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Nepalese film scoops top prize at SGIFF
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 06/12/2016
» A Nepalese drama about political and cultural divides won top prize at the 27th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF). The 12-day event, part of the Singapore Media Festival that ended on Sunday, also saw two Thai feature films in its Silver Screen Competition, though they came home empty-handed.
Stunning indictment of a dictator
Life, Published on 11/11/2016
» Several events have been cancelled or postponed since Oct 13. But they will slowly return and one of the most anticipated programmes will take place on Nov 19 at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, with the screening of the Romanian film Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceausescu (The Autobiography Of Nicolae Ceausescu).
Filming history
Muse, Kong Rithdee, Published on 01/10/2016
» Anocha Suwichakornpong's first degree is in jewellery design, but you won't see any gleaming items on her. A small woman with a pixie cut, the film director is more interested in crafting images than making necklaces (or wearing one) -- and that's good for her and even better for us on this side of the screen. On a recent afternoon she showed up to meet us, and the long talk was about film, memory, feminism, frozen ovum, political heartbreak and how the scourge of history has found a way into her latest film.
Thai independent films going strong
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 12/08/2016
» History, identity, cavemen, dwarves -- independent Thai films taking on those subjects (and curiosities) are making the rounds at the film festival circuit this season. While the big multiplex release of the year is likely to be Fanday, the first output from GDH 559 (previously GTH) slated for Sept 1, some Thai indie titles are busily injecting necessary edge and provocation to the scene.
Stimulus hopes and chinese gdp cheer stock investors
Business, Published on 18/07/2016
» Recap: Hopes that British and Japanese policymakers would ramp up economic stimulus bolstered risk appetites in global stock markets. China's better-than-expected second-quarter GDP also buoyed sentiment. The Thai market tracked the global trend.