PURIN PICTURES ANNOUNCES
GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR FALL 2019
Nov 1, 2019 - Bangkok
Bangkok-based film fund Purin Pictures has finalized the grantees for the Fall 2019 session. After evaluation and discussion of the submissions, the reading committee chose three fiction and one documentary projects to receive a production grant and one fiction project to receive a post-production grant.
Production Grants (30,000 USD for fiction, 15,000 USD for documentary)
VENGEANCE IS MINE, ALL OTHERS PAY CASH (Indonesia)
Director: Edwin, Producer: Meiske Taurisia
A drama following the life of Ajo, a violent young man who is unable to get an erection and his love for Iteung, a girl with great skill in the martial arts.
WHEN THE WAVES ARE GONE (Philippines)
Director: Lav Diaz, Producer: Bianca Balbuena
A film noir about a man freed from prison after 30 years who goes on a bloody trail of revenge against his friend to reclaim all that he has lost.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY (Indonesia)
Director: Makbul Mubarak, Producer: Yulia Evina Bhara
A drama about Rakib, a male housekeeper and his struggle to be free of Purna, the retired army general who is his master and father figure.
CHILDREN OF THE MIST (Vietnam)
Director: Diem Ha Le, Producer: Thao Tran Phuong
A documentary following 13-year old Di, a girl from the misty mountains of northern Vietnam as she walks the thin line between childhood and adulthood.
Post-Production Grant (50,000 USD in post-production services)
MEMORYLAND (Vietnam)
Director: Kim Quy Bui, Producer: Nicole Pham
A surreal melodrama told in three intertwining chapters following the lives of several characters as they contemplate life, love, and death.
This Fall 2019 session saw submissions from established names such as Lav Diaz and Edwin as well as many up-and-coming young talents with solid track records in short films. “The five countries with the strongest projects in the region continue to be the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. In fact, over the past two years since we started an open call for submissions we have supported 20 films; 5 have been from Philippines, 4 from Vietnam, and 3 each from Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore,” says Purin Pictures Director Aditya Assarat.
Beginning in 2020, Purin Pictures will formally split the granting program into Fiction and Documentary categories. “Over the past two years, we’ve found that in trying to choose the best projects, it’s difficult to compare the merits of fiction and documentary applications. Furthermore, the production needs and post-production schedules of documentaries tend to be different from fiction projects. By splitting the granting program into two categories and judging them separately, we can better serve the filmmakers,” says Purin Pictures Director Anocha Suwichakornpong.
