The very first Bangkok International Animation Film Festival, jointly organized by the Software Industry Promotion Agency and the Federation of National Film Associations of Thailand, aims to promote the Creative Economy concept.

The Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA), a public organization, in cooperation with the Federation of National Film Associations of Thailand jointly announced the launch of Thailand’s very first ‘Bangkok International Animation Film Festival 2009’ which will be held during September 25 – 30, 2009, at Paragon Cineplex, Paragon Shopping Complex and at SF World Cinema, Central World. Over 40 animation films from around the world are competing and will be shown during the festival.

The Bangkok International Animation Film Festival 2009 aims to provide a source of inspiration for youngsters to showcase their creative mind, and for new-genre entrepreneurs to apply their creativities in the commercial world, while at the same time, promoting the concept of “Creative Economy” to international audiences. Presiding at the press conference, Information and Communications Technology Minister Ranongruk Suwanchawee highlighted the importance of Bangkok International Animation Film Festival 2009, “Animation films are based on cultural and social aspects and is part of the ‘Creative Economy’ concept.

The upcoming Bangkok International Animation Film Festival in September hopes to be the venue for all business partners to develop and visualize their creativity. It will be a meeting place for talented members of the creative industries to further build on their businesses, creating employment, promoting ‘Thailand’ as the movie location, while seeking international cooperation to enhance our computer graphic and animation businesses to further build our film industry to the success level as seen in France and Korea.

As for the activities during the festival, Dr Rungruang Limchoopatipa, President of the Software Industry Promotion Agency or SIPA said, “The main activities, apart from the various screenings, there will also be over 40 animation films from all over the world competing for the Feature and Short Animation Film Awards, including 5 animation films from the US, 11 from Europe, 12 from the Asia-Pacific, and 8 from Thailand.

Furthermore, there will be lots of special sessions to explore the professional aspects of Thai animation and the digital content industries and the potential to add more value to such a creative industry. All of the above activities, including seminars, will be brought together in one forum to create the dynamic space for strengthening the development of Thai software and digital content technology, especially for the Animation Film industry.

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