When Yee Wei Chai first got hooked on Star Wars, winning the world's first George Lucas Award in honor of short films was the furthest thought from his mind.A big fan of the sci-fi film series, the Singaporean filmmaker said he could not find words to describe how he felt at receiving the honor at this year's Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia. Now, his film is eligible for nomination at next year's Academy Awards.The George Lucas Award, which is the festival's top or Grand Prix award, came as a birthday gift for him as he turned 42 on June 21, just days after the award ceremony in Tokyo in …READ FULL ARTICLE
