If one would have to describe the atmosphere of Taiki Sakpisit’s feature debut “The Edge of Daybreak” in one word, “unheimlich” would definitely come to mind. This film combines stunning images, an unsettling narrative and sinister sounds to submerge the viewer in a troubled family history. As such it is a perfect blend of the two aspects of his career as both a visual artist and a filmmaker.
“The Edge of Daybreak” is screening at the Across Asia Film Festival
The story of “The Edge of Daybreak” is inspired by true events from Thai history, namely the oppression of the student uprisings in the 1970s and the 2006 military coup. However, Taiki Sakpisit uses them rather to refer to certain emotions than to visualize the events themselves. What interests him is the impact of a political crisis and the violence and separation that follow, on the family life of those involved.
“The Edge of Daybreak” is screening at the Across Asia Film Festival
The story of “The Edge of Daybreak” is inspired by true events from Thai history, namely the oppression of the student uprisings in the 1970s and the 2006 military coup. However, Taiki Sakpisit uses them rather to refer to certain emotions than to visualize the events themselves. What interests him is the impact of a political crisis and the violence and separation that follow, on the family life of those involved.
- 12/19/2021
- by Nancy Fornoville
- AsianMoviePulse
The Bangkok Asean Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday evening with the screening of “One Second” Zhang Yimou’s homage to cinema and veiled critique of China’s Cultural Revolution.
The festival runs Dec 8-13 and is one of the first major cultural showcases to take place in person after Thailand has opened its borders to welcome visitors. Fully-vaccinated international visitors to Thailand no longer needs to go through quarantine, though they are required to have a Pcr test upon arrival.
Coincidentally, it is taking place in the week that film trade show and convention CineAsia was to have taken place in the city. CineAsia was canceled due to the uncertainty of Thailand’s Covid response and anticipated travel difficulties.
The non-competitive feature film part of the program includes: the Locarno-winning “Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash” by Indonesian director Edwin; Cambodian Kavich Neang’s Venice entry “White Building...
The festival runs Dec 8-13 and is one of the first major cultural showcases to take place in person after Thailand has opened its borders to welcome visitors. Fully-vaccinated international visitors to Thailand no longer needs to go through quarantine, though they are required to have a Pcr test upon arrival.
Coincidentally, it is taking place in the week that film trade show and convention CineAsia was to have taken place in the city. CineAsia was canceled due to the uncertainty of Thailand’s Covid response and anticipated travel difficulties.
The non-competitive feature film part of the program includes: the Locarno-winning “Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash” by Indonesian director Edwin; Cambodian Kavich Neang’s Venice entry “White Building...
- 12/9/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The Sardinian international festival dedicated to Asian cinema, Across Asia Film Festival, is back with its eight edition and is going to run from 16 to 20 December 2021 in Cagliari.
Born with the aim of making Far Eastern film production known to the public, developing international cultural exchanges and favouring a more in-depth intercultural vision, the festival is finally back in attendance, after the success of the previous editions in Cagliari and Rome. With a wide-ranging program that includes training sessions and meetings with international guests, the festival offers a diversified exploration, this year focusing in particular on female cinema and independent Japanese cinema. Five days of appointments; screenings of European and national premieres, masterclasses, meetings with international guests, installations, special events. Moreover, until January 31st 2022 at the “Stefano Cardu” Siamese Art Museum, the exhibition “Japanese Notebooks” will showcase illustrations by Igort, one of the Sardinian artists who explored the Far East...
Born with the aim of making Far Eastern film production known to the public, developing international cultural exchanges and favouring a more in-depth intercultural vision, the festival is finally back in attendance, after the success of the previous editions in Cagliari and Rome. With a wide-ranging program that includes training sessions and meetings with international guests, the festival offers a diversified exploration, this year focusing in particular on female cinema and independent Japanese cinema. Five days of appointments; screenings of European and national premieres, masterclasses, meetings with international guests, installations, special events. Moreover, until January 31st 2022 at the “Stefano Cardu” Siamese Art Museum, the exhibition “Japanese Notebooks” will showcase illustrations by Igort, one of the Sardinian artists who explored the Far East...
- 12/7/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The 32nd Singapore International Film Festival (Sgiff) concluded on Sunday night after 11 days of film screenings, panel discussions, and talent development programmes that celebrated the continuity of film and storytelling in Singapore and beyond. With over 100 film titles from more than 40 countries that were screened across 7 theatres, including a special live music showcase for the Singapore Panorama feature film
“Scene UnSeen“, completed by the late Abdul Nizam and Friends, this was one of the largest line-ups Sgiff has put up in recent years.
