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PURIN PICTURES ANNOUNCES GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR SPRING 2024
Says Purin Pictures co-director Aditya Assarat, “This session we received the highest number of applications since starting the fund in 2017. It was a very difficult process for the reading committee to choose the grantees and reinforces the need for the different funds in the Southeast Asia region to support our own artists.”
PURIN PICTURES ANNOUNCES GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR FALL 2023
Says Purin Pictures co-director Anocha Suwichakornpong, “This session half of all the submissions we received were from the Philippines. Because of various local support schemes and a just-do-it mentality, Filipino filmmakers continue to create interesting and varied works.
PURIN PICTURES ANNOUNCES GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR SPRING 2023
Says Purin Pictures co-director Aditya Assarat, “Over the past several years, Vietnam, in particular, has proved to be a bright spot in the region for cinema. You could say we are in the midst of a Vietnamese New Wave.” Don’t Cry Butterfly by Duong Dieu Linh and Baby Jackfruit, Baby Guava by Quang Nong Nhat both have a confident personal style that is indicative of the new generation of Vietnamese filmmakers.
PURIN PICTURES’ SHORT FILM CAMP 2022 Announces the winners
As part of the Short Film Camp, led by Purin Pictures and sponsored by Netflix, four teams comprising filmmakers from Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar were awarded prizes this month in Bangkok. Their prizes included grants and post-production support to create their short films.
PURIN PICTURES ANNOUNCES GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR FALL 2022
Says Purin Pictures co-director Anocha Suwichakornpong, “We are excited to support multiple projects from Myanmar and Cambodia, two countries that have less developed film industries than their SEA neighbors. Despite the difficulties, it’s heartening to see the young filmmakers there fighting to tell their stories”.
the 2nd SHORT FILM CAMP by purin pictures will be expanded to the Mekong Region
Twelve teams of directors and producers from Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar have been selected to take part in a ten-day filmmaking workshop this December. This is the second year running that Netflix is a major sponsor of the Short Film Camp led by Purin Pictures
PURIN PICTURES ANNOUNCES GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR spring 2022
Says Purin Pictures co-director Aditya Assarat, "In Carl Joseph Papa's The Missing, we are excited to support an animated film for the first time. Maybe because of their higher budgets, feature animations are pretty rare in Southeast Asian independent cinema."
PURIN PICTURES ORGANIZES SHORT FILM CAMP (SFC) in bangkok
From pitching to casting, the nine-day program ensured the participants were well-equipped on all aspects of the filmmaking journey. Aspiring directors got to work with script consultants, while those on the producing track learned about budget and distribution.
PURIN PICTURES ANNOUNCES GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR FALL 2021
This Fall 2021 granting session saw interesting projects from all around the region, but in particular from Malaysia and Philippines. The higher number of submissions directly reflects the level of local funding available in those countries to support their filmmakers.
PURIN PICTURES ANNOUNCES GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR spring 2021
This spring 2021 session was the third granting session to be held amidst the on-going Covid-19 pandemic that began early last year. Despite the world-wide disruption to the film ecosystem, Southeast Asian filmmakers continued to push forward with their work
PURIN PICTURES ANNOUNCES GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR FALL 2020
This Fall 2020 session saw the highest number of submissions ever received to our granting program. This was likely due to many filmmakers locked down at home during the Covid-19 pandemic having plenty of time to finish writing their scripts.
PURIN PICTURES ANNOUNCES GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR spring 2020
There are two fiction and three documentary projects that will receive production grants in its spring 2020 funding round. The two fiction projects are from Myanmar and Indonesia. The three documentary projects are from Singapore and the Philippines.
Purin pictures announces grant recipients for fall 2019
We received submission from established names such as Lav Diaz and Edwin as well as many up-and-coming young talents with solid track records in their short films. The grantees are three fiction and one documentary projects for the production grant and one fiction project for the post-production.
HOW INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA ARE ON THE RISE
Independent filmmakers in Southeast Asia face numerous obstacles, but a burgeoning network of support is fueling growth and ambition. Purin Pictures is not aiming to support films that are a sure bet on the festival circuit, but to discover and nurture new talent in Southeast Asian indie cinema.
PURIN PICTURES ORGANIZES INAUGURAL ROUNDTABLE EVENT
The objective of Roundtable is to build a bridge between Thai and ASEAN filmmakers, commercial and independent filmmakers, and experienced and new filmmakers. We hope to create a space where everyone can share, learn, and network with each other to build a stronger community.
PURIN PICTURES ANNOUNCES GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR SPRING 2019
This Spring 2019 session saw an increase in overall applications. The fact that we continue to see many strong projects from the Philippines and Singapore in particular tells us that these two countries have the most solid support structures for independent filmmaking within the region.
PURIN PICTURES ANNOUNCES GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR FALL 2018
This Fall 2018 session, we received a high number of cross-cultural stories taking place across multiple countries. This not only reflects the co-production strategy of financing, but also the increasingly international experiences of many up-and-coming SEA filmmakers.
PURIN PICTURES ANNOUNCES GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR SPRING 2018
With submissions from nearly every Southeast Asian country, the reading committee chose four fiction projects to receive a production grant and one documentary project to receive a post-production grant. All four of the production grantees are first time feature filmmakers.
PURIN PICTURES RAMPS UP ACTIVITIES IN BUSAN
Purin Pictures’ first supported film, Mouly Surya’s revenge drama Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts, is making its Asian premiere. The team will also be active at the Asian Project Market as well as at Platform Busan, where it is sponsoring five recent graduates from Bangkok area film schools to attend.