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BANGKOK: Thailand's Mono Film set to double production
Up-and-coming Thai producer Mono Film is set to double its production output next year to eight films from last year's four. 'We now have more confidence after spending the last three years to learn the local and international markets,' says CEO Soraj Asavaprapha who founded the company with Pete Bodharamik ...
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Malaysia's James Lee lines up Waiting, Hysteria
Malaysian pioneering independent filmmaker James Lee will shoot two new projects back-to-back - digital film Waiting For Love and his first 35mm mainstream feature film Hysteria. A six-day shoot has just begun on the digital film, the last installment of a love trilogy which also includes Before We Fall In ...
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Thailand's Kantana starts work on Khan Kluay sequel
Thailand's Kantana Group has started production on a sequel to 3D animated feature Khan Kluay, about the adventures of a blue elephant, which was the top local hit at the Thai box office last year. The new animation, Khan Kluay 2, has an estimated budget of $5m. 'The bulk is ...
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Film Frame unleashes Brave at Bangkok Film Market
Thailand 's Film Frame Productions is launching action comedy drama Brave at the Bangkok Film Market, which kicks off today (July 23). The $1.2m picture - high by local standards - is a co-production with Aflin Shauki's Malaysian outfit Vision Works. The picture marks the first completed project of Thanapon ...
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Bangkok fest opening heavy on filmmakers, light on glitz
Despite a six-month delay and constant doubts about the event's value, the Bangkok International Film Festival rolled out the red carpet last night for an opening gala, well-attended by local and international filmmakers, along with Thai politicians and the media. The opening event was elegant and tasteful, while avoiding the ...
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Phuket film festival pushed back by two weeks
The inaugural Phuket Film Festival will change its dates to October 21-27, a delay of two weeks, as the screening venue will not be ready in time for its original play date. The event is scheduled to take place at the upscale Jungceylon shopping complex on Patong Beach in which ...
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Bangkok Film Market set to open for business next week
The Bangkok Film Market (July 23-25) is all set to open its doors for business with about 60 confirmed exhibiting companies and 800 pre-registered buyers, according to Surasak Sunpituksaree, secretary-general of the Federation of National Film Association. The federation has been assigned by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) as ...
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Lim Teck joins Singapore's Scorpio East
Singapore 's publicly listed Scorpio East Group has appointed Lim Teck as general manager of its subsidiary Scorpio East Pictures, effective from August 1. In his new role, Lim will manage and further develop film production and acquisition projects as well as oversee the home video and artiste management business. ...
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Remakes: Thai take two
Remake rights for Thai genre movies are increasingly in demand from film-makers in Asia and the US. Silvia Wong reports. Initial Entertainment Group's take on Danny and Oxide Pang's 1999 action thriller Bangkok Dangerous stars Nicolas Cage and is directed by the Pang brothers themselves.It is the first high-budget English-language ...
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Thailand: projects in the pipeline
Thai productions coming to the screen soon, compiled by Silvia Wong. Click on link to be taken to related websiteFirst Flight (completed)Dir: Thanit JitnukulSet during the First World War, a young Thai peasant aspires to become a pilot in the country's first flying division.Contact: Golden Network, (852) 2751 1886www.goldnetasia.comMuay Thai ...
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Thai talent watch: the new vanguard
Silvia Wong highlights the names to watch out for from the Thai film sectorAnanda Everingham, actorAfter debuting in Shutter, the Bangkok-based actor has become one of the most familiar faces in Thai cinema. His films this year include Ploy, Pleasure Factory, Bangkok Time and Queens Of Pattani.Anocha Suwichakornpong, directorAnocha has ...
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Thailand: on the market
Hong Kong action titles and J-horror films have helped whet the global appetite for Thai thrillers and chillers. Silvia Wong reports. He stands just 5'6' tall but Tony Jaa is a giant of Thai cinema. As Thailand's own Jackie Chan, the gymnastic dynamo has helped to kickbox Thai action films ...
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Ekachai Uekrongtham: reel to feel
To capture the notion of pleasure on film, Thai director Ekachai Uekrongtham has made a film about Singaporean prostitutes. Silvia Wong reports. To some, Singapore's notorious red-light district is a sordid and dark place. To Ekachai Uekrongtham, Geylang is a 'rich emotional maze'.It was here he chose to shoot his ...
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Festival watch: Bangkok International Film Festival
The Thai government's support for the local industry is focused on the annual international festival (July 19-29). Silvia Wong reportsBacked by a dynamic TV commercial and post-production sector that services the international industry, Thailand has developed a vibrant film business that produces nearly 40 films a year. Most are made ...
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Children Of Glory selected as new opener for Bangkok fest
Children Of Glory , directed by Hungary's Krisztina Goda, has been selected as the new opening film of the Bangkok International Film Festival following last week's withdrawal of Persepolis . The Andy Vajna-produced film was made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian uprising against the Soviet regime. ...
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Bangkok opener Persepolis pulled from festival line-up
Persepolis has been withdrawn as the opening film of the Bangkok International Film Festival, which is scheduled to start on July 19, following a request from the Iranian Embassy in Bangkok. 'TAT has decided to comply because of the good diplomatic relationship between Thailand and Iran. It is a shame ...
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Bangkok film festival to open with Persepolis
Cannes joint jury prize winner Persepolis will open the Bangkok International Film Festival on July 19. The animated feature is also competing in the international section. A feature debut for co-directors Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Parronaud, the picture is based on Satrapi's graphic novel of her own life and set ...
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Thai resort Phuket to host international film festival
Thai holiday resort Phuket will host its first ever international film festival this autumn, which will showcase around 30 films, including the international premieres of Oscar Aibar's Dance Machine and Panos Angelopoulos' A Hero in Rome. The seven-day event (September 30 - October 6) is scheduled to be held at ...
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Bangkok finalises international competition line-up
The Bangkok International Film Festival (July 19-29) has unveiled its full international competition lineup, including three prize winners from Cannes: Lucia Penzo's XXY (which won Critics Week), Edge Of Heaven by Fatih Akin (which took the screenwriting Palme d'Or) and MarjaneSatrapi and Vincent Parronaud's Persepolis (joint winner of the Jury ...
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Singapore, Malaysia join forces for Neo's Ah Long Ltd
Singapore 's MediaCorp Raintree Pictures and Scorpio East Pictures are collaborating with Malaysia 's Double Vision in Ah Long Ltd, the first co-production between the neighbouring countries in recent years. Jack Neo is directing the $779,000 (S$1.2m) production which is currently being filmed around the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. ...