This year also saw an increase in the number of sold-out screenings — totalling 40 — among them was this year’s opening film, Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash by Indonesian film director Edwin. A co-production between Indonesia, Singapore and Germany, this was one of six local co-productions this year, aptly demonstrating the spirit of community and collaboration within the film industry, even in a divisive world.
“It...
“Scene UnSeen“, completed by the late Abdul Nizam and Friends, this was one of the largest line-ups Sgiff has put up in recent years.
This year also saw an increase in the number of sold-out screenings — totalling 40 — among them was this year’s opening film, Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash by Indonesian film director Edwin. A co-production between Indonesia, Singapore and Germany, this was one of six local co-productions this year, aptly demonstrating the spirit of community and collaboration within the film industry, even in a divisive world.
“It...
- 12/7/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Following last year’s hybrid edition, Sgiff returned fully to the cinemas this year, hosting 77 onsite screenings.
Panah Panahi’s Hit The Road was named best film at the 30th Silver Screen Awards in Singapore, while Ps Vinothraj took best director for Pebbles and Tolepbergen Baissakalov received the best performance award for Fire. The Singapore International Film Festival (Sgiff) announced the winners on Facebook on Sunday (December 5).
The jury - Peggy Chiao, Angeli Bayani, Kim Young-woo and Chalida Uabumrungjit - said the Iranian film “masterfully weaves raw poetic imagination with humour, melancholy and humanism”, and lauded Indian director Vinothraj for...
Panah Panahi’s Hit The Road was named best film at the 30th Silver Screen Awards in Singapore, while Ps Vinothraj took best director for Pebbles and Tolepbergen Baissakalov received the best performance award for Fire. The Singapore International Film Festival (Sgiff) announced the winners on Facebook on Sunday (December 5).
The jury - Peggy Chiao, Angeli Bayani, Kim Young-woo and Chalida Uabumrungjit - said the Iranian film “masterfully weaves raw poetic imagination with humour, melancholy and humanism”, and lauded Indian director Vinothraj for...
- 12/6/2021
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
The Philippines is a vibrant filmmaking region in Asia and that brio is underlined by the brace of projects from the country selected at the Southeast Asia Film Lab, which is part of the Singapore Media Festival.
Paul Rembert Patindol (sometimes credited as PR Patindol) was training to be a chemist but he came to a point in life where he needed a different kind of magic, and turned to filmmaking instead.
His short “Hilom” won the youth jury prize at the Singapore International Film Festival in 2016, in addition to awards at Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and the Famas Awards.
His new work, “Rafael” is a deeply personal project, where in four generations, the name ‘Rafael’ and his image are passed on from father to son, and carried to cities on different islands, even outside the bloodline.
“I wished I knew my grandparents well. I wish I talked to my father more.
Paul Rembert Patindol (sometimes credited as PR Patindol) was training to be a chemist but he came to a point in life where he needed a different kind of magic, and turned to filmmaking instead.
His short “Hilom” won the youth jury prize at the Singapore International Film Festival in 2016, in addition to awards at Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and the Famas Awards.
His new work, “Rafael” is a deeply personal project, where in four generations, the name ‘Rafael’ and his image are passed on from father to son, and carried to cities on different islands, even outside the bloodline.
“I wished I knew my grandparents well. I wish I talked to my father more.
- 11/26/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Emerging Singaporean Filmmakers Present Contrasting Aspects of City-State at Southeast Asia Film Lab
The next generation of Singaporean filmmakers are displaying the rich tapestry of the city-state’s culture at the Southeast Asian Film Lab, which is part of the Singapore Media Festival.
Shopping malls are an intrinsic part of Singaporean culture and for Dewi Tan, who is from an anthropology and environmental science background, they are endlessly fascinating. The filmmaker’s lab project “Practical(ly) Consumption,” currently in the script development stage, follows a secondary school boy who gets into trouble stealing a supermarket trolley.
“Malls are more than a space to hang out or get your daily needs, it is also a place of self-discovery that often project and engineer societal ideals,” Tan told Variety. “In many ways, this film is an experimental and exploratory take on the essence of the Singaporean hunger for endless consumption – a meandering piece that’s ‘something about nothing’ in an air-conditioned sanctuary, amidst an inescapable urban heat.
