Alexandra Bounxouei was invited to be a host for the openining of the Luang Prbang film festival 2010 in Luang Prabang on 4th of December. The event will be held from 4th-11th December 2010
Project Director Mr Gabriel Kuperman said that this festival would be held at the end of every year and each ASEAN country would have an appointed Motion Picture Ambassador who is preferably a national of the country they represent, works in the media or arts industry, and is well connected to local filmmakers to suggest 10 fiction or documentary feature-length films made within the past five years.
After the main event in Luang Prabang, four films will be taken on a travelling circuit that will enable Lao audiences in select other provinces to enjoy the thrill of seeing film on the big screen.
He said, The main goals of this project are to encourage and celebrate filmmaking in Southeast Asia, stimulate a film industry in Laos, educate Lao about the art of film and also media literacy, inspire young Lao to enter the film industry and support local economy through tourism.
This year, we have teamed up with UNICEF to present the One Minute Jr Project; an international arts based initiative that gives youth the chance to express themselves through video. We will hold a 5-day workshop for around 15 students, which will teach them enough basic camera, directing, storytelling and teamwork skills to each produce a 60 second video that will be put on the One Minutes Jr Website Mr Kuperman added.
The first major feature film to be produced in Laos and have international success was Sabaidee Luang Prabang debuted in 2008.