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Thailand’s Suphannahong movie awards boycotted


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12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

These new criteria have also sparked controversy and questions over whether the awards are just favoring the two big cinema groups, Major Cinemas and SF Cinemas, by only allowing movies that are backed by and shown in these two cinema chains to win awards.

Stop the monopolies.

Nice to see this going ahead.

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The awards should go to big and small films, commercial and independent. 

Independent directors win awards abroad that make Thailand look good.

I saw Apichatpong Weerasethakul at a special screening of Blissfully Yours in Bangkok. It was banned by the government and commercial movie houses wouldn't release it to the general public but won Un Certain Regard at Cannes. He would never have won in Thailand and was unrecognized here. Later, after everyone else in the world screamed his name, the government recognized his PR value. 

This is a silly change of rules as someone must have said that a piffling local award must be compared with the Oscars.

Change the rules back to "all can be considered." 

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17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

only allowing movies that are backed by and shown in these two cinema chains to win awards.

So, unfair Thai protectionism in the cinema industry as well. If cinema goers would boycott screenings for just a week, I'm sure the "big 2" would change their minds!

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