvin Tong made the thriller Kidnapper in 2009 and It’s A Great Great World in 2010.

Known for

Acting
2018 Singapore Cinema: Between Takes Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2023 A Year of No Significance Directing Director N/A
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2023 Confinement Directing Director N/A
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2018 Republic of Food Directing Director N/A
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2017 Beijing, Mumbai, Tampines Directing Director N/A
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2016 The Offering Directing Director 57
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2015 7 Letters Directing Director 59
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2011 It's a Great, Great World! Directing Director 59
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2010 Kidnapper Directing Director 59
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2008 Rule Number One Directing Director 58
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2007 Men in White Directing Director 59
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2006 Love Story Directing Director 59
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2005 女佣 Directing Director 58
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2005 1942 Directing Director 58
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1999 Eating Air Directing Director 58
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1996 Moveable Feast Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2023 A Year of No Significance Writing Screenplay N/A
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2018 Republic of Food Writing Writer N/A
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2017 Beijing, Mumbai, Tampines Writing Writer N/A
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2016 The Offering Writing Writer 57
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2012 Dance Dance Dragon Writing Writer N/A
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2010 Kidnapper Writing Writer 59
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2008 Rule Number One Writing Writer 58
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2005 女佣 Writing Writer 58
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1999 Eating Air Writing Screenplay 58
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1996 Moveable Feast Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2012 Dance Dance Dragon Production Producer N/A
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