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Charlie from 'Dorm' Selected for Star Summit Asia at Pusan; 3 Thai Films in Pusan This Year


Seoul / Only three Thai films are selected for the 2006 Pusan International Film Festival: Syndromes and a Century by Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Dorm by Songyos Sukmakanand in “A Window of Asian Cinema” and Khan Kluay in a showcase category called “Ani Asia! A Leap of Asian Feature Animation”. All will be shown only, not in any competition.
While Thai films are underrepresented this year at the Pusan International Film Festival, young Thai actor Charlie “Nack” Trirat is selected for the Star Summit Asia program.
The festival introduces the Star Summit Asia program this year to shine spotlight on rising Asian stars who have the potentials to be internationally famous. Selected by the filmmakers and other Asian film industry experts, these stars will participate in numerous activities including press conferences, interviews, and meeting interested companies. There is no age limit but the actor must be in one of the films selected for the festival. Charlie Trirat is the lead actor for Dorm, a Thai film chosen to compete against 38 others in “A Window on Asian Cinema” category.
Other rising stars selected include:
Hwang Jung-min ( South Korea): A Bittersweet Life, A Good Lawyer’s Wife
Aoi Yu ( Japan): All About Lily Chou-Chou
Kashi Yu ( Japan): Linda Linda Linda, Death Note
Zhou Xun ( China): Perhaps Love, Beijing Bicycle
Do Thi Hai ( Vietnam): The Quiet American
Ha Jung-woo ( South Korea): The Unforgiven, Madeleine
Tony Yang ( Taiwan): Formula 17 (Names are subject to change)
Charlie has been introduced as, "Born in 1993, Charlie may seem too young to be included, being only 13 years old, but he is a veteran actor who has been acting more than 10 years. Debuted on the screen with Once Upon A Time This Morning at the age of one and playing the main role in films such as Dorm and My Girl, he is the top child actor in Thailand."
Charlie has been selected in the Casting Board category which will showcase Asia's top and coming stars that have the talent to rise above, into the internaitonal spotlight. The stars have been recommended by respected filmmakers and industry figures in Asia. The selected will participate in various events such as press conferences, production meetings, and interviews.

By Anchelee Chaiworaporn and Sorradithep Supachanya

14 September 2006