The Thai Short Film and Video Festival ( th, เทศกาลภาพยนตร์สั้น) is an annual

film festival A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upon ...

held in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

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, devoted to

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

, student film,

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and

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s. Established in 1997, it is organised by the Thai Film Foundation. The festival's main scope is competition of Thai short films, mainly by

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Thai film makers. There are additional special programmes, based on various themes. Films from overseas are also exhibited, in an international competition section, and in specially packaged programmes.

Awards

* R. D. Pestonji Award – Granted to the winner of the Best Thai Short Film. Top prize winners are awarded a medal and 20,000

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. Two runners up win cash prizes of 10,000 baht each. The prize is named for

Rattana Pestonji Rattana Pestonji ( th, รัตน์ เปสตันยี; ) was a Thai film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer and is regarded as the father of contemporary Thai film. Although his filmography was brief, his films placed ...

, a pioneering Thai independent director, screenwriter, producer and cinematographer. * White Elephant Award – Granted to the winner of the Best Thai Student Film. Prize winners are awarded a

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statuette and 20,000 baht. Two runners up win cash prizes of 10,000 baht each. * Payut Ngaokrachang Award – Granted to the Best Thai Animated Film. The top honouree wins a cash prize of 20,000 baht and a medal designed by pioneering Thai animator Payut Ngaokrachang. Two runners up win cash prizes of 10,000 baht each. * Duke Award – This award was established in 2001 to recognise short films with "unusual subjects". The winner receives 10,000 baht and a medal. Two runners-up win 5,000 each. The award takes its name from the nickname of Prince Sanbassatra, the brother of King

Chulalongkorn Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พร� ...

who was the first Thai filmmaker and is considered the "Father of Thai Film". * Special White Elephant Award – This award goes to the Best Short Film made by a filmmaker 17 years old or younger. The winner receives a cash prize of 10,000 baht and two runners-up win 5,000 baht. * Kodak Film School Competition – An honour for cinematographers, the award goes to shorts shot on

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film. Winners receive 5,000 baht and a chance to compete in a regional Kodak competition. *Vichitmatra Award – Granted by the Vichitmatra Foundation, the 5,000-baht award honours films that "demonstrate distinctive achievements in film making according to the jury's judgement". * Pirakabo Award – Granted by the 14 October 73 Memorial Foundation grants a cash prize of 5,000 baht to the film with the strongest themes of freedom, equality and urging social concern. * Popular Vote Award – Granted to the most popular short, according to audience vote. The winner receives 5,000 baht.

Digital Forum

An offshoot of the Thai Short Film and Video Festival, the Digital Forum was first held in September 2007, as a showcase of feature-length independent digital film productions.

References

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External links

Thai Film FoundationThai Short Film & Video Fest Coverage (2010)
at AnimationInsider.net
Free Thai Video Website
Film festivals established in 1997 Film festivals in Thailand Short film festivals Student film festivals Culture of Bangkok 1997 establishments in Thailand

Awards

Digital Forum

See also

References

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