'Thai filmmaker wants his films to be sleep-inducing'
Fall asleep during a movie? Many a filmmaker would be horrified and take it as an insult. Not the Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul, it makes him happy. At the International Film Festival Rotterdam he caused a sensation with his remarkable vision about film and dreams.
Once again the Grand Prince Claus Award 2016
In December of last year there was an article on this blog about the presentation of the Grand Prince Claus Award 2016 by HRH Prince Constantijn to the Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul. The ceremony took place at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam in the presence of a large number of members of the royal family. On Tuesday 13 June, the second ceremony took place in the attractive residence of the Dutch embassy, where the ambassador, Karel Hartogh, hosted a hundred guests.
Grand Prince Claus award for Thai filmmaker
During a ceremony at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, HRH Prince Constantijn presented the Grand Prince Claus Award to the independent filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul from Thailand yesterday.
This year's 'Grand Prince Claus Award' goes to Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul. The Prince Claus Fund praises his experimental and independent way of working.