World Film Festival of Bangkok
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| World Film Festival of Bangkok | |
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| Location | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Language | English, Thai |
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The World Film Festival of Bangkok is an annual film festival held in October in Bangkok. It was first held in 2003 and is organized by the Nation Multimedia Group, which had previously organized the Bangkok Film Festival from 1998 to 2001 and the Bangkok International Film Festival in 2002.
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[edit] 1st World Film Festival of Bangkok (2003)
[edit] Harvest of Talents competition
[edit] Films in competition
- Anaahat (India)
- Arimpara (India)
- It’s Easier for a Camel (France)
- Last Life in the Universe (Thailand)
- Spring Subway (China)
- Stormy Weather (Spain)
- Swimming Pool (France)
- The Wind Bird (Sri Lanka)
[edit] Awards
- Best Feature: Swimming Pool
- Best Script: Last Life in the Universe
- Best Art Direction: Anaahat
- People’s Choice Award: Russian Ark (Russia)
[edit] 2nd World Film Festival of Bangkok (2004)
[edit] Harvest of Talents competition
[edit] Films
- Aviv (Israel)
- Lost Embrace (Argentina)
- Suite Habana (Cuba)
- Seaward Journey (Uruguay)
- Or (Israel)
- The Edukators (Austria)
- Breath of Fresh Air (India)
- The Fifth Reaction (Iran)
- Honey Baby (Finland)
[edit] Awards
- Best Feature: Lost Embrace
- Best Script: The Edukators
- Best Art Direction: Seaward Journey
- Jury’s Prize: Aviv
- People’s Choice Award: Torremolinos 73 (Spain)
[edit] 3rd World Film Festival of Bangkok (2005)
Held from October 14 to 24. Special guests included Roman Polanski (with a retrospective of his films) and the premiere of the Tsunami Digital Short Films, curated by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. [1]
[edit] Harvest of Talents competition
[edit] Films
- Forsaken Land (Sri Lanka)
- One Night (Iran)
- Live Your Dream (Germany)
- 4 (Russia)
- Battle in Heaven (Mexico)
- Days of Santiago (Peru)
- Grand Voyage (Morocco)
- Angel’s Fall (Turkey)
- La Moustache (France)
- Turn Left at the End of the World (Israel)
[edit] Awards
- Best Feature: Forsaken Land
- Best Script: Days of Santiago
- Best Art Direction: 4
- Jury’s Prize: Turn Left at the End of the World
- People’s Choice Award: Grand Voyage
[edit] 4th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2006)
Held from October 11 to 23 at Paragon Cineplex, Major Cineplex Central World and Grand EGV. Special guests included Polish poster designer Rafal Olbinski, who also was on the Harvest of Talents jury. Other jurors were Thai film critic Anchalee Chaiworaporn, Austrian director Titus Leber, Iranian director Tahmineh Milani and Turkish actress Meltem Cumbul.
[edit] Harvest of Talents competition
[edit] Films
- 12:08 East of Bucharest (Romania, 2006), directed by Corneliu Porumboiu
- Chicha tu Madre (Peru/Argentina, 2006), directed by Gianfranco Quattrini
- Climates (Turkey, 2006), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Close to Home (Israel, 2005), directed by Dalia Hager and Vidi Bilu
- Isabella (Hong Kong, 2006), directed by Pang Ho-Cheung
- Ode to Joy (Poland, 2005), directed by Anna Kazejak-Dawid, Jan Komasa and Maciej Migas
- Seeds of Doubt (Germany, 2005), directed by Samir Nasr
- The Right of the Weakest (Belgium, 2006), directed by Lucas Belvaux
[edit] Awards
- Best Feature: Isabella
- Best Cinematography: Climates
- Best Script: Seeds of Doubt
- Jury’s Prize: 12:08 East of Bucharest
- People's Choice Award: The Banquet (China, 2006), directed by Feng Xiaogang[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 3rd World Film Festival of Bangkok.
- ^ "HK film 'Isabella' bags top honour", The Nation, October 23, 2006.
[edit] External link
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