CUTBACKS JEOPARDIZE BANGKOK FILM FESTIVAL

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	BANGKOK YANKS IRANIAN FILM AFTER PROTEST BY IRANIAN OFFICIALS Jun 27 2007
	A controversial animated film by two Iranian filmmakers that drew complaints from Iranian officials when (more)
	BANGKOK FILM FESTIVAL COMES BACK TO LIFE Apr 19 2007
	The Bangkok Film Festival, thrown into confusion and then postponed in the wake of last (more)

CUTBACKS JEOPARDIZE BANGKOK FILM FESTIVAL
Thursday, July 26 2007

Budgetary cutbacks imposed by Thailand's new military regime on the Bangkok Film Festival appear to be having a devastating effect, placing the future of the festival in doubt, according to several festival attendees. Limited in their ability to advertise and promote films screening in and out of competition at the festival, organizers have seen relatively sparse attendance when compared with earlier years, according to the attendees. Moreover, Daily Variety noted today (Thursday) that the Bangkok Film Market, which is held in conjunction with the festival, also produced disappointing results -- as sellers heavily outnumbered buyers. The BFF has also been hindered by monsoon weather conditions and a violent clash between police and "anti-dictatorship" demonstrators earlier in the week.

VAJNA FILM OPENS BANGKOK FESTIVAL
Thursday, July 19 2007

The Bangkok Film Festival was scheduled to open tonight (Thursday) with the screening of the Hungarian drama Children of Glory, produced by veteran film mogul Andy Vajna. Vajna was expected to attend the opening ceremonies. His film replaced the Cannes Jury Award-winner Persepolis, which the festival removed at the behest of the Iranian embassy. (The animated film, a smash hit in France, where it has taken in $5.1 million after three weekends, concerns an Iranian (more)

FILM BANNED IN THAILAND NO. 1 IN FRANCE
Wednesday, July 4 2007
Only days after it was banned by the Bangkok Film Festival, the animated film Persepolis made a sensational debut in France over the weekend, coming in ahead of a slew of Hollywood blockbusters to earn $1.8 million in 199 theaters -- or an average of $9,152 per theater. In May the film by directors Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud took the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. But, bowing to pressure from Iranian officials (more)