Southeast Asian cinema

Southeast Asian cinema is the film industry and films produced in, or by natives of Southeast Asia. It includes any films produced in Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The majority of the films made in this region came from the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia where its filmmaking industries in these countries are already well-established with film directors such as Lino Brocka, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and Joko Anwar are well-known outside of the region. Notable production studios in Southeast Asia include Star Cinema, Viva Films, TBA Studios and Reality Entertainment in the Philippines, GDH 559 and Sahamongkol Film International in Thailand, Rapi Films in Indonesia, Astro Shaw in Malaysia, Encore Films in Singapore, and Studio 68 in Vietnam [1]

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 in some anglophone countries to describe any foreign language films.

The Far East as a cultural block includes East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

Key figures

Cambodia
  • Davy Chou - Contemporary Cambodian director (Diamond Island, Return to Seoul)
  • Kavich Neang - Contemporary Cambodian director (White Building)
  • Haing S. Ngor – Academy Award-winning Cambodian-American actor (The Killing Fields)
  • Rithy Panh – French-schooled filmmaker.
  • Tim Pek -Australian film producer.
  • Tea Lum Kun – Director of the highly acclaimed film The King Snake's Wife.
  • Leak Lyda - Contemporary Cambodian director (The Clock: Spirits Awakening).

Indonesia
Main article: Cinema of Indonesia
  • Usmar Ismail – The Father of Indonesian Cinema, Initiator of Indonesian Film Festival, Veteran director
  • Djamaluddin Malik - The Father of Indonesian Cinema Industry, Initiator of Indonesian Film Festival, Veteran movie producer
  • Ratna Asmara - Indonesian First Female Director (Sedap Malam)
  • Teguh Karya – Director (Badai Pasti Berlalu, Ibunda)
  • Bing Slamet – Veteran actor / The Father of Indonesian Comedy (Bing Slamet Koboi Cengeng).
  • Benyamin Sueb – Veteran actor (Benyamin Biang Kerok).
  • Christine Hakim – Veteran actress (Whispering Sands, Tjoet Nja Dien).
  • Slamet Rahardjo Djarot - Veteran actor ( Badai Pasti Berlalu, Whispering Sands, Tjoet Nja Dien)
  • Dono, Kasino, Indro – Veteran comedian group (Maju Kena Mundur Kena).
  • Dian Sastrowardoyo – Popular actress (Whispering Sands).
  • Garin Nugroho – Director (Opera Jawa, Memories of My Body).
  • Sjumandjaja – Director (Si Doel Anak Modern).
  • Aria Dewa – Director (Identitas).
  • Riri Riza – Director (Petualangan Sherina, Gie, What's Up With Love?, Laskar Pelangi).
  • Joko Anwar – director of several commercially successful horror films (Forbidden Door, Dead Time, A Copy of My Mind, Halfworlds, Satan's Slaves)
  • Teddy Soeriaatmadja – Director (Lovely Man, Something In The Way)
  • Iko Uwais – Martial-Arts Actor (Merantau, The Raid : Redemption, The Raid 2 : Berandal)
  • Kamila Andini - Female director (The Mirror Never Lies, Yuni)
  • Timo Tjahjanto - director of several commercially successful horror films (V/H/S/2, May the Devil Take You, The Night Comes for Us)
  • Kimo Stamboel - director of several commercially successful horror films (V/H/S/2, The Night Comes for Us, Dancing Village: The Curse Begins)
  • Adinia Wirasti - Actress (Ada Apa dengan Cinta?)
  • Happy Salma - Actress (Before, Now & Then)
  • Wregas Bhanuteja - Cannes-prize winning director (Prenjak, Photocopier, Andragogy)
  • Yayan Ruhian - Martial-Arts Actor (The Raid : Redemption, The Raid 2 : Berandal, Beyond Skyline, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum)
  • Angga Dwimas Sasongko - Director (One Day We'll Talk About Today, Stealing Raden Saleh, 13 Bombs in Jakarta)
  • Nicholas Saputra - Popular actor ( Joni's Promise, Gie, Aruna & Her Palate)
  • Reza Rahadian - Popular actor (Habibie & Ainun, Firegate, My Stupid Boss)

Laos
  • Som Ock Southiponh – Independent director, producer and screenwriter (Red Lotus).
  • Mattie Do – Independent Lao-American director and producer (The Long Walk, Dearest Sister, Chanthaly)
  • Anysay Keola – Independent Lao director and founder of Lao New Wave Cinema (Expiration Date, Noy – Above it All, At the Horizon)[2]

Malaysia
Main article: Cinema of Malaysia

Myanmar
  • Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi – Burmese film director and founder of the Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival. (Beyond the Dream and The Last Poem)
  • Kyi Soe Tun – Myanmar's most prominent director. His films include Upstream and Blood.

Philippines
Main article: Cinema of the Philippines

Singapore
  • Anthony Chen – Director and producer (Ilo Ilo, Wet Season, The Breaking Ice)
  • Boo Junfeng – Director and screenwriter (Sandcastle, Apprentice)
  • Eric Khoo – Director and producer (Mee Pok Man, 12 Storeys)
  • Jack Neo – Actor and director (I Not Stupid, Ah Boys to Men)
  • K. Rajagopal – Director and screenwriter (A Yellow Bird)
  • Kirsten Tan – Director and screenwriter (Pop Aye)
  • Royston Tan – Director and producer (15, 881)
  • Sandi Tan – Critic and director (Shirkers)
  • Tan Pin Pin – Documentarian (To Singapore, With Love)
  • He Shuming – Director and screenwriter (Ajoomma)

Thailand
Main article: Cinema of Thailand

Vietnam
  • Tran Anh Hung – French-trained expatriate director of Cyclo and other films.
  • Nguyen Vo Nghiem Minh – (Buffalo Boy)
  • Dang Nhat Minh – (Girl on the River, Guava Season)
  • Tony Bui – (Yellow Lotus, Green Dragon)
  • Ringo Le – Vietnamese-American film director ("Saigon Love Story")
  • Dustin Nguyen – Vietnamese-American actor.
  • Johnny Tri Nguyen – Vietnamese-American stuntman and actor (Tom-Yum-Goong, Saigon Eclipse)
  • Veronica Ngô – Vietnamese-Norwegian actress and singer (Furie)
  • Hong Chau – Academy Award-nominated Vietnamese-American actress (The Whale)

See also

Further reading
  • Contemporary Asian Cinema, Anne Tereska Ciecko, editor. Berg, 2006. ISBN 1-84520-237-6
  • Southeast Asian Independent Cinema, Tilman Baumgärtel, editor. Hong Kong University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-988-8083-61-9

References
  1. "Studio 68".
  2. "Anysay Keola". www.locarnofestival.ch. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
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