Bangkok International Film Festival

























Bangkok International Film Festival
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Location
Bangkok, Thailand
Founded 2003
Awards The Golden Kinnaree Awards
Website https://bangiff2017.wixsite.com/bangiff1

The Bangkok International Film Festival (BKKIFF) (Thai: เทศกาลภาพยนตร์นานาชาติกรุงเทพฯ) was[1] an international film festival held annually in Bangkok, Thailand, since 2003. In addition to film screenings, seminars, gala events and the Golden Kinnaree Awards.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 First years


    • 1.2 Post-coup festival, bribery scandal




  • 2 Program


    • 2.1 Competition program


      • 2.1.1 International competition


      • 2.1.2 ASEAN competition


      • 2.1.3 Reel World


      • 2.1.4 New Voices


      • 2.1.5 Asian Short Films




    • 2.2 Non-competition program


      • 2.2.1 Thai Panorama


      • 2.2.2 Tributes and retrospectives


      • 2.2.3 Special presentations


      • 2.2.4 Windows on the World






  • 3 Golden Kinnaree Awards


    • 3.1 Competitive awards


    • 3.2 Achievement Awards




  • 4 Particular years


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





History



First years


The Bangkok International Film Festival was first held in 2003, and was organized by Nation Multimedia Group in cooperation with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, or TAT. Prior to 2003, the Nation Group had organized the Bangkok Film Festival (note, no "international" in the title), first held in 1998.[2] After the 2003 event, the Nation Group and the TAT split. The TAT continued with the Bangkok International Film Festival from 2004, while Nation Multimedia founded the World Film Festival of Bangkok, which was first held in October 2003.


For management of the Bangkok International Film Festival, the TAT awarded a contract to a Los Angeles, California firm, Festival Management, which programmed the festival from 2003 to 2006.


Such celebrities as Catherine Deneuve, Jeremy Irons, Michael Douglas, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Steven Seagal, Bai Ling, Christopher Lee, Oliver Stone, Terry Gilliam and Joel Schumacher were flown to Bangkok to attend the festivals, and were present for such events as red carpet-festooned opening ceremonies, cocktail parties and awards banquets.[3][4][5]



Post-coup festival, bribery scandal


After the 2006 Thai coup d'état, the government installed by the military-run Council for National Security reduced the budget for the film festival by two thirds from 180 million baht to 60 million baht. As a result of the cuts, the TAT broke its management contract with Festival Management, and then postponed the 2007 edition of the festival from January to July. With a focus on Asian cinema the resulting festival was a lower-key affair than in previous years, though it did host a visit by Indian actress Hema Malini, who was the subject of a retrospective program.[6][7]


Following the 2007 event, management of the festival was transferred from the TAT to the Department of Export Promotion.[8]


In December 2007, the United States Department of Justice arrested Gerald and Patricia Green, the owners of Festival Management. In an affidavit by a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, the Greens were accused of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for their alleged payment of US$1.7 million in bribes to a person the affidavit identified as the governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand.[9]


In Thailand, Juthamas Siriwan, who served as TAT governor from 2002 to 2006, denied any wrongdoing, but in the days before the December 23, 2007 general election, she resigned from the For the Motherland party, of which she served as deputy leader.[10][11][12]


As an appointed Governor of the TAT by Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai Government, the former governor is now indicted in USA for taking bribes in relation to the film festival.


In late February 2008 the website of the TAT announced that the 2008 Bangkok International Film Festival would be held in July. It was then postponed and held in September 2008, with TAT as the main sponsor but with the Federation of National Film Associations and the Thai Film Directors Association as the organizers.



Program



Competition program



International competition


Up to a total of 12 international feature films can be selected for competition, judged by an international jury. Awards are presented for Best International Film, Best International Director, Best International Actor and Best International Actress.



ASEAN competition


Seeks to present the best films from the past year from ASEAN countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The films in this competition are judged by members of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics, and the winning film receives the Golden Kinaree for Best ASEAN Film.



