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Award winning producer visits PCEC
Steven shows the Award for
winning the Toyota9FilmFest (also, a brand new Toyota Vois, not shown) as MC
Richard Silverberg presents him with a Certificate of Appreciation for his
most interesting presentation.
Winning a brand new Toyota Vios car for a film that cost
25,000 baht to make - that’s not a bad deal, right? Well, that’s what
happened to Steven Rouse’s film production company. It won first prize at
the Style by Toyota 9FilmFest held in Bangkok in September. Their film “The
Guardians” was a drama about a “crazy man” in a river village who is in
mourning over the drowning of his young son. The man is determined to learn
to swim so that he can look after the other young boys in the village. The
film also won prizes for best actor (Supachai Girdsuwan) and best design and
costume.
 Steven
Rouse’s film production company won first prize at the Style by Toyota
9FilmFest held in Bangkok in September.
Steven spoke to the Pattaya City Expats Club on Sunday, November 3 about the
film and showed a video of it to his audience. Steven first explained how a
few people got together in 2011 and decided to start the 9FilmFest to
promote short films. Prizes were modest at first, but very quickly the
festival began attracting film directors and the value of the prizes went
up. Over 200 entries were submitted for the 2013 version of the festival.
All films have to be nine minutes long. Steven said that each year the
9FilmFest has a different theme. For 2013, the theme was “water.” Steven
described “The Guardians” as “disturbing” because “over and over again we
see on the news stories of young men being drowned.” Steven said that the
film crew received excellent cooperation from marine police and from the
riverside village where the film was shot. During the film, there were two
swimmers standing by in a boat in case of an accident or problem encountered
by their cast when in the river; particularly the lead actor, who spent a
lot of time in the water during filming.
The film was shot in two days using a digital camera; editing and graphics
took another five or six days. The film was finished one day before the
deadline for submitting it to the festival. Steven further said that
although the film was shot in colour, it was edited in black and white
because colour detracts from the actors whereas black and white gives more
depth and more readily displays feeling.
Member Dave Anderson advises
members of the progress of the glasses collection project; used and or
broken eyeglasses are collected, repaired and cleaned, and then distributed
to the less fortunate.
Steven said that the nine films that made it to the finals of the 9FilmFest
will be shown at other film festivals, such as Rome and Sundance. Total cost
of the film was 25,000 baht. None of the actors or crew were paid. The money
they spent was used mainly for food and materials. Steven explained that his
company did not expect to make money on the film. Rather, he said, they did
it to give the company credibility. Already, he said, since winning the
award his company has received two commissions to do documentary films.
Steve said his company is also planning to shoot a feature-length film in
2014, a horror movie to be called “April Fool.” The film will be shot in
Thailand and is expected to cost $150,000.
Steven is from the U.K. and has been involved in the film industry for many
years. He currently has several projects in progress as producer, director,
and/or writer. He has been living in Thailand since 2002. Steven said that
“The Guardians” and the other eight movies that made the short list should
be available on YouTube. To view the trailer for “The Guardians,” visit at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-qiwKicd88.
After Steven answered many questions from the audience, Master of Ceremonies
Richard Silverberg updated everyone on upcoming events and called on Toney
Heron to conduct the always interesting and informative “Open Forum” portion
of the meeting; where questions are asked and answered on Expat living in
Thailand.
For more information on the Club’s many activities, visit their website at
www.pattayacityexpatsclub.com.
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Centara Grand Mirage celebrates 4th anniversary
with feast for 300 Father Ray kids
Robert John Lohrmann, GM of the
Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya receives a gift from Father
Pattarapong Srivorakul, President of the Father Ray Foundation after organizing
a feast for the children.
Warunya Thongrod
The Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort celebrated its fourth anniversary
by catering a dinner for 300 children at the Father Ray Foundation.
General Manager Robert John Lohrmann led employees to the foundation’s cafeteria
Nov. 7 for a day of fun and food. Father Ray President Peter Pattarapong
Srivorakul welcomed the hotel staffers, thanking them for celebrating by helping
others.
Dinner included chicken salad, chicken soup and many sweets. Additional food was
distributed to 70 students from the Redemptorist School for Persons with
Disabilities.
The kids thanked their chefs by
putting on a “Bee Sookrit” dance show, which drew lots of applause.
The kids thanked their chefs by putting on a “Bee Sookrit”
dance show, which drew lots of applause.
Lohrmann said the hotel wanted to share the occasion of the Naklua hotel’s
anniversary by giving back to the community. “We are pleased to share fun
activities with the community and in the near future, there will be more to
come.”
Staff from the Centara Grand
Mirage Beach Resort celebrated the hotel’s fourth anniversary by catering a
dinner for 300 children at the Father Ray Foundation.
Redemptorist School Vice-Principal Likit Taksin thanked the
resort staffers and said it made the children happy. “Thanks to the kind-hearted
people who care for the community, it was great to see the children so happy.
(The children do) not have many opportunities like this … it was great for the
Grand Centara Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya to sponsor and care for the children.”
The Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort opened Nov. 9, 2009 and is located on Wong
Amat Beach. The hotel was rebuilt on the site of the former Central Wong Amat
Beach Resort.
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U.S. sailors brighten day of kids
at Plutaluang special-needs home
Teacher Boonchu Muangmaitong
(left) presents a thank you gift to a representative of the USS Mustin Crew.
Phasakorn Channgam
U.S. Navy sailors brightened the day of special-needs children when they
took time out of their port call to visit Plutaluang’s Kru Boonchu Home.
Chief Jason Fuller and 13 crewmen from the USS Mustin, participated in fun and
games with the 77 children. Activities included a singing contest, dancing,
jigsaw puzzles, drawing and coloring.
Smiles prove how much the
children, and the crew, enjoyed the visit.
Both sailors and kids appeared to enjoy the visit, with the
U.S. servicemen coming away impressed with the children’s skills.
The Mustin, with a crew of 350, docked at the Sattahip Naval Base for a
seven-day port call Oct. 23. The rest-and-relaxation visit saw sailors, along
with thousands from the accompanying USS George Washington aircraft carrier,
spread out across the area, mixing in charity events with partying.
Happily assisting the children in
drawing & coloring.
The USS Mustin (DDG-89) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided
missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of the
Mustin family. Mustin was the first Burke destroyer built with her funnels
submerged into the superstructure, an additional stealth measure taken on the
warships. The ship is the Navy’s second Mustin after USS Mustin (DD-413) of
World War II era.
Everyone is having a great time
when sailors from the USS Mustin dance with the children.
The children came up with some
truly remarkable drawings.
I want to be a navy sailor just
like them.
Brain activities for the children.
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Miss International Queen winners visit Pattaya Mail
Miss International Queen 2013 Marcelo Ohio of Brazil
(2nd right), along with first runner-up Shantell D’Marco (right) and the 2nd
runner-up Nethnapada Kanrayanon (left) present a bouquet to Pattaya Mail General
Manager Kamolthep Malhotra to thank Pattaya Mail for sponsoring the contest.
Warunya Thongrod
Finalists in the Miss International Queen visited the Pattaya Mail,
thanking the publisher for its sponsorship and support of the beauty pageant.
Winner Marcelo Ohio of Brazil and runners-up Shantell D’Marco and Nethnapada
Kanrayanon were welcomed to the Pattaya Mail’s Thepprasit Road offices Nov. 8 by
General Manager Kamolthep Malhotra. Pattaya Blatt Editor Elfi Seitz interviewed
the contestants.
The winners presented flowers to the newspaper’s staff, posed for photos and
signed a poster made for occasion.
The three contestants then sat for an interview with Pattaya Mail TV.
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