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1. Restricted vision: Censorship and cinematic resistance in Thailand.

Author

Viernes, Noah Keone

Subjects
*MOTION picture censorship, *MOTION picture acting, *CENSORSHIP, *VISION, *MOTION picture screenings
Abstract

Film censorship screens the nation as a 'way of seeing' that is both fundamental to the art of governance and vulnerable to the flexibility of contemporary global images. In Thailand, this historically-conditioned regime arose in the geopolitics of the 1930 Film Act, the Motion Pictures and Video Act of 2008, and a coterminous regulation of visuality as a form of cultural governance. I pursue a close reading of two banned films by Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Nontawat Numbenchapol, respectively, to illustrate the aesthetics of film censorship in light of the development of a national cinema, especially to consider the strategies that film-makers use to negotiate the governance of vision. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2021
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2. The Adulterer: Censorship, Morality, and Foreign Films in Thailand.

Author

Townsend, Rebecca

Subjects
*ADULTERERS, *MOTION picture censorship, *FOREIGN films, *MILITARY government, *PUBLIC officers
Abstract

The Thai state dramatically increased the censorship of cinema during the period of authoritarian military rule and American military and economic intervention from 1958 to 1973. Enforced through the Board of Film Censorship, censorship evidenced official concerns about the impact of commercial cinema on Thai audiences. Given the political context, one might expect intense censorship of political expression. The censors, however, focused on sexual morality and depictions of adultery in foreign films, thereby asserting urban bureaucratic norms of specifically "Thai" social appropriateness. This regulation occurred in tandem with scandals involving extramarital affairs of government officials. As adultery came to be seen as an issue simultaneously regulated and committed by the bureaucracy, it became a critical issue on which middle-class and elite concerns regarding social status and women's rights centered. The censors' actions underscore the significance of cinema as a site of transnational social and political expression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2019
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3. Cinema Reincarnated.

Author

CAREW, ANTHONY

Subjects
INDEPENDENT films, FILMMAKING, MOTION picture censorship
Abstract

The article looks at the key figures within the movement of independent Thai cinema in spite of the obstacles passed by the National Censorship Board. Pen-ek Ratanaruang is regarded as one of the most accessible figures in Thai's twenty-first century cinema, along with Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Several Thail films that are considered as works of cinematic reincarnation includes "Tropical Malady," "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives," and "Emerald."

Published
2013

4. RoundAbout.

Author

SCHMID, THOMAS

Subjects
MOTION picture industry, MOTION picture censorship, FILM festivals, MOTION pictures
Abstract

News briefs related to the film industry are presented for August 2013. South Korean director Kim Ki-duk's film "Moebius" was censored by the Korea Media Rating Board for themes of incest. Films such as "The Major" directed by Yury Bykov won awards at the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF). The Thai documentary "Boundary" directed by Nontawat Numbenchapol was released in Thailand after being censored by Thailand's Film and Video Board.

Published
2013

5. In the Land of Smiles, frowns abound.

Author

Pfaff, Tim

Subjects
GAY filmmakers, FILM festivals, MOTION picture censorship
Abstract

The article reports that Thai censors ordered the removal of four scenes from gay filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul's "Syndromes and a Century" a week after the film won the Best Picture prize at the Ninth Deauville Asian Film Festival in France. The film had already won plaudits at other film festivals from Toronto to Hong Kong. Weerasethakul has initiated a Free Thai Cinema petition to gather signatures in the effort to update the Film Act of 1930.

Published
2007

6. Thai Arthouse Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul Laments Local Censorship.

Author

Brzeski, Patrick

Subjects
FILMMAKERS, MOTION picture censorship, CENSORSHIP, AUDIENCE response, MILITARY government, POLITICAL attitudes
Abstract

The article discusses views expressed by Thai film director Apichatpong Weerasethakul regarding local film censorship in Thailand. Topics explored include the personal risks associated with showing his 2015 film "Cemetery of Splendour" in Thailand, the plot and themes of the said film which earned strong audience reviews, and the alleged lack of freedom of Thai film audiences due to the administration of the Thai military government.

Published
2015

7. Film Banned in Thailand.

Author

Pogrebin, Robin

Subjects
*MOTION picture censorship, *PORNOGRAPHIC films
Abstract

Thailand's film board has banned a movie about a transgender father struggling to raise two children, The Associated Press reported on Friday. The National Film Board ruled on Wednesday that the film, ''Insects in the Backyard,'' cannot be shown in Thailand because it contains scenes that are immoral and pornographic. The board objected to several scenes, including at least one that showed an explicit depiction of two men having sex, culture and film officials said. The film's director, Tanwarin Sukkhapisit, said the scenes were crucial to the story line and could not be cut. She said she plans to appeal the ban. Ms. Tanwarin, 37, said the movie was loosely based on her own life; she was born as a boy and began cross-dressing as a teenager. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2010

8. Thailand Sees Insult to Monarchy As It Bans `Anna.'.

Subjects
*MOTION picture censorship
Abstract

Reports that Thailand banned the motion picture `Anna and the King,' by 20th Century Fox. Accusation against the film; Why the majority who viewed the movie agreed to ban it; Part of the movie wherein many Thais are offended.

Published
1999

9. THAIS PLAN PIC RATING SYSTEM.

Author

Coonan, Clifford

Subjects
FILM content ratings, MOTION picture censorship, MOTION pictures & the arts, CULTURE in motion pictures, BANNED films
Abstract

The article reports on the plan of Thailand to introduce a film-rating system in May, 2009. It notes that the system will have categories similar to those used in other countries. Culture Minister Teera Slukpetch says that additional categories for films that should be promoted on merits of cultures, arts and tradition, and films that should be banned for inappropriate contents were included in the rating system.

Published
2009

10. 'Syndrome' snips.

Author

Rithdee, Kong

Subjects
MOTION picture censorship, FILMMAKERS
Abstract

The article reports on the demand to censor some controversial scenes from the movie "Syndromes and a Century" in Bangkok, Thailand. It mentioned that the board of censors has demanded to cut three scenes from the film before its theatrical release. However, the producer of the movie has appealed the decision to the court and the final ruling will be released one day before the release date.

Published
2007

11. 'Chan' to push limits.

Subjects
EROTIC films, MOTION picture censorship
Abstract

Reports on filmmaker Ninzee Nimbutur's filming of 'Chan Dhjara,' an erotic film which is expected to trigger a response from government censors in Thailand.

Published
2001

12. TV, movies butt out?

Author

Pritchard, Chris

Subjects
SMOKING in motion pictures, MOTION picture censorship, TELEVISION programs, CENSORSHIP, GOVERNMENT policy
Abstract

Reports on the plans of the government in Thailand to ban scenes showing smoking in movies and television dramas.

Published
2000

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