Shopping malls are an intrinsic part of Singaporean culture and for Dewi Tan, who is from an anthropology and environmental science background, they are endlessly fascinating. The filmmaker’s lab project “Practical(ly) Consumption,” currently in the script development stage, follows a secondary school boy who gets into trouble stealing a supermarket trolley.
“Malls are more than a space to hang out or get your daily needs, it is also a place of self-discovery that often project and engineer societal ideals,” Tan told Variety. “In many ways, this film is an experimental and exploratory take on the essence of the Singaporean hunger for endless consumption – a meandering piece that’s ‘something about nothing’ in an air-conditioned sanctuary, amidst an inescapable urban heat.
- 11/26/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
In his debut feature, “The Edge of Daybreak” Taiki Sakpisit, Thai independent filmmaker and visual artist, confronts two layers of Thai trauma. He unfolds the story of student massacre in 1976 and clashes it with modern context of coup d’etat in Thailand in 2006. With a very precise visual representation, black&white aesthetics and animistic symbolism, Taiki confronts the past with here-and-now, a reality stacked in emotional paralysis, facing the constant unknown. Much like today’s Thailand.
His film premiered in IFFR’s Tiger Competition. On this occasion we had a conversation on his perception of film (in the times of Covid), Thai history and arthouse cinema, as well as personal stories behind the creating of “The Edge of Daybreak”.
I was wondering, although it might be a bit blunt question, how do you feel that most of the people have probably watched your film on a small screen, like a laptop?...
His film premiered in IFFR’s Tiger Competition. On this occasion we had a conversation on his perception of film (in the times of Covid), Thai history and arthouse cinema, as well as personal stories behind the creating of “The Edge of Daybreak”.
I was wondering, although it might be a bit blunt question, how do you feel that most of the people have probably watched your film on a small screen, like a laptop?...
- 2/11/2021
- by Lukasz Mankowski
- AsianMoviePulse
The Edge of DaybreakTiger AwardPebbles (Vinothraj P.S.)Special Jury Award (Tiger Competition)I Comete - A Corsican Summer (Pascal Tagnati)Looking for Venera (Norika Sefa)Vpro Big Screen AwardThe Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet (Ana Katz)IFFR Audience AwardQuo vadis, Aida? (Jasmila Žbanić)Tiger Short AwardSunsets, everyday (Basir Mahmood)Terranova (Alejandro Pérez Serrano, Alejandro Alonso Estrella)Maat Means Land (Fox Maxy)Fipresci AwardThe Edge of Daybreak (Taiki Sakpisit)Knf AwardManifesto (Ane Hjort Guttu)IFFR Youth Jury AwardNight of the Kings (Philippe Lacôte)...
- 2/7/2021
- MUBI
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has announced the competition award winners for its expanded 50th anniversary edition. Southern India-set Pebbles by Vinothraj P.S won the Tiger Award, while I Comete – A Corsican Summer by French filmmaker Pascal Tagnati and Looking for Venera by Norika Sefa from Kosovo both won Special Jury Awards. The Vpro Big Screen Award went to El perro que no calla by Ana Katz from Argentina and Quo Vadis, Aida? by Bosnian filmmaker Jasmila Žbanić won the BankGiro Loterij Audience Award.
Festival director Vanja Kaludjercic: “In these most challenging of times, we are incredibly proud to have brought an outstanding selection of titles in our reimagined festival format. The expanded Tiger Competition included 16 films that reflect the plurality of voices and visions of talent that will continue to deliver great cinema for years to come. What we learned from this experience is that as resilient as the industry is,...
Festival director Vanja Kaludjercic: “In these most challenging of times, we are incredibly proud to have brought an outstanding selection of titles in our reimagined festival format. The expanded Tiger Competition included 16 films that reflect the plurality of voices and visions of talent that will continue to deliver great cinema for years to come. What we learned from this experience is that as resilient as the industry is,...
- 2/7/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Winners hailed from India, France, Kosovo, Argentina and Bosnia.
Vinothraj P.S.’s Pebbles has scooped the Tiger Award, worth €40,000, at the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
The Tiger jury, including Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, Orwa Nyrabia, Hala Elkoussy, Helena van der Meulen and Ilse Hughan, said the Indian drama was “a lesson in pure cinema, captivating us with its beauty and humour, in spite of its grim subject”.
Set in a rural village in southern India, Pebbles follows an alcoholic father and his young son as they embark on an eight-mile walk under scorching sun in a bid to reunite with his wife,...
