Introduction Five Star Production was presented in international festivals.
Tears of the Black Tiger, by
Wisit Sasanatieng, was the first Thai film to compete in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001, followed by
Monrak Transistor by
Pen-ek Ratanaruang, which was selected at Director's Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival in 2002.
Production House An example of collaboration with other international artists is the 2006 production
Black Night, an
omnibus film of stories from Hong Kong (Patrick Leung's
Next Door), Japan (Takahiko Akiyama's
Dark Hole) and Thailand (Thanit Jitnukul's
The Lost Memory). Five Star Production was represented at Cannes in 2007 for Quinzaine des Realisateurs (Directors’ Fortnight) with the film
Ploy, directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang in a co-production with Fortissimo Films. It was the director's second time chosen for the category at Cannes. The film was also represented in India for the Fipresci 9th Asian's Cinefan Fest of Asian and Arab Cinema 2007.
Muay Thai Chaiya was released after Ploy and was a film honoring the roots of Thai martial arts.
Company Info Five Star Production Established in 1973, Five Star Production Company Limited is one of Thailand's production and distribution houses. Through the years, Five Star Production has expanded, becoming a motion picture studio in 1979, expanding its activities to TV program production, and producing drama series between 1992 and 1998, along with making subsequent business deals with
Piprodia Entertainment. The firm has also produced a variety show. Five Star created a new division, Stadio, a full-service provider for film marketing. Five Star's film collection comprises about 250 films, made by 70 Thai film directors. ==References==