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6 May 2008
Singapore - Eric Khoo, the first Singapore filmmaker to compete for the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, is still pinching himself.
Up against such famed directors as Clint Eastwood is Khoo's 75- minute movie, My Magic, shot in a marathon nine days with a lead actor making his screen debut.
"I'm still on a mental high," the 42-year-old Khoo said. "It was my most passionate shooting, but I had no way of knowing it would be embraced so well."
The production has drawn international attention to the fledgling industry in the city-state, often criticized for its banning or butchering of acclaimed movies deemed unsuitable for the conservative populace.
Khoo said the restrictions on films shown in his homeland have no influence on his choice of material. "We're looking at a wider audience" in many other countries, he noted.
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