The World Film Festival of Bangkok ( th, เทศกาลภาพยนตร์โลกแห่งกรุงเทพฯ) is an annual international film festival held in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in 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 estimated populatio ...

, Thailand. The 15th World Film Festival of Bangkok, the latest edition of World Film Festival of Bangkok, is held from December 2 to December 11, 2022.

History

Nation Multimedia Group, a media company based in

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

, organised the first Bangkok Film Festival in the country in 1998. Various international films were screened to promote cinematic art and film appreciation in

. The event was held annually until 2002. The Tourism Authority of Thailand became the main organizer and changed the name to the

Bangkok International Film Festival The Bangkok International Film Festival (BKKIFF) ( th, เทศกาลภาพยนตร์นานาชาติกรุงเทพฯ) is an international film festival held annually in Bangkok, Thailand, since 2003. In addition to fi ...

. Since 2003, the World Film Festival of Bangkok has been held annually in October by the Nation Multimedia Group with Mr Kriengsak Victor Silakong as the festival director. The 1st World Film Festival of Bangkok 2003 was held at the Grand EGV Theatre, Siam Discovery from October 17–26 with more than 80 international films both from young talent and cinema masters. The

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presented the works of

Fritz Lang Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), known as Fritz Lang, was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety'', August 4, 1976, p. 6 ...

Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian Film director, director, screenwriter, documentary film, documentary film director, filmmaker, author, list of essayists, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, call ...

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the su ...

and

Werner Herzog Werner Herzog (; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with un ...

along with screening of more than 10

Indian films The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ko ...

. The Best Feature went to "

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" from France. The jurors included

Jiří Menzel Jiří Menzel () (23 February 1938 – 5 September 2020) was a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography. Some of these films ...

, a Czech film legend and Naowarat Pongpaiboon, a Thai National Artist in Literature Art. In 2004, the Lotus Award was given for the first time to people who had devoted their careers to the film industry. The first honouree was Thai comedy master Dokdin Kanyamarn. Additionally, ''Mr. Tui'', Dokdin's famous comedy, was remastered with English subtitles. This film was also presented in the "Masters of Comedy" program with films from world-renowned masters such as

Jacques Tati Jacques Tati (; born Jacques Tatischeff, ; 9 October 1907 – 5 November 1982) was a French mime, film-maker, actor and screenwriter. In an ''Entertainment Weekly'' poll of the Greatest Movie Directors, he was voted the 46th greatest of all time ...

, Charles Chapin,

Terry Gilliam Terrence Vance Gilliam (; born 22 November 1940) is an American-born British filmmaker, comedian, animator, actor and former member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam has directed 13 feature films, including ''Time Bandits'' (1981), '' ...

as well as

Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...

with his documentary film " Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan and his Lost Family". The event also focused on seminars and activities by co-operating with the Hubert Bals Fund of the

International Film Festival Rotterdam The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...

and the Fonds Sud Cinéma from France, to hold a discussion to guide

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seeking international funds for their film projects. It also arranged a film rating system workshop that allowed the participants to categorize films shown at the festival. After the workshop, the rating system was introduced to all films shown at the 3rd World Film Festival of Bangkok 2005. It also held a workshop on fund raising for new film projects with the support of the Festival of Three Continents from

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, France and Produire Au Sud. At the end of the workshop, the most interesting film projects in

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were selected to receive funds and were invited to the final selection in France. This was the 2nd Produire au Sud Bangkok. The 2005 festival featured the "Tsunami Digital Short Films". Both Thai and international film-makers were given s budget from the Ministry of Cultural Office of Contemporary Art and Culture to make short films as a memorial tribute on the first anniversary of the tsunami disaster. Mr Kriengsak Silakong was an executive producer of the project. It included the works of a number of Thai directors,

Apichatpong Weerasethakul Apichatpong Weerasethakul ( th, อภิชาติพงศ์ วีระเศรษฐกุล; ; ) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Working outside the strict confines of the Thai film studio system, ...

