8pm, 28 July, 2010
Hard Times?
Panel Discussion on Thailand’s Business Outlook with Bill Heinecke, Nandor von der Luehe, Dusit Nontanakorn

8pm Thurs, July 29, 2010
Akasa Kusum (Flowers of the Sky) (Sri Lanka) Directed by Prasanna Vithanage
Screening Courtesy: NETPAC Supported by the Embassy of Sri Lanka, which will serve Sri Lankan food

1.30pm Fri, July 30, 2010
Press Conference: Cluster Munition Coalition


10.30am Fri, July 30, 2010
Press conference by Elisabetta Polenghi, sister of Fabio Polenghi, the Italian photographer killed in Rajprasong during the May 19 crackdown


9.30am - 4.30pm Saturday, July 31, 2010
Security seminar: How to stay safe while reporting on conflict
Full day programme

7.30pm Tues, August 3, 2010
FILM SCREENING Palestine: A Matter of Basic Human Rights Screening of Rachel: An American Conscience
Followed by a Q&A

8pm Weds, August 4, 2010
Thailand and the Global Economy
An Evening with Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij

8pm Thurs, August 05, 2010
FILM: Eliana Eliana (Indonesia) Directed by Riri Raza
Screening Courtesy: Miles Films & NETPAC Supported by the Embassy of Indonesia, which will serve Indonesian food

11am Thurs, August 5, 2010
Bangkok Business Connections (BBC)
The Best Networking Luncheon in Town

8pm Weds, August 11, 2010
Book Launch: Stories in Stone The Ancient Temple in the Refugee Camp
A talk by author John Burgess, former Washington Post correspondent

August 12, 2010
Clubhouse closed
H.M. The Queen's Birthday

8pm Weds, August 18, 2010
Film Screening: Who Killed Chea Vichea?
Directed by Bradley Cox, who will be present at the screening

7pm Thurs, August 19, 2010
Skills for Success: Effective Communication with NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)


8pm Thurs, August 26, 2010
Nang Nak (Thailand) Directed by Nonzee Nimibutr who will be present at the screening with actor Winai Kraibutr
Screening Courtesy: Cinemasia Co Ltd & NETPAC Supported by Siam Winery, who will supply Monsoon Valley Wines.

Senior Communications Officer - The World Bank office in Thailand


Communications Officer (online content provider and editor) - The World Bank office in Thailand


Communications Assistant (online producer) - The World Bank office in Thailand


Regional Media Specialist - Plan Asia Regional Office


Translators - Amanuensis Ltd.


Writers - Ensign Media


Thai Staff Writer
Trade & Logistics Siam

FCCT, in association with NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema)- the globally renowned organisation which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year - will screen an arresting range of NETPAC award-winning films.


We re-open the festival on 22nd July with Mr & Mrs Iyer(India) Directed by Aparna Sen.

This much-talked about Indian film by celebrated actress-director Aparna Sen features cinematography by renowned director Gautam Ghosh, background scores by Tabla-maestro Zakir Hussain and a dynamic star-cast -- was commercially successful in India and won awards at festivals around the world

The full schedule is a follows:

JULY FILMS

Mr & Mrs Iyer(India)
Directed by Aparna Sen
8pm Thurs, July 22, 2010

Akasa Kusum (Flowers of the Sky) (Sri Lanka)
Directed by Prasanna Vithanage
8pm Thurs, July 29, 2010


AUGUST FILMS
FILM: Eliana Eliana (Indonesia)
Directed by Riri Raza
8pm Thurs, August 5, 2010

Nang Nak (Thailand)
Directed by Nonzee Nimibutr
8pm Thurs, August 26, 2010


SEPTEMBER FILMS
Baseco Bakal Boys (Children Metal Divers) (Philippines)
Directed by Ralston Jover
8pm Thurs, Sept 23, 2010

Sell-Out (Malaysia)
Directed by Yeo Joon Han
8pm Thurs Sept 30, 2010

Full details here

"The one thing that is important for Thai leaders - since we pride ourselves on being in a country which is open, well integrated into the international community, with exports, tourism, and foreign investment all an essential part of our economy --- that leader has to be accountable to journalists who come from all over the world to work here."

From Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's keynote address at the FCCT, 14 January 2010.

Read or download the full text in pdf form.

"The Executive Committee of the FCCT strove to achieve a balance between the two primary objectives of the club during the past year. These were to offer a space welcoming to our members and to serve as a venue open to the free exchange of views and ideas on current issues of the day. The support we got for these two endeavours was reflected in the number of people, both members and non-members, who used our facility be it for a drink and a chat, to work with their laptops, or to attend our eclectic mix of programmes."

Marwaan Macan-Markar
President,
5 February 2010

BANGKOK - The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) and OnAsia, Asia's top photo agency, announced the winners of this year's FCCT OnAsia Photojournalism Contest

Amateur and professional photographers submitted more than 5,000 images from across the region. Judges selected winners in four categories: Spot News, Feature Photography, Migrants and Refugees (a category sponsored by the International Organization for Migration for photos concerning the plight of migrants and refugees) and Photo Essay. In addition, the judges selected a Photographer of the Year, the contest's top prize.


Kamagasaki is known as Japan's largest slum, with the country's largest day laborer concentration. Some 30,000 people are estimated to live within a 2,000-metre radius in the region.

Full details at: www.fccthai.com/PhotoContest2009.html.

This year's Contemporary World Cinema Season has been particularly successful and featured a spate of Q & A sessions with outstanding film directors. It started with renowned Japanese director Junji Sakamoto flying down from Tokyo, for the exclusive screening of his controversial film 'Children of the Dark', which was pulled out of the Bangkok International Film Festival last year.

The film dealt with the world of child prostitution, paedophilia, organ-sales - a world totally moved from the sell-out audience who attended the screening. The Q & A session which followed the screening was particularly lively.

Another film that attracted a huge crowd, was 'Cambodia Dreams', a documentary which took its New Zealand director Stanly Harper (pictured right) 18 years to make! The director flew down  especially for the event, and answered a wide range of questions ranging from his political naivete to his cinematic strength. The New Zealand Embassy provided free wine to celebrate this special film.

We served Thai wine, from the Village Farm Winery, when  the most talked about young Thai director of today, Aditya Assarat, came to present his much-awarded film 'Wonderful Town' accompanied by his producer Soros and actress Anchalee.


Other movies screened this year were from Brazil, France, India, Canada, Portugal and The Phillippines, courtesy of the Embassies of these countries and thanks to the efforts of FCCT member Lekha Shankar.

To check the current film schedule, please click here to display the Bulletin. To subscribe to the Bulletin for future film schedules by e-mail, please click here

The FCCT's successful publishing project, The King of Thailand in World Focus, a 280-page collation of articles and photographs covering the life and reign of HM King Bhumibol Adjuladej, Rama IX, is back in the shops after selling out last year.

The third edition is more than a reprint, and includes 20 extra pages covering the king's 80th birthday celebrations, the death of his older sister, HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana, some of the recent political turmoil, and an extended profile of the Crown Property Bureau. There is also a transcript of the remarkable comments made at last year’s launch at The Oriental by former prime minister Anand Panyarchun regarding the past, present and future of the Thai monarchy.

The King of Thailand in World Focus is the only comprehensive reference work on the current reign as reported over the years by correspondents, journalists and photographers working for the overseas media.

Although the latest edition is better and larger, the price remains the same. It is available from Asiabooks, Kinokuniya, B2S, Chulalongkorn University's Chulabooks at only 1,450 baht.

Club members can do even better and buy up to three copies each for 1,200 baht apiece from the FCCT office. There are also special discounts for bulk purchases of over 25 copies. Hurry while stocks last.

How do you keep up with all the great FCCT programs?

Join FCCT and receive e-mails whenever new programs are added. Because news changes fast, FCCT sometimes schedules timely programs on short notice.

FCCT members receive e-mails with "late-breaking news" about programs.

The FCCT is not just for correspondents-in fact, most of our members are not news people.

A past FCCT president even came up with the slogan, "You don't have to be foreign and you don't have to be a correspondent". We are a very diverse club and welcome all.

For more information, call 02-652-0580-1 or click here to e-mail info@fccthai.com