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Wise Kwai's Bangkok Cinema Scene
What's playing in Bangkok cinemas?
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Sunday , October 21 , 2007
Sand Dancer at Phuket Film Festival
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 439 , 11:44:14   | Category : culture   cinema scene   Festivals and awards  
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Christchurch, New Zealand artist Peter Donnelly works on a sand mural on Sunday morning at Patong Beach as part of the Phuket Film Festival, where his documentary film, Sand Dancer, is screening. Donnelly has been doing sand murals for about 13 years in Christchurch, where his works take on epic proportions. The mural that he completed in Patong was a smaller scale work.More photos of Donnelly at wor....


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Phuket Film Festival opens with light, sound and sushi
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 457 , 04:02:47   | Category : Thai film   Festivals and awards  
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The first Phuket Film Festival got under way last night at the newly opened Jungceylon mall in Patong Beach, with dozens of Thai and international celebrities joining in the proceedings, which included a fashion show, sushi buffet, free-flowing Coca-Cola products, contemporary dance, ice sculpture, mermaids, a light-and-water show.Among the bonafide stars gracing the festival was MC Chatrichalerm Yuk....


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Friday , October 19 , 2007
And the Oscar goes to ... King of Fire?
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 666 , 22:11:46   | Category : Thai film   Festivals and awards  
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The list of official submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film has been accepted by the US-based Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.This year's selection from Thailand is no surprise, it's King Naresuan II, which was selected by the Federation of National Film Associations of Thailand back in August. It is the fourth film by MC Chatrichalerm Yukol submitted by Thailan....


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Thursday , October 18 , 2007
Phuket has a film festival of its own
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 479 , 01:00:55   | Category : Thai film   Festivals and awards  
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Thailand is film-festival crazy. This Saturday, the inaugural Phuket Film Festival opens, seeking the join in the beachside cinema fun offered by such locales as Cannes and Pusan. It runs until October 27 at the new SF Cinema City branch at the recently opend Jungceylong mall.Meanwhile, the 5th World Film Festival of Bangkok opens on Thursday, October 25, and runs until November 4.Organizers of both ....


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Wednesday , October 17 , 2007
Bangkok cinema scene - October 18-24
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 501 , 23:39:26   | Category : cinema scene   Thai film  
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A strange and wonderful week is in store for Bangkok cinemas. Although openings are light on Thursday, on Tuesday, for Chulalongkorn Memorial Day, there is a slew of releases.Then, on Thursday, October 25, the World Film Festival of Bangkok opens. Adding to the pressure for Thailand-based film buffs is the inagural Phuket Film Festival, which starts on Saturday night, October 21.After months of off-a....


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Monday , October 15 , 2007
Review: Short Films for His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 519 , 18:42:20   | Category : Thai film   film reviews  
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The Short Films Project in Commemoration of the Celebration on the Auspicious Occasion of His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary is organized by the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, the Minitry of Culture, and features across-the-board participation of all Thailand's film studios, as well as independent filmmakers.The films are being shown for free in limited screenings in Bangkok: 2....


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