After a highly successful Rooftop Film Festival – the first in the South East Asia region – held in March 2012 at the Sunset Lounge of dusitD2 baraquda hotel in Pattaya, this year will see the event take on a more Gallic flavor as the French Embassy in Thailand, together with World Film Festival of Bangkok and dusitD2 baraquda pattaya will host the “Pattaya French Film Festival 2013.”
A wide range of French cinematic delights are to be shown at the chic and casual poolside of dusitD2 baraquda pattaya hotel every Friday and Saturday evening from 8 p.m. throughout February. This inaugural festival aims to promote French films to French speaking residents and tourists as well as to attract those who are interested in the French language and culture. The festival is poised to become a focal point for French film aficionados to gather and enjoy high quality films with other Francophiles. The festival will be Thailand’s first poolside al fresco style film experience.
The film festival will be held poolside at the dusitD2 baraquda hotel.
Pattaya is one of the most dynamic and creative cities in Thailand and this film festival aims to offer a major cultural experience to interested visitors, while adding an important event to Pattaya’s tourism attractions.
Kriengsak Silakong, Director of the World Film Festival of Bangkok stated: “The cinematographic language is a universal language. Watching films from around the world helps us to understand other people and cultures and also discover the similar traits and situations that we all share and experience. With this project we show that the cultural sector and the private sector together can achieve something that would be much harder to achieve for any of the two alone.
“It is a brave initiative of dusitD2 baraquda pattaya to bring foreign films to Pattaya, especially French films,” Silanong continued. “I attended their Rooftop Film Festival last year and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I can assure everyone that the Pattaya French Film Festival is going to be another amazing film experience and one of the best ever organised in Thailand.”
Chonlatee Nakamadee, hotel manager of dusitD2 baraquda pattaya added: “This film festival reflects the hotel’s aim to become a centre of fashion, film, art, and music in a casual environment. Last year we hosted a highly successful Rooftop Film Festival which became not only Thailand’s first but also South East Asia’s first.”
The 4-week long festival will showcase 8 of France’s most celebrated films:
• Les triplettes de Belleville (Friday 1 February)
• Lola (Saturday 2 February)
• French Cancan (Friday 8 February)
• On connaît la chanson (Saturday 9 February)
• Two days in Paris (Friday 15 February)
• La fille de Monaco (Saturday 16 February)
• Le hussard sur le toit (Friday 22 February)
• Playtime (Saturday 23 February)
Film buffs in the Eastern Seaboard can enjoy these renowned classic and contemporary French films every Friday and Saturday night at 8 p.m. The movies are in French with English subtitles unless otherwise stated. No admission fee will be charged and guests can enjoy a selection of drink packages available on each occasion.
The grand opening night on Friday 1st of February will showcase the popular animation comedy “Les triplettes de Belleville” and will be presided over by the new French Ambassador H.E. Thierry Viteau and many honorable guests including Khun Sonthaya Khunpluem, Minister of Culture and high level executives from King Power, Amadeus, Roxy and Sansiri.
The second film showing on the opening weekend is the romantic drama “Lola”, which will be screened on Saturday, Feb. 2.
The Pattaya French Film Festival 2013, co-presented by the French Embassy in Thailand, World Film Festival of Bangkok and dusitD2 baraquda pattaya, is also sponsored by many leading companies including; King Power, Amadeus, Roxy, San Siri, Baan Pai Haad and Le Cordon Bleu Dusit Culinary School.
For more information or reservations please contact Tel. 038 769 999 or Email: [email protected].
Note: Beginning next week, the Pattaya Mail will publish a synopsis of the upcoming movies to be shown at the French Film Festival 2013.