Vinothraj P.S.’s Pebbles has scooped the Tiger Award, worth €40,000, at the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
The Tiger jury, including Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, Orwa Nyrabia, Hala Elkoussy, Helena van der Meulen and Ilse Hughan, said the Indian drama was “a lesson in pure cinema, captivating us with its beauty and humour, in spite of its grim subject”.
Set in a rural village in southern India, Pebbles follows an alcoholic father and his young son as they embark on an eight-mile walk under scorching sun in a bid to reunite with his wife,...
- 2/7/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
If one would have to describe the atmosphere of Taiki Sakpisit’s feature debut “The Edge of Daybreak” in one word, “unheimlich” would definitely come to mind. This film combines stunning images, an unsettling narrative and sinister sounds to submerge the viewer in a troubled family history. As such it is a perfect blend of the two aspects of his career as both a visual artist and a filmmaker.
The Edge of Daybreak screened at International Film Festival Rotterdam
The story of “The Edge of Daybreak” is inspired by true events from Thai history, namely the oppression of the student uprisings in the 1970s and the 2006 military coup. However, Taiki Sakpisit uses them rather to refer to certain emotions than to visualize the events themselves. What interests him is the impact of a political crisis and the violence and separation that follow, on the family life of those involved. He...
The Edge of Daybreak screened at International Film Festival Rotterdam
The story of “The Edge of Daybreak” is inspired by true events from Thai history, namely the oppression of the student uprisings in the 1970s and the 2006 military coup. However, Taiki Sakpisit uses them rather to refer to certain emotions than to visualize the events themselves. What interests him is the impact of a political crisis and the violence and separation that follow, on the family life of those involved. He...
- 2/6/2021
- by Nancy Fornoville
- AsianMoviePulse
Filmmakers in discussion included Ainhoa Rodríguez, Taiki Sakpisit, Marta Popivoda and Itonje Søimer Guttormsen.
Four directors with features selected for the Tiger competition at this week’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) discussed the importance of women to their stories and using historical trauma to spotlight contemporary issues at the first of the festival’s live online daily press conferences.
Directors Ainhoa Rodríguez, Taiki Sakpisit, Marta Popivoda and Itonje Søimer Guttormsen spoke via video call with festival director Vanja Kaludjercic.
Destello Bravío, the debut feature from Spain’s Rodríguez, centres on a group of women – played by non-professional actors – in...
Four directors with features selected for the Tiger competition at this week’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) discussed the importance of women to their stories and using historical trauma to spotlight contemporary issues at the first of the festival’s live online daily press conferences.
Directors Ainhoa Rodríguez, Taiki Sakpisit, Marta Popivoda and Itonje Søimer Guttormsen spoke via video call with festival director Vanja Kaludjercic.
Destello Bravío, the debut feature from Spain’s Rodríguez, centres on a group of women – played by non-professional actors – in...
- 2/2/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Filmmakers in discussion included Ainhoa Rodríguez, Taiki Sakpisit, Marta Popivoda and Itonje Søimer Guttormsen.
Four filmmakers with films selected for the Tiger competition at this week’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) discussed the importance of women to their stories and using historical trauma to spotlight contemporary issues at the first of the festival’s live online daily press conferences.
Directors Ainhoa Rodríguez, Taiki Sakpisit, Marta Popivoda and Itonje Søimer Guttormsen spoke via video call with festival director Vanja Kaludjercic.
Destello Bravío, the debut feature from Spain’s Rodríguez, centres on a group of women – played by non-professional actors – in...
Four filmmakers with films selected for the Tiger competition at this week’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) discussed the importance of women to their stories and using historical trauma to spotlight contemporary issues at the first of the festival’s live online daily press conferences.
Directors Ainhoa Rodríguez, Taiki Sakpisit, Marta Popivoda and Itonje Søimer Guttormsen spoke via video call with festival director Vanja Kaludjercic.
Destello Bravío, the debut feature from Spain’s Rodríguez, centres on a group of women – played by non-professional actors – in...