, Thunska Pansittivorakul, Pramote Sangsorn, Lek Manont, Naowarat Saowanich, Pipope Panitchpakdi, Santi Taepanich, Pimpaka Towira, Somkid Thamniamdi, Sompot Chidgasornpongse and Suchada Sirithanawuddhi and Christelle Lheureux from France, Folke Ryden from Sweden and Margaret Bong Chew Jen from

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. The short films were premiered at both this festival and many other international film festivals around the world. Highlights in 2005 included the special guest and Academy Award-winning Polish film director

Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański , group=lower-alpha, name=note_a ( né Liebling; 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, tw ...

, who attended the festival for the Lotus Award presentation. His film ''

Oliver Twist ''Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress'', Charles Dickens's second novel, was published as a serial from 1837 to 1839, and as a three-volume book in 1838. Born in a workhouse, the orphan Oliver Twist is bound into apprenticeship with a ...

'' was the opening film. Other highlights were the film screenings from the

Czechoslovak New Wave The Czechoslovak New Wave (also Czech New Wave) is a term used for the Czechoslovak filmmakers who started making movies in the 1960s. The directors commonly included are Miloš Forman, Věra Chytilová, Ivan Passer, Pavel Juráček, Jiří Menz ...

and Turkish films. Focus and the Retrospective of the films of Ulrike Ottinger and

Jean-Pierre Jeunet Jean-Pierre Jeunet (; born 3 September 1953) is a French film director, producer and screenwriter. His films combine fantasy, realism and science fiction to create idealized realities or to give relevance to mundane situations. Debuting as a di ...

. ''

War and Peace ''War and Peace'' (russian: Война и мир, translit=Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy that mixes fictional narrative with chapters on history and philosophy. It was first published ...

'', a seven-hour epic film based on the eponymous book, was shown and attracted great interest. The Best Feature 2005 went to the Sri Lankan film ''The Forsaken Land'' by Vimukthi Jayasundara and led to a provocative and lively discussion as to the facts shown in the film. With the support of the Polish Embassy, the 4th World Film Festival of Bangkok 2006 presented a Retrospective of the late and legendary Polish director

Krzysztof Kieślowski Krzysztof Kieślowski (; 27 June 1941 – 13 March 1996) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is known internationally for ''Dekalog'' (1989), '' The Double Life of Veronique'' (1991), and the ''Three Colours'' trilogy (1993 –1994 ...

and included his hard-to-find works like ''The Calm'', ''Short Working Day'' and ''The Underground Passage''. Special events featured the poster exhibition of artist and designer

Rafał Olbiński Rafał Olbinski (born February 21, 1943) is a Polish illustrator, painter, and educator, living in the United States. He is considered one of the major representatives of the Polish School of Posters. Biography Olbinski was born in Kielce, Poland ...

, who was one of the jurors. The festival opened with the Chinese big-budget movie '' The Banquet'' from the director

Feng Xiaogang Feng Xiaogang (; born 18 March 1958 in Beijing) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and politician. He is well known in China as a highly successful commercial filmmaker whose comedy films do consistently well at the box of ...

before its wide release in Thailand. Additionally, it won the People's Choice Award. The 5th World Film Festival of Bangkok 2007 was held at the Esplanade Cineplex with the concept "Catch the Feeling". The festival continued to retain its emphasis on vigorous and enthusiastic international films from various cultures, together with special activities. This festival was honoured by The European Union Film Festival joining the event with its best 20 European feature films. The 2007 film festival as it co-operated with MCOT Public Company Limited to hold a short film competition open to the public. Students focused on "Father" and "The World through My Eyes", based on the poem of the 2007 S.E.A. Write Award winner Montri Sriyong respectively. The activity "From Books to Celluloid" featured talks on '' Butterfly and Flowers'' with the writer Nippan and the director Euthana Mukdasanit, and "Conversation with Suchart Sawadsri" with this prominent writer for his debut of short films "Personal Histories" which also screened at the festival. The 2007 Lotus Award was presented to Euthana Mukdasanit, while the Best Feature was " Import/Export" from Austria. The People's Choice Award was discontinued. In 2008, the festival's theme was "No Movies, No Life". Held at

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, it opened with the romantic drama '' A Moment in June'', which had been the first film selected from the Produire Au Sud Bangkok workshop.

Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of many major accolades, inclu ...

's '' Shine a Light'' was the closing film. Around 80 films were shown, with a retrospective on

Derek Jarman Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) was an English artist, film maker, costume designer, stage designer, writer, gardener and gay rights activist. Biography Jarman was born at the Royal Victoria Nursing Home ...

