Southeast Asian cinema

Cinema of Southeast Asian countries
Southeast Asian cinema is the film industry and films produced in, or by natives of Southeast Asia. It includes any films produced in Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The majority of the films made in this region came from the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia where its filmmaking industries in these countries are already well established with film directors such as Lino Brocka, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and Joko Anwar are well known outside of the region. Notable production studios in Southeast Asia include Star Cinema, Viva Films, TBA Studios and Reality Entertainment in the Philippines, GDH 559 and Sahamongkol Film International in Thailand, Rapi Films in Indonesia, Astro Shaw in Malaysia, Encore Films in Singapore, and Studio 68 in Vietnam

Southeast Asian cinema is a sub section of continental Asian cinema, which in turn comes under the umbrella term of World cinema, a term used in some anglophone countries to describe any foreign language films.

Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi – Burmese film director and founder of the Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival. (Beyond the Dream and The Last Poem)
Kyi Soe Tun – Myanmar's most prominent director. His films include Upstream and Blood.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul – Cannes prize winning Thai avant garde director (Blissfully Yours, Tropical Malady, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, Memoria). Chatrichalerm Yukol – Veteran director (The Legend of Suriyothai, King Naresuan). Nonzee Nimibutr – Director and producer who influenced the Thai industry's pan Asian directions (Nang Nak, Jan Dara). The Pang Brothers – Although born in Hong Kong, these twin brother filmmakers got their start in Thailand and made Bangkok Dangerous in 1999 and The Eye, a pan Asian co production in 2002. Pen Ek Ratanaruang – "New wave" director (Last Life in the Universe, Invisible Waves). Wisit Sasanatieng – "New wave" director (Tears of the Black Tiger, Citizen Dog). Banjong Pisanthanakun – director of several commercially successful horror films, including Shutter, Pee Mak and The Medium. Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit independent director of contemporary films such as 36, Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy and Happy Old Year. Petchara Chaowarat – iconic leading lady of Thai films in the 1960s and '70s. Tony Jaa – Action star (Ong Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, Tom Yum Goong). Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul – contemporary Thai actress. Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying – contemporary young Thai actress known for her role in Bad Genius. Mario Maurer – young actor of Chinese and German lineage, widely known in Asia for his performance in The Love of Siam. Sunny Suwanmethanont – contemporary Thai actor of French and Singaporean descent.