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Lin Htet Aung

MY cinema · 8 credits

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

Filmography

Buried a Dog Called it Love poster

Buried a Dog Called it Love

MY · 20264.0

Director, Writer, Editor

A Gentle Breeze poster

A Gentle Breeze

MY · 2026Not rated

Director

A Metamorphosis poster

A Metamorphosis

MY · 2025Not rated

Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Production Design

Once Upon A Time There Was A Mom poster

Once Upon A Time There Was A Mom

MY · 2023Not rated

Director, Producer, Writer

Scenes at the Singapore River

2023

Scenes at the Singapore River

MY · 2023Not rated

Director

Me and My Country Pornography poster

Me and My Country Pornography

MY · 2022Not rated

Director

Seeking Wombs For Rebirths poster

Seeking Wombs For Rebirths

MY · 2021Not rated

Director, Producer, Production Design, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer

Estate poster

Estate

MY · 2020Not rated

Producer, Writer, Director