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Southeast Asian cinema
Cinema of Cambodia Cinema of Malaysia Cinema of Myanmar Cinema of the Philippines Cinema of Singapore Cinema of Thailand Cinema of Vietnam

Southeast Asian cinema refers to the film industry and films produced in, and/or by natives of, Southeast Asia. By definition, it describes any films produced in Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Southeast Asian cinema is a sub-section of continental Asian cinema, which in turn comes under the umbrella term of World cinema, a term used to describe any foreign language films.

Contents 1 Key figures 1.1 Cambodia 1.2 Indonesia 1.3 Malaysia 1.4 Myanmar 1.5 Philippines 1.6 Singapore 1.7 Thailand 1.8 Vietnam 2 See also 3 External links

[edit] Key figures

[edit] Cambodia

• Rithy Panh – French-schooled documentarian and filmmaker.

[edit] Indonesia

• Christine Hakim – Veteran actress (Whispering Sands).
• Dian Sastrowardoyo – Popular actress (Whispering Sands).
• Joko Anwar – Film critic and director (Joni's Promise).
• Riri Riza – Director of Gie.
• Mira Lesmana - Producer (Gie).

[edit] Malaysia

• P. Ramlee – Leading man, screenwriter and director.

[edit] Myanmar

• Kyi Soe Tun – Myanmar's most prominent director. His films include Upstream and Blood.

[edit] Philippines

• Lav Diaz – Director of Batang West Side and Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino and Heremias.
• Lino Brocka – One of the Philippines' greatest directors.
• Nora Aunor – Multi-awarded actress.
• Gloria Romero - Prominent mid-century actrress.
• Fernando Poe Jr. - Action legend.

[edit] Singapore

• Eric Khoo – Acclaimed director (Be with Me).
• Jack Neo – Popular actor and director (I Not Stupid).

[edit] Thailand

• Apichatpong Weerasethakul – Cannes-prize winning Thai avant garde director (Blissfully Yours, Tropical Malady).
• Chatrichalerm_Yukol – Veteran director (The Legend of Suriyothai, King Naresuan).
• Nonzee Nimibutr – Director and producer who influenced the Thai industry's pan-Asian directions (Nang Nak, Jan Dara).
• The Pang Brothers – Although born in Hong Kong, these twin-brother filmmakers got their start in Thailand and made Bangkok Dangerous in 1999 and The Eye, a pan-Asian co-production in 2002.
• Pen-Ek Ratanaruang – "New wave" director (Last Life in the Universe, Invisible Waves).
• Tony Jaa – Action star (Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, Tom-Yum-Goong).
• Wisit Sasanatieng – "New wave" director (Tears of the Black Tiger, Citizen Dog)

[edit] Vietnam

• Tran Anh Hung – French-trained expatriate director of Cyclo and other films.

[edit] See also

• World cinema
• Asian cinema
• East Asian cinema
• South Asian cinema
• Middle Eastern cinema

[edit] External links

• Criticine.com - Manila-based scholarly journal on Southeast Asian cinema.
• Southeast Asia Cinematheque - Singapore/Kuala Lumpur-based organization that promotes the region's cinema.fr:Cinéma d'Asie du Sud-Est