So no, ‘Shakespeare Must Die’ is most definitely NOT the only film funded by the Abhisit government’s film fund under the Creative Thailand Fund (the Thai name, Thai Khem Khaeng Fund, literally means “Fund to Strengthen Thais”. Our 3 million is therefore on the lower-middle end. For instance, out of the 200 million baht fund, one big epic, ‘The Legend of King Naresuan’ received 49 million and ‘Headshot’ by Penek Rattanaruang got at least 8 million. In fact the studio films got the lion’s share the amount also varied greatly. Recipients include studio films as well as independent films. Some for script development, some for production, one for distribution (The 2010 Palme d’Or winner ‘Uncle Boonmee’).
Was this an optimistic moment for the arts? Are there any art projects funded under the new administration of Yingluck Shinawatra?Īt least 50 other film projects received this funding.
Shakespeare Must Die was the first and only film to be partially funded by the Culture Ministry’s Office of Contemporary Art and Culture (under Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva). By Colleen Kennedy (PhD Candidate in English, Ohio State University Kanjanavanit, director of Shakespeare Must Die, shows a DVD of her film (photo:Sakchai Lalit)ġ.
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