Lin Htet Aung
Directing
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
Behind the camera8
- 2026A Gentle Breeze Director
- 2026Buried a Dog Called it Love Director, Writer, Editor
- 2025A Metamorphosis Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Production Design
- 2023Scenes at the Singapore River Director
- 2023Once Upon A Time There Was A Mom Director, Producer, Writer
- 2022Me and My Country Pornography Director
- 2021Seeking Wombs For Rebirths Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Production Design
- 2020Estate Writer, Producer, Director