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Persepolis has been withdrawn as the opening film of the Bangkok International Film Festival, which is scheduled to start on July 19, following a request from the Iranian Embassy in Bangkok. TAT has decided to comply because of the good diplomatic relationship be
stanley cup tween Thailand and Iran. It is a shame that the Thai audience won t have the opportunity to see the film, says Chattan Kunjara Na Ayudhya, chief officer of the festival and Tourism Authority of Thailand TAT s director for international public relations. He has declined to comment further on the specific reasons for the withdrawal, only saying that it is a sensitive issue . The animation is a feature debut for co-directors Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Parronaud. Bas
stanley cup ed on Satrapi s graphic novel of her own life, it is set during the Islamic Revolution in Iran and her subsequent exile in Europe. The picture, which recently won a joint jury prize at Cannes, also originally had a competition slot in Bangkok s international section. A new
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Koreanfilm import company Sponge and venture capital firm KTB Network are teaming upin a new venture known as Cinehue to give quality non-Hollywoodproduct an enhanced pres
stanley website ence on South Korean screens.Thenew distribution line matches the experience of Sponge - which has purchasedKorean rights to over 50 foreign titles including Dogville, Zatoichi,and Bowling For Columbine - with the financial clout of KTB Network,an established film investor to increase marketing power and widen releases.Targetingthe multiplex audience, Cinehue has reached agreements with major exhibitorsCGV, Meg
stanley canada abox, Lotte Cinema and Primus Cinema that will ensure a minimum of fiveprints in Seoul and 12 nationwide for its planned lineup of six releases overthe next half year. Smallerfilms have not performed well up to this point because they have not been ableto secure enough screens, says Kim Sung-ho of KTB Network. Withstrong marketing, stable investment and a sufficient num
stanley cup ber of prints, there isno question that such films can succeed. Titlesinclude Bad Education, scheduled for a September 17 release during thebusy Chuseok holiday season, Takeshi Kitano-vehicle Blood And Bone November ; award-winning Look At Me December ; omnibus film Eros January ; Vanity Fair February and The Edukators March . No comments No comments yet You re not signed in. Only registered users or subscribers
