Six Filipino film-makers, Mark Raywin Tome, Kaj Palanca, David Corpuz, Kristine Camille del Pilar Sulit, Kelvin Ting, and Bridget Ting, took part in the Blue Chair Film Festival (BCFF) 2024 held on 05-09 December 2024 in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. This year’s Festival included a Philippine Day dedicated to screen all ten (10) Filipino films which were part of the official selection of the BCFF: Gitling, The Gospel of the Beast, When This is All Over, Cross My Heart and Hope to Die, Even Ashes, Nothing Remains, Extra Festive, Luzonensis Osteoporosis, Primetime Mother, Read-Only Memory, and Shortest Day, Longest Night.
The Philippine Embassy attended the opening ceremony of the Festival and an official launch, and organized a small meet and greet with the film-makers and some members of the Filipino community in Luang Prabang. It was an opportunity for the group to talk about Filipino culture, share experiences and highlight Filipino creativity and artistry.
Established in 2009, the Blue Chair Film Festival is an annual festival which features films from Southeast Asian countries. It aims to connect regional filmmakers while at the same time supporting the Lao domestic film industry. Aside from the free screening of films in the town of Luang Prabang, the festival also operates talent development workshops.
ໃນວັນທີ 05-09 ທັນວາ 2024, ນັກສ້າງຮູບເງົາຟີລິບປິນ 6 ຄົນເຊິ່ງແມ່ນ Mark Raywin Tome, Kaj Palanca, David Corpuz, Kristine Camille del Pilar Sulit, Kelvin Ting, ແລະ Bridget Ting ໄດ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມງານ Blue Chair Film Festival (BCFF) 2024 ທີ່ຈັດຂຶ້ນທີ່ເມືອງຫຼວງພະບາງ, ສປປ ລາວ. ງານມະໂຫລານຮູບເງົາໃນປີນີ້ຖືເປັນ Philippine Day ທີ່ໄດ້ສະແດງຮູບເງົາຟີລິບປິນທັງຫມົດ 10 ເລື່ອງ ກໍຄື: Gitling, The Gospel of the Beast, When This is All Over, Cross My Heart and Hope to Die, Even Ashes, Nothing Remains, Extra Festive, Luzonensis Osteoporosis, Primetime Mother, Read-Only Memory, and Shortest Day, Longest Night ເຊິ່ງຖືເປັນສ່ວນຫນຶ່ງຂອງການຄັດເລືອກຢ່າງເປັນທາງການຂອງ BCFF.
ສະຖານທູດຟີລິບປິນໄດ້ກໍເຂົ້າຮ່ວມພິທີເປີດງານບຸນມະໂຫລານຮູບເງົາຢ່າງເປັນທາງການໃນປີນີ້, ຖືເປັນນິມິດດີໃນການພົບປະ ແລະ ໂອ້ລົມກັບບັນນັກສ້າງຮູບເງົາ ແລະ ສະມາຄົມຄົນຟີລິບປິນຈຳນວນໜຶ່ງຢູ່ອາໄສຢູ່ ແຂວງຫຼວງພະບາງ. ໃນນັ້ນ, ຖືເປັນໂອກາດດີໃນການສົນທະນາກ່ຽວກັບວັດທະນະທຳຟີລິບປິນ, ແບ່ງປັນປະສົບການ ແລະ ເນັ້ນໃຫ້ເຫັນຄວາມສ້າງສັນ ແລະ ສິລະປະຂອງຄົນຟີລິບປິນ.
ງານມະໂຫລານຮູບເງົາ Blue Chair ແມ່ນໄດ້ຮັບການສ້າງຕັ້ງຂຶ້ນໃນປີ 2009 ແລະ ກາຍມາເປັນງານປະຈຳປີທີ່ມີຮູບເງົາຈາກບັນດາປະເທດອາຊີຕາເວັນອອກສ່ຽງໃຕ້ ເຊິ່ງຈຸດປະສົງເພື່ອເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ຜູ້ສ້າງຮູບເງົາໃນພາກພື້ນ ແລະ ສະຫນັບສະຫນູນອຸດສາຫະກໍາຮູບເງົາພາຍໃນຂອງລາວ ເພາະນອກຈາກການສາຍຮູບເງົາທີ່ບໍ່ເສຍຄ່າຢູ່ເມືອງຫຼວງພະບາງແລ້ວ ໃນງານຍັງໄດ້ມີ workshops ດ້ານຕ່າງໆອີກດ້ວຍ.
