About Zihan

Loo Zihan 罗子涵
Nationality: Singaporean

Born in 1983, Zihan is pursuing his BFA in Digital Filmmaking in Nanyang Technological University’s School of Art Design and Media. He co-directed, co-edited and starred in his debut feature film Solos (2007), which premiered at the 12th Pusan International Film Festival, and is the first Singaporean film to be selected for the prestigious AFI Fest in Los Angeles. Solos has travelled the film festival circuit and was screened at festivals in various cities including Hong Kong, Sydney and London. Solos picked up the ‘Nuovo Sguardi’ Award in the 23rd Turino Gay and Lesbian Festival. His other short films include Embryo (2006) and Autopsy(2007).

Besides Solos, Zihan also acted in Pleasure Factory, directed by Thai-Singaporean director Ekachai Uekrongtham,which had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. In early 2008, Zihan made his first foray into local theatre, doing multimedia design for ‘Frozen Angels’ staged by The Necessary Stage.