Bangkok International Film Festival

Apart from being the capital of the country Bangkok is the main cultural center of Thailand as well as of Asia. Every year a number of cultural events of national and international importance take place in the city. The Bangkok International film festival is one such major international festival that is held in the capital city of Thailand since the year 2003. This international film festival is one of the major attractions to the cinegoers and the film lovers in the city.

Started in the year 2003, the Bangkok International Film Festival is held in the month of January or February every year in the city. numerous national as well as international films are screened in this festival. Apart from this a wide array of events, competitions and seminars are organized too. Film personalities from different parts of the world come to Bangkok for this festival. This international film festival is an important part of Bangkok culture.

During the Bangkok film festival a number of films from different countries of the world are screened. Twelve films among them are selected from them in a competition known as International competition. there are special awards for best director, actor and actress. Reel World is another competition among the recent feature length documentaries. ASEAN competition and Asian Short Film are two other competitions that are part of this prestigious international event.

Bangkok International Film festival has a number of awards in different categories. In the international competition there are special awards for best directors, actors and actresses. Apart from this, there is a special award for newcomers where a budding director who has done one or two films is awarded.

If you are film lovers then the Bangkok International Film Festival is sure to draw your attention. Here you can watch a variety of movies ranging from international movies, contemporary Thai movies and old classics. If you are lucky, you will get a glimpse of some of the most well known celebrities in this event.