"Siam Square" Photo © Sahamongkol Film International Co. Ltd.
It's time for a quick roundup of the headlines and stories that caught our attention this past week in the world of Thai cinema.
—"Siam Square's Night of the Living Dead"from theBangkok Postfeatures an interview with cinematographer Pairat Kumwan, who makes his feature-length directorial debut withSiam Square(2017), a horror movie set inthe famous Bangkok shopping district. The film premiered on March 30, 2017, in Thailand. Here's the trailer:
"Siam Square" Official International Trailer w/Eng Sub on YouTube
—"Thai Official Receives 50-Year Jail Sentence for Bangkok Festival Corruption"fromVarietyreports on a woman who accepted bribes from the U.S. organizers of the Bangkok International Film Festival, which is no longer in existence.
—"Culture Ministry to Promote Thai Food, Boxing and Films"from thePattaya Mailannounces Thailand'sOffice of Contemporary Art and Culture’s (OCAC)plan to launch a 2017-2021 initiative to boost the country's economy through raising the visibility of its culture.
