Few Saw Thailand’s ‘Best Picture’ and That’s the Problem
BANGKOK — After winning three top honors at the Thai film industry’s annual awards show, an independent film seen by few will get another big-screen outing for those who missed it this week.
Indie Film on Massacre Wins Top Honors at Thai Film Awards
BANGKOK — An indie film related to the 1976 massacre at Thammasat University won three top awards Sunday night at the film industry’s annual awards show, with a fair share of the honors going to mass-market movies.
See Nepal’s Rejected Lives Through Photos Saturday
BANGKOK — Nomadic families wandering between the Indian border and the Nepali Himalayan foothills will be reflected through the lense of a French-English photographer’s first solo exhibition “In Nowhere Land” Friday.
Thai Soap Offends Burmese With Royal Caricature
BANGKOK — A primetime soap portraying a Burma-like kingdom has drawn the ire of some in Myanmar who are demanding it be pulled off the air.
Pop-Up Art, Films and Music at Flatpack Fest
BANGKOK — A renowned film festival from Birmingham is coming to Bangkok for two special evenings.
Startups Make Thai Patterns Great Again
Detailed and delicate, traditional Thai patterns may look too outdated – even ancient – to wear, but young entrepreneurs are bringing them back with designs applicable to everyday life.
30 Hard Years and Going at Bangkok’s ‘Rock Pub’
BANGKOK — Step off the Skytrain and into a dungeon. Eyes adjust to the darkness to find about 200 people slam screaming into each other.
Myanmar Now Has an Indie Film Scene. See Their Stuff This Weekend.
BANGKOK — A Burmese monk’s conflict between his calling and rapidly changing society will be featured at weekend edition of what’s billed as the only festival bringing independent films from Myanmar.
Rage Against the Everything Myanmar-Punk Style (For a Good Cause)
BANGKOK — Harsh words will be heard from a Burmese punk band to help fill empty stomachs.
Japanese Play Comes to Call Out Soft-Serve Lives
BANGKOK — The convenience store is the setting for a daring Japanese director’s darkly satirical take on his country’s consumer culture, and next month he’s bringing his art to imitate the life in another capital city.
