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Short 17 reviews: The Death Trilogy, White Elephant 1 26 Aug 2013 | 06:04 pm
Mothers and fathers want justice in The Death Trilogy, an anthology of recent shorts by veteran filmmaker Pimpaka Towira, screened as a special program of the 17th Thai Short Film and Video Festival. ...
Apichatpong-a-rama: Mysterious Object restored, 69 other directors take part in Venice 70 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Apichatpong Weerasethakul's groundbreaking debut feature, the experimental Mysterious Object at Noon (ดอกฟ้าในมือมาร, Dokfa Nai Meuman, will be screened at the 70th Venice International Film Festival...
Short 17 preview: Sivaroj breaks an egg, Pimpaka makes a trilogy 23 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Eggs are a running theme of the Thai Short Film and Video Festival, with the posters usually featuring egg shapes. This year’s design has a female body with a camera for a head ready to break out of h...
17th Thai Short Film and Video Festival opens with South Korea's Jury 19 Aug 2013 | 04:46 pm
Film experts come together to disagree in Jury, the opener of the 17th Thai Short Film and Video Festival on Thursday at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre. Directed by Kim Dong-ho, the artistic dire...
Kongdej, Tongpong in the hunt at Asian Project Market 19 Aug 2013 | 04:45 pm
Features by Kongdej Jaturanrasamee and Tongpong Chantarangkul are among the selections in this year's Asian Project Market at the Busan Iternational Film Festival. Kongdej is planning what is apparen...
By the River wins special mention in Locarno 18 Aug 2013 | 04:36 pm
Nontawat Numbenchapol © Festival del film Locarno By the River (Sai Nam Tid Shoer), the latest documentary by Nontawat Numbenchapol, was awarded a special mention at the 66th Locarno Film Festival. ...
Censor Must Die won't be censored 16 Aug 2013 | 08:48 am
Here's a news release from Manit Sriwanichpoom, producer and co-director of the banned film Shakespeare Must Die (เชคสเปียร์ต้องตาย, Shakespeare Tong Tai) and the companion documentary Censor Must Die...
Review: Pawnshop 12 Aug 2013 | 05:33 pm
Written and directed by Parm Rangsi Starring Krissada Sukosol Clapp, Supaksorn Chaimongkol, Chalee Muangthai Limited release in SF Cinemas on August 1, 2013; rated 18+ Wise Kwai's rating: 2/5 "I ....
On Region 1 DVD: The Gangster 6 Aug 2013 | 06:44 pm
Following its appearance at the New York Asian Film Festival, one of the best Thai films of 2012 – Antapal (อันธพาล) – has made a bow on English-friendly Region 1 DVD and Blu-ray as The Gangster, than...
Five GTH horrors scared up for Singapore's Halloween theme park 6 Aug 2013 | 05:53 pm
Ghosts from Shutter and Coming Soon flank GTH writers and directors Parkpoom Wongpoom, Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, Chantavit Dhanasevi and Paween Purijitpanya as they promote their Spooktacular theme-park...
