Thread: Pattaya Film Festival to Feature 20 Free International Films

The Pattaya Film Festival is back for its second year from August 21st-25th, featuring over 20 films from around the world.


The festival will feature screenings both in theaters and at outdoor venues to promote diverse cultural experiences for all audiences, with free admission to every film.


The event is a joint collaboration between Pattaya City, the Special Tourist Area Development Authority, and the Film Archive of the Ministry of Culture. The festival also offers other activities, such as discussions with international directors, masterclasses by filmmakers from Portugal and Malaysia, and a documentary pitch workshop for Thai documentary filmmakers.

Screenings will be held at SF Cinema Marina, Major Cineplex Avenue, and outdoor venues at Lan Pho Public Park and Naklua Market. The festival includes:


International Competition: Showcasing high-quality films from emerging directors, including Last Shadow at First Light (Singapore), Gitling (Philippines), The Monk and the Gun (Bhutan), The Tenants (South Korea), Sea Sparkle (Denmark), and The Great Phuket (China). Winners will receive $5,000 and a trophy.


Panorama: Featuring films that have gained acclaim at international festivals and classic films, such as Next Sohee, The Taste of Things, Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus, Waltz with Bashir, My Sea Has Some Small Waves (with director Q&A), Not So Close Friends (with director Q&A), One For the Road, and classic Thai films Last Life in the Universe and Som Sris 422.

Jury Showcase: Highlighting three films in honor of the festival’s jurors: Last Time I Saw Macao by Portuguese director João Pedro Rodrigues, Tiger Stripes by Malaysian director Amanda Nell Eu, and Thai film Morrison by Puttipong Arunpeng.


Outdoor Screening: Featuring entertaining films such as The Undertaker and the latest action film Pattaya Heat at Lan Pho Public Park and Naklua Market.

The Pattaya Film Festival is part of a long-term project to establish Pattaya as a “City of Film” under UNESCO’s Creative Cities of Film initiative. The official opening of the festival will take place on August 21st, 2024. For more details on the festival’s events, follow their official Facebook page: Pattayafilmfestival.

Pattaya Film Festival to Feature 20 Free International Films - The Pattaya News

Better than paying for decent ones I suppose.

In a country that is as culture-less as it is medieval, this is as risible as it is hollow.

As if a place benighted by censorship fostered by dictatorship could ever qualify for anything other than contempt.

^ so will you be taking your bloke?

Is there anything he doesn't moan about?

Apart from the free republic of Wong Amat, obvs.

Just keeping it real.

You dozy twat.

Originally Posted by cyrille

Is there anything he doesn't moan about?

He's just got Firm ideas but then he is in good Company

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Better than paying for decent ones I suppose.

The Bling and I

To Kill a Kee Nok Bird

Once upon a time in the vest etc