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The Bangkok Asian Film Festival returns for its fourth edition tomorrow at SF World Cinema at CentralWorld and this year promises to be better than ever with 10 of the 13 films selected to be recognized in the Best Asean Film Competition .
Organized by the Thai Ministry of Culture in partnership with the National Federation of Film and Content Industry, this festival celebrates the 51st anniversary of the creation of the Association of Nations of the United Nations. South East Asia.
The contest aims to promote the strength of filmmakers from Southeast Asia, and will reward the winner with a trophy and $ 10,000 (Bt 310,000), while the winning film will receive a trophy and 5 $ 000.
composed of Yoshi Yatabe, Program Manager of the Tokyo International Film Festival; Kiki Fung, programmer for the Hong Kong International Film Festival; and Prawit TaengAksorn, Thai film professor, critic and board member of the Thai Film Archive
The festival begins with "Eullenia" by Briton Paul Spurrier, who made a splash with his debut film "Paa " ("The forest"). For "Eullenia", Spurrier is once again working with actor Vitthaya Pansringarm in a tale centered on Marcus Hammond (Alec Newman), the founder of a powerful finance company called Eullenia, which specializes in finance. granting microloans to low-income people in the South-East. Asia. But Hammond's dark secret and self-destructive desire threatens to put an end to his empire.
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Other films presented:
"Nen Kradote Kamphang" ("The Wall") [19659009] This film, the only Thai film of the competition and directed by Boonsong Nakphoo, mixes documentary and fiction, telling the story of a director who lives a roller coaster of emotions, dreams and dreams. secrets while searching for its location.
"Nervous Translation"
The acclaimed drama of the Philippines has won several awards since the beginning of the year. Set in 1988, near the end of the dictatorial regime of President Ferdinand Marcos, the film focuses on the life of an eight-year-old who accidentally discovers something that helps to "translate" the thoughts of nervous people.
"Guang"
From Malaysia salutes this story of two brothers, one of them autistic and a very talented musician.
"In the Life of Music"
A Testimony of Love, War and Family Relations, This Cambodian Film Extends Over Three Decades Across the song "Champa of Battambang", a classic tune of Sinn Sisamuth.
"Night Bus"
This Indonesian thriller travels on a night bus to Sampah, a remote town where the military is fighting a separatist movement. One of the passengers comes to end the conflict and his presence puts everyone in danger.
"Passage de vie"
Co-production between Myanmar and Japan, "Passage" represents a Burmese family living in Japan. Their two sons are growing up like typical Japanese children. The mother is anxious to return to Myanmar, but the father is unable to leave his job. One day, they receive a letter that will change their lives forever.
"Shuttle Life"
The winner of three awards at the Shanghai International Film Festival 2017 whose best film, the Malaysian drama tells the story of Ah Qiang, a poor teenager who lives with his sick mother and five-year-old sister in a small apartment. When the sister of Ah Qiang is in an accident, he realizes the agony of the underprivileged class and has to fight with the hospital and the bureaucracy to maintain the rights and dignity of his sister [19659002] Tayug 1931 "
This black and white Philippine work tells the story of a filmmaker who travels to Tayug City, Pangasinan, to do research on the story of Pedro Calosa, local hero and central figure in the 1931 uprising.
"The Views and the Invisibles"
This co-production between Indonesia , the Netherlands, Australia and Qatar represents a 10-year-old girl during the last moments of her twin brother Tantra and his imaginary journey as he hovers between hope and the desperation "Their Journey Remaining"
The spirit of a dead actor is trapped in the family of 39; a stranger awaiting reincarnation. As a ghost, she looks at the lives of people around her and thinks about the losses suffered by her own family.
The festival also celebrates Asean's film heritage by presenting three classic films: "Kakabakaba Ka Ba?" (1980) Filipino director Mike De Leon; "MeePok Man" (1986) by Singaporean director Eric Khoo; and "Sawan Mued" ("Dark Heaven"), the 1965 Thai drama by director Ratana Pestonji
Entry to all movies is free and tickets can be removed tickets 30 minutes before each show.
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