The 8th Luang Prabang Film Festival
2-7 December 2016
Filmmaker Present
Outdoor Night Venue
Indoor Day Venue
02 Dec
- Opening Ceremony
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Banana Pancakes & the Children of Sticky Rice
- Back to the 90s
03 Dec
- The Return
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Finding Phong
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Cambodian Sun
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A Copy of My Mind
- Theatre: "Easy Things Don't Come for Free"
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Love Forever
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Lovesucks
04 Dec
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Brutal
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Diamond Island
- About a Woman
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Fundamentally Happy
- Puppetry: "The Little Monkey and the Orphan" | Mini-Concert: Xtreme
- Joking Jazz 4G
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Y/Our Music
05 Dec
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Haze
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Apocalypse Child
- Ma'Rosa
- There's No Forever
- Theater: "Who?" | Mini-Concert: Kop & Thut
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Louis Loves Baitong
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Khunpan
06 Dec
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The Crescent Moon
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Before the Fall
- A Yellow Bird
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Sweet Twenty
- Contemporary Dance: LED Lightshow | Mini-Concert: Nouan Numtao
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The River Flows
- May Who?
07 Dec
- City of Jade
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Question of Faith
- Love
- Ola Bola
- Performance: Variety Show | Mini-Concert: Kai Overdance
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Senior
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The Down
Night Venue
Our outdoor screening space, the Handicraft Market, was renovated by UNESCO in 2003. At the main intersection in town, this venue is ideal for cultural and public events, and can accommodate over 1,500 people.
Day Venue
Sofitel Luang Prabang, a five-star resort housed in stately French colonial buildings, serves as the festival’s daytime venue. Our feature film screening room can seat 75 people, while our short film screening room can seat 20 people.
Shuttle Service
Every fifteen minutes, a free shuttle is available to bring guests between the two venues.
Public Discussions
PITCHING YOUR PROJECT
Date: 3 December 2016 // Time: 2pm
A good project pitch can make or break a film’s chance at securing funding or other forms of support. Led by the Tribeca Film Institute®, panelists will offer tips and tricks for project pitching, covering both the proper technique and ideal content for a pitch. Discussion will also address funding opportunities available within the organizations represented.
PANELISTS
- Bryce Norbitz, Tribeca Film Institute®
- Jeremy Sim, Aurora Media Capital
- Stephane Lambert, Asian Side of the Doc
SPOTLIGHT ON THE PHILIPPINES
Date: 5 December 2016 // Time: 10am to 6pm
Francis “Oggs” Cruz, LPFF’s Motion Picture Ambassador for the Philippines, will lead us during this daylong glimpse into the film industry in his home country. Cruz will use his expertise and experience as a film critic to contextualize the wildly diverse and energetic culture of film production in the Philippines. Discussion will accompany a program of his recommended feature and short films.
PANELISTS
- Francis “Oggs” Cruz, LPFF Motion Picture Ambassador
- Mario Cornejo, Apocalypse Child
- Martin Mayuga, Haze
THE RISE OF VIDEO ON DEMAND
Date: 4 December 2016 // Time: 2pm
Is video on demand the future of cinema? The way people consume film has changed significantly in recent years with the rise of several varying modes of video on demand, including the pay-per-screening, subscription-based, and free streaming video models. Panelists will discuss the viability of these distribution methods in the future and in the Southeast Asian market more specifically.
PANELISTS
- Ho Jia Jian, Viddsee
- Jeffrey Calman, Siam Film Associates, Aggregator for Netflix
- Weerada Sucharitkul, FilmDoo
FILM COMMISSIONS
Date: 6 December 2016 // Time: 2pm
In partnership with the Asian Film Commissions Network, regional film commissioners will discuss their activities that support and promote their national artists. Such a discussion will be particularly relevant for Laos, which is in the process of building its own film commission. Topics to be discussed include what a commission can do for its filmmakers, why film commissions are useful or necessary for industry growth, and how ASEAN commissions could work together in the future.
PANELISTS
- Azrina Zainal Abidin, FINAS
- Cedric Eloy, International Advisor to Film Commissions
- Chandara So, Cambodian Film Commission
- Liza Dino-Seguerra, Film Development Council of the Philippines
- Vithoun Sundara, Lao PDR’s Department of Cinema
Films Around Town
ADRI BERGER PHOTOGRAPHER & FILMMAKER
Great Photographers – (10′)
Director: Adri Berger
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings – (5′)
Director: Adri Berger
Birth in the Health Centre – (10′)
Director: Adri Berger
A UNESCO World Heritage Site – (54′)
Director: Adri Berger
CULTURAL MEDIA LIBRARY
(Screenings at Tiger Trails Sales Office)
Melody of Bamboo – (6′)
Director: Ka Xiong
Tak Bat – (3′)
Director: Seangpheath Southnavong
Net – (5′)
Director: Sean Chadwell
LAYERS – (4′)
Director: Aaron Minks
Hmong Shaman Ceremony – (2′)
Director: Cyril Eberle
Phralak Phralam – (6′)
Director: Houmphanph Phahongchanh
Screenings on loop and on demand.
