Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Chess Game & Other Stories

Chess Game & Other Stories is my current project. Its story still needs to be changed.I want to update some messages in the animation according to the changing situation
in my home country - Thailand.
























Nang Talung puppets - "Phra" or main actor (middle) and "Nang" or main actress (bottom) - are remachanized.

Saturday, September 14, 2013

NUNUI (2013)


NUNUI (2013) is an animated short film by Chanya Hetayothin. It was adapted from original Southern Thai shadow puppets "Nang Talung".


Film Synopsis:
Searching for his way out, Nunui meets a companion.












NUNUI wins the best animated film award at Wimbledon Short Film Festival 2013.




















NUNUI in the on-line newspaper - Münsterländ Zeitung.de
The caption under the picture says "NUNUI of Chanya Hetayothin is a contribution
of the art beep-2013 competition, which takes up the tradition of Thai shadow theatre. (Photo: Fidena)


Filmmaker Biography:
Chanya has worked as animator, designer and art director in Thai animation
industry since 2002. Although she has trained and worked largely under 
commercial model, Chanya prefers to regard animation as an art form. 
In her film, Chanya intends to integrate southern Thai shadow puppetry with
contemporary animation. Chanya is now a research student at 
University of the Arts London (CCW).


Filmography

“NUNUI” (2013)
• Winner of the Best Animated Film Award, Wimbledon Short Film Festival 2013, London, UK
• Winner of the Best Thai Animated Film, Payut Ngaokrachang Award, 17th Thai Short Film and Video Festival 2013, Bangkok, Thailand
• Top-ten nominees, The European Competition for Media Art: KUNSTPIEP 2013, Bochum, Germany
• Fourth Prize (Top-five nominees), TBS.Digicon6 (Thailand), 2013, Bangkok, Thailand
• Official Selection, 17th Japan Media Arts Festival, 2014, Tokyo, Japan.
• Official Selection for "Up & Coming Talents" program, Tricky Woman 2014, Vienna, Austria.
• Public screening at Raw Talent Art Exhibition, Hoxton Gallery, 2013, London, UK
• 4th APGR/Graphic Novels Symposium, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, 2013, London, UK
• Selection for screening in a variety of other movies, IMAGINALE 14, the International Puppet Theatre Festival Baden-Wurttemberg, 2014, Stuttgart, Germany.
• Selection for screening at The Flottmann-Hallen, the cultural center for performing and visual arts, 2014, Herne, Germany.



“On The Bus”(2009)
• Third Prize-TBS.Digicon6(Thailand), 2010, Bangkok, Thailand
• UCLA Animation Film Festival-PROM 2009, University of California, Los
Angeles, 2009, CA, USA

“Tempo Giusto”(2008)
• 5thANIMABASAURI5-ANIMABASQUE Basauri-Bizkaia International Animated
Film Festival,
official selection for Karratu Short Film Section, 2009, Spain
• European Congress “Where is our time going? Future scenarios”, 2009, Barcelona,
Spain
• 10th Puchoen International Student Animation Festival (PISAF), official selection
2008, South Korea
• UCLA Animation Film Festival-PROM2008, University of California, Los Angeles,
2008, CA, USA

“Aqualibrae” (2006)
• 42nd Brooklyn Arts Council International Film Festival, 2008, NY, USA
• 34th Annual Student Academy Awards – region one finalist, 2007, USA
• Slamdance's Anarchy competition, official selection for June 2007, USA
• FMX/07–12th International Conference on Animation, Effects, Realtime and
Content,
2007, Stuttgart, Germany
• 23rd annual Festival (VC Film Fest): The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival,
official selection 2007, CA, USA
• Queens International Film Festival, official selection 2007, NY, USA
• 22nd Santa Barbara Film Festival, official selection 2007, CA, USA
• 2nd Beloit International Film Festival, official selection 2007, WI, USA
• UCLA Animation Film Festival-PROM2006, University of California, Los Angeles,
2006, CA, USA