, tribute to

Héctor Babenco Héctor Eduardo Babenco (February 7, 1946July 13, 2016) was an Argentine-Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who worked in several countries including Brazil, Argentina, and the United States. He was one of the first Braz ...

and five films by

Shyam Benegal Shyam Benegal (born 14 December 1934) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as the pioneer of parallel cinema, he is widely considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post 1970s. He has received se ...

, recipient of the 2008 Lotus Award. The Harvest of Talents competition was suspended. After the 2017 edition, the festival has stopped for 5 years. The festival returns in 2022 for its 15th edition. Film producer and film festival programmer Donsaron Kovitvanitcha has been appointed to be its new festival director.

Awards

With an emphasis on predominantly

independent film An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, in ...

s from mostly emerging directors, the festival's competition section is the Harvest of Talents. Awards are given for best feature, best director, best script and best artistic direction, though from year to year, jurors are given flexibility of changing the categories, depending on the merits of the selected films. For example, one year there might be a Best Cinematography award, but not in other years. In 2007, the jury did not want to give an award for best script, and the artistic direction award was changed to "artistic creativity." The jury is also free to give special jury awards. A People's Choice Award goes to the film with highest attendance, and is open to all films in the festival. Non-competitive sections of the festival include Aean Cinema, Asian Contemporary, Documentary, Retrospective, Tribute, World Cinema and Short Film. In 2004, the festival give its first Lotus Award, given to veteran filmmakers for lifetime achievement. The first honoree was Thai actor-director Dokdin Kanyamarn. Subsequent honorees have included

, Euthana Mukdasanit and

. In 2005, the festival initiated its Produire Au Sud (Producing in the South) project, in cooperation with the Festival of Three Continents, which seeks to provide funding to independent

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, dir ...

s to start new film projects. The Harvest of Talents competition was suspended in 2008.

Particular years

1st World Film Festival of Bangkok (2003)

Harvest of Talents competition

Jury members were

(filmmaker, Czech Republic), Guy de la Chevalerie (French Embassy cultural conseller, France), Dr. Hans-Peter Rodenberg (Germany), K.S.Sasidharam (Director of National Film Archive of India, PUNE, India), Naovarat Pongpaiboon ( Thailand National Artist for literature,

), Nick Palevsky (film specialist, United States)

=Films in competition

= *'' Anaahat'' (

Amol Palekar Amol Palekar (born 24 November 1944) is an Indian actor, director and producer of Hindi and Marathi cinema. Career Palekar studied fine arts at the Sir JJ School of Arts, Mumbai, and commenced his artistic career as a painter. As a painter, he ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

) *'' Arimpara'' ( Murali Nair, India) *''

It's Easier for a Camel ''It's Easier for a Camel...'' (french: Il est plus facile pour un chameau...) is a 2003 French comedy film written, directed by and starring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. It was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. It won the L ...

'' (

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, also written Bruni-Tedeschi (; born 16 November 1964), is an Italian-French actress, screenwriter and film director. Her 2013 film, '' A Castle in Italy,'' was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. ...

, France) *'' Last Life in the Universe'' ( Pen-Ek Ratanaruang,

) *'' Spring Subway'' (

Zhang Yibai Zhang Xiaoling, better known by his stage name Zhang Yibai () (born 14 April 1963, in Chongqing, China) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and producer. Directorial career Zhang began his career in television and music videos before di ...

, China) *'' Stormy Weather'' ( Pedro Olea,

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) *''

'' (

François Ozon François Ozon (; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeli ...

, France) *'' The Wind Bird'' ( Inoka Sathyangan,

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

)

=Awards

= * Best Feature: ''Swimming Pool'' * Best Script: ''Swimming Pool'' * Best Art Direction: ''Anaahat'' *Jury's Prize: ''Last Life in the Universe'' * People's Choice Award: ''

Russian Ark ''Russian Ark'' (russian: link=no, Русский ковчег, ''Russkij Kovcheg'') is a 2002 experimental historical drama film directed by Alexander Sokurov. In ''Russian Ark'', an unnamed narrator wanders through the Winter Palace in Saint Pe ...

