Filmmaker Amanda Nell Eu becomes 1st Malaysian female movie director to be invited to Cannes Film Festival


Amanda Nell Eu (left) becomes 1st Malaysian female movie director to be invited to Cannes Film Festival for her film 'Tiger Stripes'. Photos: Handout

Malay-language horror film Tiger Stripes will be showcased at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, having been selected for the Cannes International Critics’ Week.

Directed by Amanda Nell Eu under her production company Ghost Grrrl Pictures, Tiger Stripes is set to be shown sometime from May 17 to 25, which is when the prestigious film festival gets underway in France.

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