Bangkok 2005

At this international festival held in the capital city of Thailand, the Malaysian film The Beautiful Washing Machine (Mei li de xi yi ji) by James Lee receibed the International Critics' Prize. Details of the prize

Reports:

Spotting the new talents. H.N.Narahari Rao assesses some of the best films in the ASEAN competition, particularly some ghost stories by new, young directors.

Destructive Alienations. James Lee's The Beautiful Washing Machine from Malaysia confirmed once again for Nenad Dukic that films of exceptional quality are no longer the privilege of the larger Asian filmmaking countries.

An Ironic look at Bangkok life. Jacob Neiiendam was very impressed by the first half of Citizen Dog, Wisit Sasanatieng's 'surreal modern tale', but felt it lost momentum in the second half.

Melodrama at its best. Gerald Peary explains why Phaoon Chandrasiri¹s The Letter, a commercial Thai movie, should also be defended by film critics.