- 2/2/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Looking for VeneraThe first titles for the International Film Festival Rotterdam's hybrid multi-part 50th edition program have been revealed. Under new festival director Vanja Kaludjercic, the newly-organized and extended IFFR 2021 will feature a new program structure, with competition sections to be presented between 1 – 7 February. The festival will resume again between 2 – 6 June with Bright Future (the festival's existing section dedicated to emerging film talent) and what will be the festival's latest and largest section, Harbour. In February the festival will also celebrate the 75th anniversary of Amsterdam's Eye Filmmusuem, while in June IFFR's own 50th year will be celebrated with a special anniversary program. Tiger COMPETITIONAgate mousse (Selim Mourad)Bebia, à mon seul désir (Juja Dobrachkous)Bipolar (Queena Li)Black MedusaA Corsican Summer (Pascal Tagnati)The Edge of Daybreak (Taiki Sakpisit)Feast (Tim Leyendekker)Friends and Strangers (James Vaughan)Gritt (Itonje Søimer Guttormsen)Landscapes of Resistance (Marta Popivoda)Liborio (Nino Martínez Sosa...
- 12/22/2020
- MUBI
The Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) has unveiled the line-up for its 50th edition, with the Mads Mikkelsen-starring Riders Of Justice set to open the fest.
You can see the full line-up below. The event has had to change its traditional format for 2021 due to ongoing pandemic disruption. It will now run as a two-stage event, initially with a hybrid showcase of films February 1-7, followed by a physical event June 2-6.
The flagship Tiger Competition has confirmed 16 titles, 14 of which are world premieres. There are a further 15 titles in the Big Screen competition, which looks to bridge the gap between popular and arthouse cinema, while the non-competitive Limelight section will feature 13 titles, most of which have played other festivals, such as Magnus von Horn’s Sweat and Jasmila Žbanić’s Quo Vadis, Aida?.
Anders Thomas Jensen’s dark comedy Riders Of Justice will be having its international premiere...
You can see the full line-up below. The event has had to change its traditional format for 2021 due to ongoing pandemic disruption. It will now run as a two-stage event, initially with a hybrid showcase of films February 1-7, followed by a physical event June 2-6.
The flagship Tiger Competition has confirmed 16 titles, 14 of which are world premieres. There are a further 15 titles in the Big Screen competition, which looks to bridge the gap between popular and arthouse cinema, while the non-competitive Limelight section will feature 13 titles, most of which have played other festivals, such as Magnus von Horn’s Sweat and Jasmila Žbanić’s Quo Vadis, Aida?.
Anders Thomas Jensen’s dark comedy Riders Of Justice will be having its international premiere...
- 12/22/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The 50th anniversary event will take place in February and June.
Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen’s comedy Riders Of Justice starring Mads Mikkelsen will open the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The festival is taking place as multi-part event from February to June 2021, with the first part running as hybrid festival from February 1-7. Organisers hope it will culminate in a physical event from June 2-6, 2021.
Some 60 titles spanning the Tiger Competition, Big Screen Competition and its Ammodo Tiger Shorts and Limelight sections are screening in February.
The festival’s flagship Tiger Competition will showcase 16 titles, which will...
Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen’s comedy Riders Of Justice starring Mads Mikkelsen will open the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The festival is taking place as multi-part event from February to June 2021, with the first part running as hybrid festival from February 1-7. Organisers hope it will culminate in a physical event from June 2-6, 2021.
Some 60 titles spanning the Tiger Competition, Big Screen Competition and its Ammodo Tiger Shorts and Limelight sections are screening in February.
The festival’s flagship Tiger Competition will showcase 16 titles, which will...
- 12/22/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Anders Thomas Jensen’s action comedy “Riders of Justice,” starring Mads Mikkelsen, will open the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam. The festival will be staged in two parts this year: the first, in a hybrid format, running Feb. 1-7, and the second, hopefully a physical event, June 2-6. The awards ceremony will take place on Feb. 7.
In “Riders of Justice,” Mikkelsen plays Markus, a military man who returns home to look after his daughter Mathilde following his wife’s death in a train accident. At first it looks like she was the victim of a tragic piece of bad luck, but then mathematics geek Otto (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), a fellow passenger on the train, shows up with his two eccentric colleagues, Lennart (Lars Brygmann) and Emmenthaler (Nicolas Bro), and floats the theory of a possible murder conspiracy. The film plays in the Limelight section.
Jensen is Denmark’s top screenwriter,...
In “Riders of Justice,” Mikkelsen plays Markus, a military man who returns home to look after his daughter Mathilde following his wife’s death in a train accident. At first it looks like she was the victim of a tragic piece of bad luck, but then mathematics geek Otto (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), a fellow passenger on the train, shows up with his two eccentric colleagues, Lennart (Lars Brygmann) and Emmenthaler (Nicolas Bro), and floats the theory of a possible murder conspiracy. The film plays in the Limelight section.
Jensen is Denmark’s top screenwriter,...
- 12/22/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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