ELEPHANT CONSERVATION CENTER
Song of the Lao Elephant – (50′)
Director: Hyun Cheol Sony
Screenings on demand
EVENTS FOR GOOD
Running Home – (20′)
Director: Emily Vidalk (3’)
Screenings on demand.
LAO FRIENDS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
(Screenings at Friends Visitor Center)
Celebrating 20 Years of Friends Without a Border – (8′)
Director: Adri Berger
Lao Friends Hospital for Children Opens the ER – (5′)
Director: Adri Berger
Screenings on loop and on demand.
TRADITIONAL ARTS & ETHNOLOGY CENTRE
Women and Folktales: Traditional Stories from Ethnic Villages in Laos – (22 shorts: 2’– 13’in length)
Various Directors
Screenings on loop in the TAEC Patio.
A small entrance fee is collected to enter the museum.
@ MY LIBRARY
A New Day – (11′)
Director: Novice Vongkham Mittapo
Adopted Son – (5′)
Director: Xengkong Xiong
Real Friends – (7′)
Director: Pa Nyia Thor
Love on Facebook – (10′)
Director: Saimon Hur
Other short films
Director: Various Directors
Screenings on demand.
OCK POP TOK
Discover Laos Through Textiles: Ock Pop Tok Village Weaver Project – (4′)
Director: François Yazbeck & Thibaud Vinant
Ock Pop Tok Village Weaver Project: In Their Own Words – (3′)
Director: François Yazbeck & Thibaud Vinant
Screenings on a loop.
SEVENORIENTS / CREATIVE SEVEN ARTS
(Screenings at Chez Matt)
Lao Silk & Fashion (50’)
Director: Peter Livermore
Lao Tourism & Trade (20’)
Director: Peter Livermore
Our Forest (60′)
Director: Peter Livermore
Social Development (45’)
Director: Peter Livermore
Improving Lives in the Deep South (70’)
Director: Peter Livermore
The Festival of Light: The End of the Buddhist Lent (26’)
Director: Peter Livermore
Screenings on a loop.
TIGER TRAIL TRAVEL
Tiger Trail – (3′)
Director: Cyril Eberle
MOTOLAO – (3′)
Director: Cyril Eberle
Laos Eco-Tourism Adventure – (3′)
Director: Cyril Eberle
MOTOLAO DIARIES – (5′)
Director: Cyril Eberle, Aaron Minks
Screenings on a loop.
2016 LPFF Talent Lab
Program Overview
In an exciting new collaboration, the Tribeca Film Institute® (TFI) will be leading a full-day Talent Lab for Southeast Asian filmmakers on grant writing and project pitching at the 7th Luang Prabang Film Festival. After sessions of instruction, practice, and a pitch forum with feedback given by various industry professionals, one project showing great promise will be selected by TFI to attend the TFI Network market, which will take place in New York City at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival®. There, TFI will arrange meetings for the filmmaker with editors, distributors, and financiers. TFI will then mentor him or her through the completion of the project.
2016 Talent Lab Projects
The 10 selected projects, which are in various stages of production, come from seven countries from the ASEAN region: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The participating projects include
- Beastmode, represented by assistant director/producer Vanessa Amante and writer Mixkaela Villalon (Philippines)
- Blessed Reunion, represented by director/screenwriter Lee Thean-jeen (Malaysia)
- Devoted, represented by writer/producer Damon Chua (Malaysia)
- The Doctor, represented by producer/director Naruemon Chaingam (Thailand)
- The First Drop of Rain in the Month of May, represented by producer Sheron Dayoc (Philippines)
- On the Other Side, represented by writer/director Anysay Keola (Laos)
- Return of the Owl, represented by director/writer Martika Ramirez Escobar (Philippines)
- The Ring Road, represented by director/producer Tran Phuong Thao (Vietnam)
- The Science of Fictions, represented by director/scriptwriter Yosep Anggi Noen and producer Yulia Evina Bhara (Indonesia)
- White Building, represented by director/writer/producer Kavich Neang (Cambodia)
Activities During the Talent Lab on 3 December 2016
1. Learning How to Pitch
Filmmakers complete an exercise to talk about their projects and begin to hone their pitches in a clear and engaging way. The session will be a practical, back-to-basics approach to clarify what the filmmakers’stories are about, and what they are looking to convey to help to keep their pitch focused.
2. Practicing the Pitch
Filmmakers volunteer to present their pitches to the group, and TFI will provide feedback on pitches and improvised meetings. TFI will help review questionnaires for the projects and comment if the pitch accomplished the story they are trying to tell. Other projects can weigh in for peer-to-peer review.
3. Group Lunch and Informal Meetings
TFI and other invited industry meet with filmmakers in an informal round-table setting, providing more opportunity to discuss the projects and pitches.
4. Public Discussion: Funding/Grants Info Session
TFI leads a short session on funds available to filmmakers, with dates and the processes to apply. TFI will speak to the “do’s and don’ts” on writing a grant application and tips on taking a funding meeting. TFI will present examples of successful applications, and give advice on improvements, with a Q&A discussion included.
5. Pitch Forum
Each project will pitch in front of the group, improving upon the comments from the morning session. Working alongside various industry professionals, TFI will form a feedback panel to provide detailed notes on each pitch. The panel will choose one project to join the TFI Network market at the Tribeca Film Festival 2017.
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