'' (

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)

2nd World Film Festival of Bangkok (2004)

Harvest of Talents competition

Jury members were Prof. Surapone Virulrak (Dean, Faculty of Communication Arts,

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU, th, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ), nicknamed Chula ( th, จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally fo ...

), Andreas Strohl (Director of Munich Filmfest, Executive Director of International Munchner Filmwochen GmbH, Managing Director of International Festival of Film Schools Munich, Germany), Christian Jeune (Director of Film Department,

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, France),

Renen Schorr Renen Schorr (Hebrew: רנן שור; born Jerusalem, Israel, July 6th 1952) is a film director, screenwriter, film producer and Israeli film activist. In 1989, he founded Israel's first independent, national school for film and television, the Sa ...

(Founder-Director of the Sam Spiegel Film & TV School,

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, Israel), Vincent Wang (film producer,

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

)

=Films

= * ''

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'' ( Tomer Heymann,

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

) * '' Lost Embrace'' (

Daniel Burman Daniel Burman (born 29 August 1973, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine film director, screenplay writer, and producer. According to film critic Joel Poblete, who writes for ''Mabuse'', a cinema magazine, Daniel Burman is one of the members of the ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

) * '' Suite Habana'' ( Fernando Perez, Cuba) * '' Seaward Journey ( Guillermo Casanova,

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

) * '' Or'' (

Keren Yedaya Keren Yedaya ( he, קרן ידעיה; born in 1972) is an Israeli filmmaker. She was born in the United States, but her family moved to Israel in 1975 when she was just three. She trained at the Camera Obscura School of Art in Tel Aviv. Biograph ...

, Cinema of Israel, Israel) * '' The Edukators'' ( Hans Weingartner, Germany) * '' Breath of Fresh Air'' ( Sandeep Sawant,

) * '' The Fifth Reaction'' ( Tahmineh Milani,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkme ...

) * '' Honey Baby'' (

Mika Kaurismäki Mika Juhani Kaurismäki (; born 21 September 1955) is a Finnish film director. Biography Mika Kaurismäki is the elder brother of Aki Kaurismäki, and the father of Maria Kaurismäki, who graduated from Tampere School of Art and Media in 200 ...

, Finland)

=Awards

= * Best Feature: ''Lost Embrace'' * Best Script: ''The Edukators'' * Best Art Direction: ''Seaward Journey'' * Jury's Prize: ''Aviv'' * People's Choice Award: '' Torremolinos 73'' (

) * Lotus Award: Dokdin Kanyamarn

3rd World Film Festival of Bangkok (2005)

Held from October 14 to 24. Special guests included

(with a retrospective of his films) and the premiere of the ''

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Digital Short Films'', curated by

Harvest of Talents competition

Jury members were Nadine Tarbouriech (Film Editor, France), Robert Haliday (film critic, USA), Grittiya Gaweewong (art curator,

), Sonthaya Subyen (Film Programmer, DK Film House,

), Michal Bregant (Dean of Prague Film Academy, Czech Republic)

=Films

= *'' Forsaken Land'' ( Vimukthi Jayasundara,

) *'' One Night'' ( Niki Karimi,

) *'' Live Your Dream ( Peter Lichtefeid, Germany) *'' 4'' (

Ilya Khrzhanovsky Ilya Andreyevich Khrzhanovsky (russian: Илья́ Андре́евич Хржановский; born 11 August 1975) is a Russian-born film director, screenwriter, film producer and member of the European Film Academy. His father Andrei Khrzhan ...

) *''

Battle in Heaven ''Battle in Heaven'' ( es, Batalla en el cielo) is a 2005 Mexican-French-German film. It is the second feature film by director Carlos Reygadas who previously directed the Mexican film '' Japón''. It was entered into the 2005 Cannes Film Festiva ...

'' (

Carlos Reygadas Carlos Reygadas Castillo (; born October 10, 1971) is a Mexican filmmaker. Influenced by existentialist art and philosophy, Reygadas' movies feature spiritual journeys into the inner worlds of his main characters, through which themes of love, ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

) *'' Days of Santiago'' ( Josue Mendez,

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) *'' Grand Voyage'' ( Ismael Ferrouji,

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

) *'' Angel's Fall'' ( Semih Kaplanoglu,

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

) *'' La Moustache'' ( Emmanuel Carrere, France) *'' Turn Left at the End of the World'' (

Avi Nesher Avi Nesher ( Hebrew: אבי נשר; born 13 December 1952) is an Israeli film producer, film director, screenwriter and actor. Biography Avi Nesher was born and raised in Ramat Gan, Israel. The child of a Romanian-born diplomat, and a mother w ...

