The annual film event in Laos that was for the past 12 years known as the Luang Prabang Film Festival has given up its name in order to go ahead with next month’s edition.
“Organizers have recently acquiesced to a name change in order to continue to produce this year’s event, scheduled for Dec. 8- 11, and will move forward using only the iconic blue chair to identify the festival,” they said in a statement that also unveiled the festival’s film selection.
Contacted by Variety, organizers had no additional comment beyond their published statement.
The festival has been operated on a non-profit basis with the backing of private sector and local government sponsors in the Unesco Heritage town of Luang Prabang. It has supported the Laos local film industry, operated talent development workshops and provided free-of-charge screenings of recent Southeast Asian films to the Laos public.
The 2022 selection includes...
“Organizers have recently acquiesced to a name change in order to continue to produce this year’s event, scheduled for Dec. 8- 11, and will move forward using only the iconic blue chair to identify the festival,” they said in a statement that also unveiled the festival’s film selection.
Contacted by Variety, organizers had no additional comment beyond their published statement.
The festival has been operated on a non-profit basis with the backing of private sector and local government sponsors in the Unesco Heritage town of Luang Prabang. It has supported the Laos local film industry, operated talent development workshops and provided free-of-charge screenings of recent Southeast Asian films to the Laos public.
The 2022 selection includes...
- 11/22/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
First two features are Berlinale Forum titles ’Memoryland’ and documentary ’Scala’.
Leading Thai production outfit Diversion is expanding into sales with a debut slate at the EFM headed by Kim Quy Bui’s Memoryland and Ananta Thitanat’s documentary Scala, both playing in the Forum at the Berlinale.
Memoryland, which explores death and spirituality in contemporary Vietnam, premiered in Busan’s New Currents competition, while Scala is an ode to Bangkok’s last standalone cinema, which was demolished last year.
The line-up also includes feature documentary Scene Unseen by the late Singaporean director Abdul Nizam and friends, which premiered at...
Leading Thai production outfit Diversion is expanding into sales with a debut slate at the EFM headed by Kim Quy Bui’s Memoryland and Ananta Thitanat’s documentary Scala, both playing in the Forum at the Berlinale.
Memoryland, which explores death and spirituality in contemporary Vietnam, premiered in Busan’s New Currents competition, while Scala is an ode to Bangkok’s last standalone cinema, which was demolished last year.
The line-up also includes feature documentary Scene Unseen by the late Singaporean director Abdul Nizam and friends, which premiered at...
- 2/11/2022
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
First two tiitles are Berlinale Forum titles Memoryland and feature doc Scala.
Leading Thai production outfit Diversion is expanding into sales with a debut slate at the EFM headed by Kim Quy Bui’s Memoryland and Ananta Thitanat’s documentary Scala, both playing in the Forum at the Berlinale.
Memoryland, which explores death and spirituality in contemporary Vietnam, premiered in Busan’s New Currents competition, while Scala is an ode to Bangkok’s last standalone cinema, which was demolished last year.
The line-up also includes feature documentary Scene Unseen by the late Singaporean director Abdul Nizam and friends, which premiered...
Leading Thai production outfit Diversion is expanding into sales with a debut slate at the EFM headed by Kim Quy Bui’s Memoryland and Ananta Thitanat’s documentary Scala, both playing in the Forum at the Berlinale.
Memoryland, which explores death and spirituality in contemporary Vietnam, premiered in Busan’s New Currents competition, while Scala is an ode to Bangkok’s last standalone cinema, which was demolished last year.
The line-up also includes feature documentary Scene Unseen by the late Singaporean director Abdul Nizam and friends, which premiered...
- 2/11/2022
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
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