Since its establishment in 2013, the HUGO BOSS ASIA ART Award for Emerging Asian Artists has been committed to powerful experiments in the practice of art and creative thinking by supporting the resolution of new cultural challenges in Asia as well as encouraging diversity in aesthetic judgments, thoughts and cultures. Compared with other Southeast Asian cultures, Thailand’s culture is better known among Chinese people due to its wide representation in films, music and architecture.
In this talk, Chen Xiaoda, the China-side President of Confucius Institute at Phuket, Prince of Songkla University, and Associate Professor at the School of Film and Television Art & Technology, Shanghai University (SHU), will share with the audience his research findings, the history of Thailand’s film development, case study of some classic Thai films and the latest data of the country’s film industry, to unearth the unique characteristics of Thai films.
Since around 2000, Thai films have become an increasingly significant player in the Chinese market, represented by its horror films and teen films. For example, the latest teen film Bad Genius was a massive hit and inspired heated discussion of the genre. In the context of globalization, how did Thai films, facing influences of foreign cultures, succeed in fostering a distinct national image different from other Asian countries by combining narrative filmmaking with traditional culture? What are the unique spatial narrative strategies deployed in different genres of Thai films, such as the horror film? The speaker will analyze Thai films from different perspectives, such as psychology and sociology, to answer these questions.
“HUGO BOSS亚洲新锐艺术家大奖”就致力于推动艺术实践与创造性思考，支持亚洲的全新文化挑战，鼓励审美、思想与文化的多样性。在东南亚各国里，泰国的文化通过电影、音乐以及建筑风貌等各种形式为国人所熟知。
本次讲座将由泰国宋卡王子大学普吉孔子学院中方院长、上海大学上海电影学院副教授陈晓达主讲。他将结合自己相关研究成果，透过泰国电影发展史、影片案例分析、最新产业数据等来透视泰国电影背后的奥秘。
从2000年左右开始，一众泰国影片，开始占据影迷视野，恐怖片、青春片等也塑造了大多数国人对泰国影视的第一印象。例如最近上映的《天才枪手》更是风靡一时，引来无数有关青春校园题材的讨论。在我们共同面对着目前全球化的语境中，在各种文化冲击之下，泰国电影是如何将叙事与传统民族文化相结合，从而渐渐形成一个区别于其他亚洲国家的独特形象？泰国类型片如恐怖片又有哪些独特的空间叙事策略？陈晓达将在本次讲座中与大家探讨，如何从心理学、社会学等多个层面展开对泰国电影的思考。