Reel World


A program of recent feature-length documentaries, collected from countries all around the world. A Golden Kinnaree is awarded for Best International Feature Documentary.



New Voices


A selection of 10 to 15 international features from first- or second-time feature directors. The winning film will be presented with the award for Best New Director.



Asian Short Films


This competition includes live action, animation and documentary short films from all over Asia. There is an award presented for Best Asian Short Film.



Non-competition program



Thai Panorama


A collection of what the organizers determine as the most distinctive Thai films made and released over the past 12 months, as well as premieres of new films made in Thailand.



Tributes and retrospectives


Each year, the festival offers a glimpse to the life and career of its honored film personalities, including directors, actors and technicians, through a selection of what the organizers judge to be their finest cinematic moments.



Special presentations


This program consists of gala premieres and special screenings of new releases as well as restored copies of old classics, frequently accompanied by special festive activities such as concerts, outdoor screenings and appearances by stars, directors and crew members of the old films.



Windows on the World


A celebration of what the organizers determine to be the best of the world cinema, showcasing about 80 films from countries around the world, reflecting the international language of cinema. The selection includes critically acclaimed films from other leading festivals such as the Cannes Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival, Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival.



Golden Kinnaree Awards


The annual Awards Gala presents The Golden Kinnaree Awards to the winning films and filmmakers. Awards are presented in the following categories:



Competitive awards



  • Best Film

  • Best Director

  • Best Actor

  • Best Actress

  • Best Cinematographer

  • Best ASEAN Film

  • Best Asian Short Film

  • Best Feature Documentary

  • New Voices Award (Best New Director)

  • The Jameson Thai People’s Choice Award



Achievement Awards



  • Lifetime Achievement Award(s)

  • Career Achievement Award(s)

  • Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Promotion of Asian Cinema

  • Crystal Lens Award (Career Achievement in Cinematography)

  • Asian Eyes Award (Excellence in Asian Cinematography)

  • Thai Box Office Award (highest grossing Thai film in the previous year)



Particular years



  • 2003 Bangkok International Film Festival

  • 2004 Bangkok International Film Festival

  • 2005 Bangkok International Film Festival

  • 2006 Bangkok International Film Festival

  • 2007 Bangkok International Film Festival



See also



  • Cinema of Thailand

  • List of cinemas in Thailand

  • Thai Short Film and Video Festival

  • World Film Festival of Bangkok



References





  1. ^ http://www.bangkokpost.com/print/648512/


  2. ^ Bangkok Film Festival stung by censorship in inaugural year; even offers array of new American work, IndieWire; retrieved 2007-12-22


  3. ^ Watson, Nigel. Bangkok International Film Festival 2003, Talking Pix; retrieved 2007-12-22


  4. ^ Bangkok International Film Festival: Bringing together East and West with spectrum of Asian and international films, IndieWire; retrieved 2007-12-22


  5. ^ An uneasy East-West fusion: The Bangkok International Film Festival, IndieWire; retrieved 2007-12-22


  6. ^ BKK International Film Festival reschedules Archived 2007-02-28 at the Wayback Machine, The Nation, 2007-02-22.


  7. ^ TAT's rescheduled film festival on July 19-29, The Nation, retrieved 2007-03-17.


  8. ^ Rithdee, Kong. October 27, 2007. Do we really need film festivals? Archived 2009-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Bangkok Post; retrieved 2007-12-25


  9. ^ Gerald and Patricia Green affidavit, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice, retrieved 2007-12-22


  10. ^ Hollywood bribery scandal takes spotlight in Thailand, with prime minister vowing justice, Associated Press via International Herald Tribune; retrieved 2007-12-25


  11. ^ Gerald Green arrested over Bangkok fest, Variety (magazine); retrieved 2007-12-25


  12. ^ DSI to look at US case, The Nation (Thailand); retrieved 2007-12-25




External links







  • Official website

  • 2003 Bangkok International Film Festival reviewed by Nigel Watson









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