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Asian journal for public opinion research, May 31, 2017
The Two Nations One Mind film contest was launched by the collaboration between Pukyong National ... more The Two Nations One Mind film contest was launched by the collaboration between Pukyong National University (PKNU) in Busan, The Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) in Bangkok, Thailand. The project was funded mainly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, South Korea. The intention of the project was to increase the recognition of Korea in Thailand through co-production filmmaking between university students from the two countries. This paper aims to look at the feedback from the project participants from both nations as to how international coproductions resulted in cultural exchange and international youth cooperation. The paper also examines the films produced from the project, Blossom, Different (Yet) the Same, Two Taste, Two Nations and When I Was There, for how they reflect the elements of transnational cinema. The comments from the films' audience were also taken as part of the data.
The Paulinian Compass, 2009
The paper "In the Mainstream of Thai Queer Cinema: Beautiful Boxer (2003)" is a part of... more The paper "In the Mainstream of Thai Queer Cinema: Beautiful Boxer (2003)" is a part of Dr. Oradol Kaewprasert's doctoral thesis at the University of Essex entitled "Gender Representation in Thai Queer Cinema." The paper traces the birth of the film "Beautiful Boxer" that breaks the monotony and stereotypes in the presentation of queer subjects and themes in Thai Cinema during the early 2000. As discussed by the paper, the film's story is about and is being narrated by the talented boxer, a male to female transsexual in real life, Nong Toom who fights on the ring as a man for her to be valued as a woman. Dr. Kaewprasert discusses how "Beautiful Boxer" ultimately expresses a feeling of self-restoration and a deconstruction of queer character stereotypes that greatly differs from other Thai Queer films. The film breaks with all the cliches of Thai queer characters: camp, screaming, and loud. In terms of the narrative style, the film permits the presentation of the subject speaking from her own perspective. It conveys a great sense of liberty since it considers the prospect of sexual diversity, which the viewers experience through a vast spectrum of facets of the character's life. Throughout the film, audiences are made to feel part of Toom's thoughts outside. The film succeeds remarkably, in the age of Thai commercial queer cinema, in establishing the appearance and subjectivity of a queer character within a broader cultural tradition.
I would like to thank Mr. Barry Pringle, a lecturer at the University of the Thai Chamber of Comm... more I would like to thank Mr. Barry Pringle, a lecturer at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, for his proofreading and being patient with my English. Any error that may occur in this paper is totally mine. ** Kathoey is now an ambiguous Thai word for male-to-female transgender. Kathoey consider themselves as female and may or may not go for a full Sexual Reassignment Operation.
วารสารมนุษยศาสตร์#TAB#(Humanities Journal), 2015
The paper "In the Mainstream of Thai Queer Cinema: Beautiful Boxer (2003)" is a part of... more The paper "In the Mainstream of Thai Queer Cinema: Beautiful Boxer (2003)" is a part of Dr. Oradol Kaewprasert's doctoral thesis at the University of Essex entitled "Gender Representation in Thai Queer Cinema." The paper traces the birth of the film "Beautiful Boxer" that breaks the monotony and stereotypes in the presentation of queer subjects and themes in Thai Cinema during the early 2000. As discussed by the paper, the film's story is about and is being narrated by the talented boxer, a male to female transsexual in real life, Nong Toom who fights on the ring as a man for her to be valued as a woman. Dr. Kaewprasert discusses how "Beautiful Boxer" ultimately expresses a feeling of self-restoration and a deconstruction of queer character stereotypes that greatly differs from other Thai Queer films. The film breaks with all the cliches of Thai queer characters: camp, screaming, and loud. In terms of the narrative style, the film perm...
This study is aimed to examine the core and artistic composition of three films: Sabaidee Luang P... more This study is aimed to examine the core and artistic composition of three films: Sabaidee Luang Prabang (Good Morning Luang Prabang), RongNgan Arom (Pleasure Factory) and Rao Song Sam Khon (That Sounds Good). The concepts of transnational film and the film genre are applied to analyse the film content and social condition at the time when and the place where the films were made and shown. The findings are as follows: Sabaidee Luang Prabang and Pleasure Factory are the international co-productions that present transnational elements which are culture, beautiful natural settings and history of each country through romantic-comedy film genre. The productions’ casts and crews are mixed nationalities from different countries. The films are full of transnational films elements, that is, the themes of memory and nostalgia. Due to restricted rules
... though transgendered characters or persons continued to be publicized in Thai media, with the... more ... though transgendered characters or persons continued to be publicized in Thai media, with the fall of Thai film industry Thai Queer films became nonexistent for a long time. ... 14 Bibliography Chantakaro, Daychawuth, One Day Show (Bangkok: Gaymaruth Publisher, 2003). ...
This study examines the thematic and cinematic elements of three films. The selected films are Go... more This study examines the thematic and cinematic elements of three films. The selected films are Good Morning Luang Prabang or Sabaidee Luang Prabang (2008), Pleasure Factory or Rong-ngan Arom (2007) and That Sounds Good or Rao Song Sam Khon (2010). The films are studied via the lens of Transnational Cinemas in the various film genres, and yet the entire paper gives the reader a deeper understanding of the film text and socio-cultural context in which the films were made and released. The findings are as follows: Good Morning Luang Prabang or Sabaidee Luang Prabang (2008) is the first private funded Lao film in 33 years. The film is a co-production of Laos and Thai companies. The film is full of Transnational Cinema elements including border crossing, the representation of cultural identities of the two nations. These cultural identities are represented through the film’s romantic comedy genre. The storyline is related through themes of memory, longing and nostalgia. Still, the plot i...
