'' Ilo Ilo '' was premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival as part of the Directors ' Fortnight on 19 May 2013 . At the festival , the film was awarded the Caméra d'Or award , thus becoming the first Singaporean feature film to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival . The film was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards , but was not nominated
2013 Cannes Film Festival
2013 Cannes Film Festival
Ilo Ilo