2019Nominee
Best Director
Liar Land
Ananth Subramaniam
Director · Writer
September 25, 1992
Biography
Ananth Subramaniam is a Malaysian filmmaker whose work explores Tamil-ancestral identity and family through layered genre storytelling. In 2025, his short film Bleat! became the first Malaysian short selected at Cannes, premiering at La Semaine de la Critique. His previous short Liar Land received a Special Mention at Locarno Film Festival. He is developing his debut feature The Passport, supported by Berlinale's Talents Tokyo, Locarno Open Doors, and won prizes at BIFAN and QCinema.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2026Nominee
Best Director
Holy Crowd
2022Nominee
Best Director
The House of Brick and Stone
Career Highlights
2025Highlight
Best Director
Bleat!
2018Highlight
Best Director
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