The Paulinian Compass, Apr 30, 2010
Asian journal for public opinion research, May 31, 2017
The Two Nations One Mind film contest was launched by the collaboration between Pukyong National ... more The Two Nations One Mind film contest was launched by the collaboration between Pukyong National University (PKNU) in Busan, The Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) in Bangkok, Thailand. The project was funded mainly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, South Korea. The intention of the project was to increase the recognition of Korea in Thailand through co-production filmmaking between university students from the two countries. This paper aims to look at the feedback from the project participants from both nations as to how international coproductions resulted in cultural exchange and international youth cooperation. The paper also examines the films produced from the project, Blossom, Different (Yet) the Same, Two Taste, Two Nations and When I Was There, for how they reflect the elements of transnational cinema. The comments from the films' audience were also taken as part of the data.
The Paulinian Compass, 2009
The paper "In the Mainstream of Thai Queer Cinema: Beautiful Boxer (2003)" is a part of... more The paper "In the Mainstream of Thai Queer Cinema: Beautiful Boxer (2003)" is a part of Dr. Oradol Kaewprasert's doctoral thesis at the University of Essex entitled "Gender Representation in Thai Queer Cinema." The paper traces the birth of the film "Beautiful Boxer" that breaks the monotony and stereotypes in the presentation of queer subjects and themes in Thai Cinema during the early 2000. As discussed by the paper, the film's story is about and is being narrated by the talented boxer, a male to female transsexual in real life, Nong Toom who fights on the ring as a man for her to be valued as a woman. Dr. Kaewprasert discusses how "Beautiful Boxer" ultimately expresses a feeling of self-restoration and a deconstruction of queer character stereotypes that greatly differs from other Thai Queer films. The film breaks with all the cliches of Thai queer characters: camp, screaming, and loud. In terms of the narrative style, the film permits the presentation of the subject speaking from her own perspective. It conveys a great sense of liberty since it considers the prospect of sexual diversity, which the viewers experience through a vast spectrum of facets of the character's life. Throughout the film, audiences are made to feel part of Toom's thoughts outside. The film succeeds remarkably, in the age of Thai commercial queer cinema, in establishing the appearance and subjectivity of a queer character within a broader cultural tradition.
I would like to thank Mr. Barry Pringle, a lecturer at the University of the Thai Chamber of Comm... more I would like to thank Mr. Barry Pringle, a lecturer at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, for his proofreading and being patient with my English. Any error that may occur in this paper is totally mine. ** Kathoey is now an ambiguous Thai word for male-to-female transgender. Kathoey consider themselves as female and may or may not go for a full Sexual Reassignment Operation.
วารสารมนุษยศาสตร์#TAB#(Humanities Journal), 2015
The paper "In the Mainstream of Thai Queer Cinema: Beautiful Boxer (2003)" is a part of... more The paper "In the Mainstream of Thai Queer Cinema: Beautiful Boxer (2003)" is a part of Dr. Oradol Kaewprasert's doctoral thesis at the University of Essex entitled "Gender Representation in Thai Queer Cinema." The paper traces the birth of the film "Beautiful Boxer" that breaks the monotony and stereotypes in the presentation of queer subjects and themes in Thai Cinema during the early 2000. As discussed by the paper, the film's story is about and is being narrated by the talented boxer, a male to female transsexual in real life, Nong Toom who fights on the ring as a man for her to be valued as a woman. Dr. Kaewprasert discusses how "Beautiful Boxer" ultimately expresses a feeling of self-restoration and a deconstruction of queer character stereotypes that greatly differs from other Thai Queer films. The film breaks with all the cliches of Thai queer characters: camp, screaming, and loud. In terms of the narrative style, the film perm...
This study is aimed to examine the core and artistic composition of three films: Sabaidee Luang P... more This study is aimed to examine the core and artistic composition of three films: Sabaidee Luang Prabang (Good Morning Luang Prabang), RongNgan Arom (Pleasure Factory) and Rao Song Sam Khon (That Sounds Good). The concepts of transnational film and the film genre are applied to analyse the film content and social condition at the time when and the place where the films were made and shown. The findings are as follows: Sabaidee Luang Prabang and Pleasure Factory are the international co-productions that present transnational elements which are culture, beautiful natural settings and history of each country through romantic-comedy film genre. The productions’ casts and crews are mixed nationalities from different countries. The films are full of transnational films elements, that is, the themes of memory and nostalgia. Due to restricted rules
... though transgendered characters or persons continued to be publicized in Thai media, with the... more ... though transgendered characters or persons continued to be publicized in Thai media, with the fall of Thai film industry Thai Queer films became nonexistent for a long time. ... 14 Bibliography Chantakaro, Daychawuth, One Day Show (Bangkok: Gaymaruth Publisher, 2003). ...
This study examines the thematic and cinematic elements of three films. The selected films are Go... more This study examines the thematic and cinematic elements of three films. The selected films are Good Morning Luang Prabang or Sabaidee Luang Prabang (2008), Pleasure Factory or Rong-ngan Arom (2007) and That Sounds Good or Rao Song Sam Khon (2010). The films are studied via the lens of Transnational Cinemas in the various film genres, and yet the entire paper gives the reader a deeper understanding of the film text and socio-cultural context in which the films were made and released. The findings are as follows: Good Morning Luang Prabang or Sabaidee Luang Prabang (2008) is the first private funded Lao film in 33 years. The film is a co-production of Laos and Thai companies. The film is full of Transnational Cinema elements including border crossing, the representation of cultural identities of the two nations. These cultural identities are represented through the film’s romantic comedy genre. The storyline is related through themes of memory, longing and nostalgia. Still, the plot i...
The Paulinian Compass, Apr 30, 2010