Abstract
The essay explores and critically looks at the process of independent filmmaking in Thailand, examines various factors affecting the subject matter and aesthetic choices of Thai independent filmmakers, and how this plays an important part in the whole process of independent filmmaking. The paper explores the various strategies employed by Thai independent filmmakers to achieve an ‘independent’ or alternative/minority status for films targeted at a new audience, the emergent urban middle class who look to the West and aspire to change their own cultural environment, and place the film in the context of international film festivals. The strategies include the use of de-dramatisation, experiments with structure, the use of fragmented and non-linear stories are among the various tools employed in these films. The strategy known as ‘slow cinema’ has been evident in many films, as well as the Western thinking which supports this concept.
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Peerachai Kerdsint, Bangkok University, Thailand
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Conference: EuroMedia2017
Stream: Film Direction and Production
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