And the ‘Best Picture’ goes to …

With the Oscars done and dusted for another year, film fans can turn their attention to the Academy’s Thai equivalent, the Subhanahongsa awards, which will be announced on Sunday (March 5) at Kbank Siam Pic-Ganesha Theatre.

SF World Cinema at Central World is gearing up for the big event by screening all five nominations for best picture at a special price in the “Subhanahongsa Showcase”.
    The screenings got underway on February 28 with Boonsong Nakphu’s low-budget film about Buddhism “Thudongkhawat” (“Wandering”).

Fanday

    Showing today is the romantic drama “Fanday Fan Kun Khae Wan Diaw” (“Fanday”). Set in the snow in Hokkaido, “Fanday” is the debut film of the new company GDH 559. Directed by Banjong Pisunthanakun, it shares the highest number of nominations with “Dao Khanong” (“By The Time It Gets Dark”), which will close the special screening programme on Saturday.
    Screening tomorrow is another GDH movie “Pohnjakfah” (“A Gift”) – an anthology inspired by the royal compositions of the late King.

The Island Funeral

    Pimpaka Towira''s “Mahasamut Lae Susaan” (“The Island Funeral”), a road movie centred on a young Muslim woman heading to the southern part of Thailand, screens on Friday. The film is nominated in eight categories from best picture to best actress for Sasitorn Panichanok.
    Show time is 7pm at SF World Cinema. Ticket prices under the promotion start from Bt120 for deluxe seat, Bt140 for premium seat and Bt400 for sofa seat (for two).
    For more information, visit www.sfcinemacity.com/index.php/th/promotion-detail/Suphannahong-Showcase-2017.