Bangkok film festival to go ahead despite graft scandal

0 Comments | AFP, July, 2008

BANGKOK (AFP) — The sixth Bangkok International Film Festival will go ahead in the Thai capital in September, organisers announced Tuesday, despite becoming embroiled in a US corruption scandal last year.

The 2008 festival will run at an upmarket Bangkok cinema from September 23 to 30, co-host the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announced.

"It is a great opportunity for Thailand to support the film industry and establish a position as a cultural and entertainment hub of the region," TAT's deputy governor Junhaporn Rerngronasa said.

The programme was not announced, but artistic director Yongyoot Thongkongtoon said the Coen brothers' new film "Burn After Reading" and a documentary about Argentine football legend Diego Maradona would likely make the final...