February 21, 2023 - Bangkok — CCCL Film Festival announced the award winners for its 3rd edition at Alliance Française Bangkok on Sunday, February 19, 2023. This year the festival set its highest record awarding 13 prizes to Thai as well as international filmmakers. The awards with cash prizes totaling THB 235,000, were given in multiple categories, including the main Jury Awards, the Youth Jury Award, the Audience Award, the Young Filmmaker Award, and the CCCL Special Award. (See the list of winning films below.)
The winning films were selected from over 230 submissions to the 2022 short film competition, and 34 finalists in the official selection screened at the festival. The panel of judges for the jury awards included film critic Prawit Taengaksorn, film producer Cattleya Paosrijaroen, and Kritsada Boonchai of Thai Climate Justice for All (TCJA) Network.
The award ceremony, held on the second day of the festival, was hosted by Earth Nirodha Ruencharoen. CCCL Film Festival thanks our sponsors and partners for their continued support and for presenting the awards. The award presenters included James Gulkin of Siam Canadian, Peter Eric Dennis, Fransiskus Tarmedi of Heinrich-Boell Foundation, Kasorn Kamnerdpetch, Deputy Director of the Office of Culture and Contemporary Art, Narindr Wangsriwattanakul of Sang Foundation, Somyos Kiataramkul, Deputy Director General of Thai PBS, Piriya Uraiwong of UNDP Thailand, Malaurie Carras of Alliance Française Bangkok, Annelie Langerak and Kathryn Bimson of CCCL Advisory Board. On the first day of the festival we were also honored to have key partners joining us, Dr. Sarah Tayler, Ambassador of Canada to Thailand, Renaud Meyer, UNDP Resident Representative to Thailand, Pornprom Wikitseth, Environmental Advisor to the Governor of Bangkok.
The award winners in the 3rd Edition of CCCL Film Festival (2023) are as follows:
AWARD WINNERS
JURY AWARD: DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Grand Jury Award with a cash prize of 50,000 THB
MULTIVERSE OF MEKONG by Patiparn Boontarig (Thailand, 2023)
JURY AWARD: DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Jury Award with a cash prize of 30,000 THB
THE FOOD SUBSCRIPTION by Nichapa Nisabdi (Thailand, 2022)
JURY AWARD: DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Special Mention with a cash prize of 15,000 THB
THE FARMER by Sirithan Laowakul (Thailand, 2022)
JURY AWARD: DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION Special Mention with a cash prize of 15,000 THB PANARE, SHIP ON THE SHORE by Napat Wesshasartar (Thailand, 2022)
JURY AWARD: NON-DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Jury Award สำหรับหนังสั้นที่ไม่ใช่สารคดี Special Mention with a cash prize of 15,000 THB FALLENCITY by Naphat Khunlam (Thailand, 2022)
Special Mention with a cash prize of 15,000 THB TO DUST AND DROUGHT by Jittinont Sujjakulvanich (Thailand, 2021)
Special Mention with a cash prize of 15,000 THB UNDERNEATH by Siwakorn Srikhammoum, Supitchaya Thamsaengchote (Thailand, 2022)
YOUTH JURY AWARD
Youth Jury Award with a cash prize of 10,000 THB US by Nika Zhukova, Eli Hofman (Israel, 2022)
YOUNG FILMMAKER AWARD
Young Filmmaker Award with a cash prize of 15,000 THB NATURE LULLABY by Jiraphat Vinagupta (Thailand, 2022)
Young Filmmaker Award with a cash prize of 15,000 THB THE ACTUAL by Krongkan Kiangphalak (Thailand, 2022)
SPECIAL AWARD
CCCL Special Award with a cash prize of 15,000 THB THE ROUND LAKE by Zayan Agha (Pakistan, 2022)
CCCL Special Award with a cash prize of 15,000 THB
SPIRIT OF THE FOREST โดย Nandini Rao, Nirupa Rao, Kalp Sanghvi (India, 2022)
Audience Award with a cash prize of 10,000 THB FIRST DRAFT by Nopawat Likitwong (Thailand, 2023)
Congratulations to all filmmakers who submitted many excellent films in this year’s competition. Kudos to the award winners and all finalists whose films made it to screening at the festival. See you again next year!