The annual film event in Laos that was for the past 12 years known as the Luang Prabang Film Festival has given up its name in order to go ahead with next month’s edition. “Organizers have recently…
“Organizers have recently acquiesced to a name change in order to continue to produce this year’s event, scheduled for Dec. 8- 11, and will move forward using only the iconic blue chair to identify the festival,” they said in a statement that also unveiled the festival’s film selection.The festival has been operated on a non-profit basis with the backing of private sector and local government sponsors in the UNESCO Heritage town of Luang Prabang.
It has supported the Laos local film industry, operated talent development workshops and provides free-of-charge screeningsThe 2022 selection includes two completed films that were at project stage when presented at the inaugural LPFF Talent Lab: Martika Ramirez Escobar’s “Leonor Will Never Die,” andTwo new productions from Laos will premiere at the festival this year — Sonepasith Phanphila’s “Absence of Sound,” made in Luang Prabang itself, and short film, “Fly Sandy Fly,” by Phanumad...
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