)

=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'' * Lotus Award:

4th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2006)

Held from October 11 to 23 at Paragon Cineplex, Major Cineplex Central World and

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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,

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director Tahmineh Milani and Turkish actress Meltem Cumbul. The festival opened with the Chinese film The Banquet and closed with the Russian silent classic

The Battleship Potemkin '' Battleship Potemkin'' (russian: Бронено́сец «Потёмкин», ''Bronenosets Potyomkin''), sometimes rendered as ''Battleship Potyomkin'', is a 1925 Soviet silent drama film produced by Mosfilm. Directed and co-written by S ...

Harvest of Talents competition

=Films

= * '' 12:08 East of Bucharest'' (,

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), directed by Corneliu Porumboiu * ''Chicha tu madre'' (

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, 2006), directed by Gianfranco Quattrini * ''

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'' (

, 2006), directed by

Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan (, born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish photographer, filmmaker and actor best known for the Palme d'Or winning '' Winter Sleep'' (2014). Early life Ceylan was born in Istanbul on 26 January 1959. His interest in photography sta ...

* '' Close to Home'' (

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), directed by Dalia Hager and Vidi Bilu * '' Isabella'' (

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, 2006), directed by Pang Ho-Cheung * ''

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'' (

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, 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

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=Awards

= * Best Feature: '' Isabella'' * Best Cinematography: ''

'' * Best Script: '' Seeds of Doubt'' * Jury's Prize: '' 12:08 East of Bucharest'' * People's Choice Award: '' The Banquet'' ( China,

), directed by

5th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2007)

The 5th World Film Festival of Bangkok was held from October 25 to November 4 at the Esplanade Cineplex. The opening film was '' Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea'', a Japanese-Mongolian co-production directed by

Shinichiro Sawai was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Career Born in Hamamatsu, Sawai studied German at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Graduating in 1961, he joined the Toei Company as an assistant director and worked under such directors as ...

, who was present for the screening
Japan’s 'Khan' opens Thai fest
''Hollywood Reporter''. Retrieved 2007-10-26. The closing film was ''

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'' directed by and starring

Jay Chou Jay Chou ( zh, t=周杰倫, s=周杰伦, poj=Chiu Kia̍t-lûn, p=Zhōu Jiélún, first=t, w=Chou Chieh-lun; born January 18, 1979) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper, actor, and television personality. Dubbed the " King ...

. A tribute section featured the films of Taiwanese actress, director, screenwriter and producer

Sylvia Chang Sylvia Chang (born 21 July 1953) is a Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director. In 1992, she was a member of the jury at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. In 2018, she was one of the jury members of the main competitio ...

, who was present for the festival, and a retrospective was on the films of

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. The annual European Union Film Festival, organized by the European Commission in Thailand since 1990, joined the World Film Festival with its own program.World Film Fest kicks off with epic and awards
''The Nation (Thailand)''. Retrieved 2007-11-04.

Harvest of Talents competition

Jury members were German cinematographer-director Fred Kelemen, Thai director Ittisoontorn Vichailak, Bangkok-based Danish painter Elizabeth Romhild, Thai critic Niwat Kongpian and Kulthep Narula, executive director of Benetone Film Company.

=Films

= *'' 4 Elements'' (

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, 2006), directed by Jiska Rickels *'' 881'' (

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, 2007), directed by

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*''

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'' (

/ France, 2007), directed by

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*''

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, 2007), directed by

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*'' Help Me Eros'' (

, 2007), directed by

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*'' Import Export'' (

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, 2006), directed by Ulrich Seidl *''

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'' (France, 2007), directed by Christophe Honoré *'' Phantom Love'' (

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, 2007), directed by Nina Menkes *'' Possible Lives'' (

, 2006), directed by Sandra Gugliotta *'' Tokyo Tower – Mom & Me, and Sometimes Dad'' (

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, 2007), directed by Joji Matsuoka

