Boo Junfeng

Boo Junfeng (b. 4th Dec 1983) has written and directed 2 feature films – SANDCASTLE (2010) and APPRENTICE (2016), and several award-winning short films. Boo’s works often humanize large topics such as identity, memory, sexuality and human rights, using personal and intimate narratives. He was the youngest filmmaker invited to be a part of the SG50 anthology 7 LETTERS, an omnibus film commissioned to commemorate Singapore’s 50th year of independence. In 2008, he became the first recipient of the McNally Award for Excellence in the Arts – the valedictorian honor of Lasalle College of the Arts. He was also accorded the Young Artist Award (2009) and the Singapore Youth Award (2011) by the Government of Singapore.

Born on: 4 December, 1983

Born in: Singapore