Ilo Ilo

Ilo Ilo
Film poster
Directed byAnthony Chen
Written byAnthony Chen
Produced byAng Hwee Sim
Anthony Chen
Wahyuni A. Hadi
StarringChen Tianwen
Yeo Yann Yann
Angeli Bayani
Koh Jia Ler
CinematographyBenoit Soler
Edited byHoping Chen
Joanne Cheong
Production
companies
Singapore Film Commission
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Fisheye Pictures
Distributed byGolden Village Pictures
Release dates
  • May 19, 2013 (2013-05-19) (Cannes)
  • August 29, 2013 (2013-08-29) (Singapore)
Running time
99 minutes
CountrySingapore
LanguagesHokkien
English
Tagalog
Hiligaynon
Mandarin
BudgetS$700,000[1][2]
Box officeSingapore (S$1.2 million)

Ilo Ilo (Chinese: 爸媽不在家; literally: "Mom and Dad Are Not Home"[3]) is a 2013 Singaporean drama film. The debut feature of director Anthony Chen, the film features an international cast, including Singaporean actor Chen Tianwen, Malaysian actress Yeo Yann Yann, Filipino actress Angeli Bayani, and debut of child actor Koh Jia Ler.[4]

Ilo Ilo premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival as part of the Directors' Fortnight on 19 May 2013.[5] At the festival, the film was awarded the Caméra d'Or award, thus becoming the first Singaporean feature film to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival.[6] The film was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards but was not nominated.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Chan1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Foreign interest in 'Ilo Ilo' picks up pace". Yahoo! Singapore. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. ^ Lee, Maggie (May 29, 2013). "Cannes Film Review: 'Ilo Ilo'".
  4. ^ "S'pore film gets standing ovation at Cannes". Asiaone. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  5. ^ Dalton, Stephen (5 May 2013). "Ilo Ilo: Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  6. ^ Loh, Genevieve (27 May 2013). "Ilo Ilo is first S'pore film to win at Cannes". Today. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Ilo Ilo headed for the Oscars?". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 2013-12-21.