=Awards

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''The Nation (Thailand)''. Retrieved 2007-11-04. Additionally, the "People's Choice" award for film with best attendance was discontinued. * Best film: '' Import Export'' (

, 2006), directed by Ulrich Seidl * Best artistic achievement: '' Phantom Love'' (

, 2007), directed by Nina Menkes * Best director:

, director of ''

'' (

, 2007) * Special jury awards: **'' Help Me Eros'' (

, 2007), directed by

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/ France, 2007), directed by

* Lotus Award: Euthana Mukdasanit

6th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2008)

Held from October 24 to November 1, 2008, the festival's theme was "No Movies, No Life" and it was held at

. The opening film was the romantic drama '' A Moment in June'', which had been the first film selected from the Produire Au Sud Bangkok workshop.

's '' Shine a Light'' was the closing film, shown outdoors in a

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-like setting. Around 80 films were shown, with a retrospective on

, a tribute to

and sections for World Cinema, Asian Contemporary, Documentary and short films.

Awards

The Harvest of Talents competition was suspended. Lotus Award:

Thai Short Film Competition Winner: * Hongsa's Schoolbag Director: Supamok Silarak Runner: * Way to Blue Director: Supawadee Sriputorn Juries Award: * Made in Heaven Director: Amorn Harinnitisuk * Croc Director: Saravuth Intaraprom

10th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2012)

Held from November 16 to 25, 2012 at the Esplanade Cineplex. The festival opened with the Thai film '' Mekong Hotel'' directed by

11th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2013)

Held from November 15 to 24, 2013. The festival opened with '' The Rocket'' and closed with the Thai film '' By the River'' (สายน้ำติดเชื้อ : Sai Nam Tid Shoer) directed by Nontawat Numbenchapol.

12th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2014)

Held from October 17 to 26, 2014 at the

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. The festival opened with the Thai film '' Somboom'' and closed with '' The Tale of the Princess Kaguya''.

13th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2015)

Held from November 13 to 22, 2015 at the

. The festival opened with the Thai film '' Snap'' directed by Kongdej Jaturanrasamee and closed with ''

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''.

14th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2016)

Held from January 23 to February 1, 2017, has been postponed from November 4–13, 2016 due to the Death of Bhumibol Adulyadej. The festival's theme was "Travelling Through Films" and it was held at

. The opening film was '' The Red Turtle''.

Awards

Lotus Award:

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15th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2022)

This latest edition of World Film Festival of Bangkok held from December 2-11, 2022. The festival's theme was "Return to Cinema", with top films from more than 30 countries and it was held at

. The festival opened with Malaysian-Indonesian thriller film ' Stone Turtle' directed by Woo Ming Jin and close with Belgian film

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directed by

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and Thai film 'Arnold is a Model Student', directed by Sorayos Prapapan. Apichatpong WFFBKK2022

Awards Lotus Award for Best Film: Klondike (Ukraine, 2022), directed by Maryna Er Gorbach Best Director: Have You Seen This Woman? (Serbia, 2022), directed by Dusan Zoric and Marija Gluscevic Grand Jury Prize: Scala (Thailand, 2022), directed by Ananta Thitanat Jury Prize for Best Screenplay: Victim (Slovak Republic, 2022) directed by Michal Blasko and Stonewalling (Japan, 2022) directed by Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka Jury Prize for Best Ensemble: Joyland (Pakistan-US, 2022) directed by Saim Sadiq Jury Prize for Technical Achievement for Cinematography and Editing: Autobiography (Indonesia, 2022) directed by Makbul Mubarak Kriengsak Silakong Award - Apichatpong Weerasethakul https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/general/40023012

References

External links

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The official Festival Facebook page
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History

Awards

Particular years

1st World Film Festival of Bangkok (2003)

Harvest of Talents competition

=Films in competition

=Awards

2nd World Film Festival of Bangkok (2004)

Harvest of Talents competition

=Films

=Awards

3rd World Film Festival of Bangkok (2005)

Harvest of Talents competition

=Films

=Awards

4th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2006)

Harvest of Talents competition

=Films

=Awards

5th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2007)

Harvest of Talents competition

=Films

=Awards

6th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2008)

Awards

10th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2012)

11th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2013)

12th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2014)

13th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2015)

14th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2016)

Awards

15th World Film Festival of Bangkok (2022)

See also

References

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