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| caption = Khoa Do at the 2005 Australian of the Year Awards |
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1979}} |
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| birth_place = [[Ho Chi Minh City]], |
| birth_place = [[Ho Chi Minh City]], Vietnam |
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| birth_name = Đỗ Khoa |
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| relatives = [[Anh Do]] (brother) |
| relatives = [[Anh Do]] (brother) |
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| occupation = {{hlist|[[Film director]]|[[Screenwriter]]|[[Public speaking|Speaker]]|[[Philanthropy|Philanthropist]]}} |
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'''Khoa Do''' ({{langx|vi|Đỗ Khoa}}, {{IPA|vi|ɗǒwˀ kʰʷāː|pron|Do Khoa.ogg}}), is a Vietnamese-born Australian [[film director]], [[screenwriter]], and [[philanthropist]]. He received the [[Young Australian of the Year]] Award in 2005. |
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'''Huỳnh Thanh Kiệt''' ([[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]: ''Huỳnh Thanh Kiệt'', {{audio|Do Khoa.ogg|listen|help=no}}), xin chào mình là Huỳnh Thanh Kiệt là một người đepk trai nhất tỉnh Khánh Hòa, trùm tricker Nha Trang, biệt danh kiệt mộng mơ |
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==Early life and family== |
==Early life and family== |
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The Do family left Vietnam in 1980 as [[Vietnamese refugees]], fleeing [[Saigon]] by boat. At the age of |
The Do family left Vietnam in 1980 as [[Vietnamese refugees]], fleeing [[Saigon]] by boat. At the age of 19 months, Khoa narrowly escaped death at the hands of Thai pirates.<ref name="Dow">{{cite web | url=http://www.stevedow.com.au/Default.aspx?id=403 | title=No laughing matter | publisher=Steve Dow | date=10 May 2009 | access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref> They arrived in [[Sydney]] in August 1980. |
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Do received a scholarship to attend [[St Aloysius' College (Sydney)|St Aloysius' College]] in [[Milsons Point]], graduating in 1996. He studied Law and Arts at the [[University of Sydney]].{{cn|date=October 2020}} |
Khoa Do received a scholarship to attend [[St Aloysius' College (Sydney)|St Aloysius' College]] in [[Milsons Point]], graduating in 1996. He studied Law and Arts at the [[University of Sydney]].{{cn|date=October 2020}} |
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His brother is the comedian/author [[Anh Do]]. His mother |
His brother is the comedian/author [[Anh Do]]. His mother Hien, played the role of [[Van Tuong Nguyen|Van Nguyen]]'s mother, Kim, in ''[[Better Man (miniseries)|Better Man]]'' (2013), a film which he produced.<ref>[http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/07/david-wenham-proud-of-better-mans-message.html David Wenham proud of Better Man's message], ''TV Tonight'', 30 July 2013</ref> |
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==Philanthropy== |
==Philanthropy== |
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Do has been active in helping the [[under-privileged]] in [[South Western Sydney]], especially the [[Vietnamese Australian|Vietnamese community]]. While at university he worked as an English teacher and job-seeking-skills volunteer among the youth living in [[Cabramatta]]. In 2006, Do commenced voluntary work with disadvantaged kids at Cabramatta's Open Family Youth Social Services Centre, after being asked to teach [[film-making]] to "at risk" youths.{{cn|date=October 2020}} |
Khoa Do has been active in helping the [[under-privileged]] in [[South Western Sydney]], especially the [[Vietnamese Australian|Vietnamese community]]. While at university he worked as an English teacher and job-seeking-skills volunteer among the youth living in [[Cabramatta]]. In 2006, Do commenced voluntary work with disadvantaged kids at Cabramatta's Open Family Youth Social Services Centre, after being asked to teach [[film-making]] to "at risk" youths.{{cn|date=October 2020}} |
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==Recognition and awards== |
==Recognition and awards== |
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| Born | Đỗ Khoa 1979 (age 44–45) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
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| Relatives | Anh Do (brother) |
Khoa Do (Vietnamese: Đỗ Khoa, pronounced [ɗǒwˀ kʰʷāː] ), is a Vietnamese-born Australian film director, screenwriter, and philanthropist. He received the Young Australian of the Year Award in 2005.
Early life and family
[edit]The Do family left Vietnam in 1980 as Vietnamese refugees, fleeing Saigon by boat. At the age of 19 months, Khoa narrowly escaped death at the hands of Thai pirates.[1] They arrived in Sydney in August 1980.
Khoa Do received a scholarship to attend St Aloysius' College in Milsons Point, graduating in 1996. He studied Law and Arts at the University of Sydney.[citation needed]
His brother is the comedian/author Anh Do. His mother Hien, played the role of Van Nguyen's mother, Kim, in Better Man (2013), a film which he produced.[2]
Philanthropy
[edit]Khoa Do has been active in helping the under-privileged in South Western Sydney, especially the Vietnamese community. While at university he worked as an English teacher and job-seeking-skills volunteer among the youth living in Cabramatta. In 2006, Do commenced voluntary work with disadvantaged kids at Cabramatta's Open Family Youth Social Services Centre, after being asked to teach film-making to "at risk" youths.[citation needed]
Recognition and awards
[edit]- 2001 Young Citizen of the Year Award (City of Bankstown)[citation needed]
- 2003 – Centenary Medal[citation needed]
- 2005 – Do was named Young Australian of the Year for his "leadership, compassion, and will to inspire and inform Australians on issues that affect our communities".[3]
Film industry awards
[edit]- 2001 – Nominated for an AFI Award for his screen play for the short film Delivery Day
- 2003 – IF Independent Spirit Award for The Finished People
- 2004 – Nominated for two AFI Awards, three Film Critics' Circle Awards and two Australian Writers' Guild Awards for this film and for his community theatre
- 2005 – Powerhouse Wizard Award, which "recognises emerging leaders in Australian innovation and achievement".
- 2008 – Philip Parsons Young Playwrights Award.
- 2009 – DIGISPAA award for his film Missing Water (later released as Mother Fish), and also received the CRC Award for the same film at the Sydney Film Festival. For the same film he has subsequently won prizes at the Orlando Film Festival, Canada International Film Festival and Vietnamese International Film Festival.
Selected filmography
[edit]- The Diamond of Jeru (2001, TV)
- The Finished People (2003)
- Footy Legends (2006)
- Delivery Day (2009) – tells the story of a young girl and her struggle to balance the demands of school, her mother and the family's backyard sweatshop and is heavily based on Do's own experience.
- Mother Fish (2010)
- Better Man (2013)
- Schapelle (2014)
References
[edit]- ^ "No laughing matter". Steve Dow. 10 May 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ David Wenham proud of Better Man's message, TV Tonight, 30 July 2013
- ^ "Khoa Do". National Australia Day Council. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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