Person
Lin Htet Aung
Directing
Biography
Lin Htet Aung (1998, Myanmar) is a self-taught filmmaker based in Myanmar. In his earlier days, he wrote avant-garde poems and published underground poetry books. In 2020, his experimental short film Estate won the Silver Screen Award for Best Director at the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF). Three years later, his short film Once Upon A Time There Was A Mom won the Silver Screen Award for Best Screenplay there. His short films have been selected at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, LINOLEUM Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival, and Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, among others. In 2025, his film A Metamorphosis won the Tiger Short Award at IFFR.
Known for
Scenes at the Singapore River
Director
Seeking Wombs For Rebirths
Director
Once Upon A Time There Was A Mom
Director
Buried a Dog Called it Love
Director
A Metamorphosis
2025
Estate
Producer
Me and My Country Pornography
Director
Filmography
- 2026Buried a Dog Called it LoveDirector
- 2025A Metamorphosis
- 2023Scenes at the Singapore RiverDirector
- 2023Once Upon A Time There Was A MomDirector
- 2022Me and My Country PornographyDirector
- 2021Seeking Wombs For RebirthsDirector
- 2020EstateProducer
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