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Bangkok Film Festival Spotlights Cinema as Soft Power
Published on 10/10/2025
» Amid rapid changes in technology and audience behaviour that continue to challenge the entertainment industry, the Bangkok International Film Festival 2025 returns in full force. The festival serves as a major platform connecting filmmakers, investors, distributors, and audiences through diverse activities, including international film screenings and “Talad Nang,” a key marketplace where content creators can meet producers, distributors and investors from Thailand and abroad. This year’s highlight is a collaboration with BrandThink to organise a series of seminars led by experts, exploring cinema’s evolving role as soft power. The discussions highlight how film is not just a source of entertainment, but a strategic driver of the economy, culture, and communication. They also open perspectives on how Thai content can expand to the global stage, inspire audiences, and fuel long-term growth in the creative economy.
Vampires, blood and dance: Bollywood horror goes mainstream
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» MUMBAI - Long written off as fringe, horror is back in India's Bollywood, reinvented with comedy, mythology and big stars powering a box-office renaissance.
Film festival a boon for Silk Road
News, Published on 27/09/2025
» This year, the Belt and Road Initiative celebrates 12 years of cooperation between over 150 countries. Beyond trade and infrastructure, its heartbeat lies in bringing people closer together.
Legendary actor Robert Redford dies aged 89
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 19/09/2025
» Robert Redford, the legendary American actor, Oscar-winning director and founder of Sundance Film Festival, has died at the age of 89. According to his publicist, Redford passed away peacefully "at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah -- the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved". The cause of death was not disclosed.
Thailand among region's leading ChatGPT markets
Business, Published on 16/09/2025
» Thailand is rapidly emerging as one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing markets for ChatGPT.
OpenAI backs AI-animated film for Cannes debut
AFP, Published on 09/09/2025
» NEW YORK - ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is backing the production of a feature-length animated film created largely with artificial intelligence tools, aiming to prove the technology can revolutionize Hollywood filmmaking with faster timelines and lower costs.
Bangkok International Film Festival returns after 17-year hiatus
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 28/08/2025
» The Bangkok International Film Festival is returning to the cultural calendar after a 17-year absence with a renewed ambition to re-establish the capital as one of Southeast Asia's most vibrant cinematic hubs.
Soft power high on the agenda
News, Published on 09/07/2025
» Thailand is advancing its soft power push, with the country's creative culture playing an increasingly key role, suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Tuesday.
When ambition shines
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 20/06/2025
» By now, it's hard to find anyone who hasn't heard about the runaway success of GDH's latest Netflix miniseries Mad Unicorn. But if you happen to be one of the few who hasn't started watching it, here's a word of warning: make sure you clear your schedule before hitting play. Because once you begin, I guarantee you'll be pulled into its orbit -- binging episode after episode until day and night blur into one.
The art of the kill
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 03/06/2025
» The Final Destination franchise has always relished in turning the ordinary into the extraordinarily lethal -- delivering a pulse-pounding cocktail of suspense, chaos and inevitable death. Now, over a decade after the last instalment, the series is back on the big screen with Final Destination: Bloodlines, a visceral, terrifying reinvention that digs deeper into emotional stakes while doubling down on its signature Rube Goldberg-style carnage.