Following up on the ongoing European Union Film Festival, the World Film Festival of Bangkok continues to treat cinemaphiles to a selection of quality flicks from all over the world. Held from Nov 5-14 at Paragon Cineplex and Major Cineplex Sukhumvit, the festival screens a total of 150 movies by some of the world’s celebrated directors like French director Jacques Doillon and Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, and will be featured under nine categories: Asian Contemporary, Cinema Beat, Cine Latino, Doc Feast, Short Wave, Guts Nouveau, Music & Dance A la Carte, New Turkish Cinema and Retrospective. The highlights you shouldn’t miss include up-and-coming indie film maker Thanwarin Sukhaphisit directorial debut Insects in the Backyard, Singapore's Red Dragonflies and Taiwan's Au Revoir Taipei. Tickets are B100 and B50 for students. Further details can be found at www.worldfilmbkk.com.
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