The following is cut and paste from another thread ... 

originally posted by  arsaib4  (17-Mar-08   08:02 PM) 

"(3) now back to Syndromes and a Century ... very humbly, i think it deserves a technical nomination at least for its style ... now i recall the controversy, it has to do with the depiction of monks, religion, etc ... " 

Apichatpong and his producers tried to argue that violent and disrespectful films are approved every week for mass consumption. The committee claimed that the film depicted Thai society in a bad light and has no artistic merit (which is laughable to say the least). Incidentally, the scene in which a monk plays a guitar was deemed to be okay. The kissing scene between the doctor and his girlfriend wasn't, and neither was the one in which a group of medical professionals share some whiskey. It goes deeper, I think. Apichatpong's sexual orientation has been an issue for a while now, and it seems to me that attempts are made to humiliate him at every turn. 

originally posted by hengcs  (17-Mar-08   11:06 PM)  

arsaib4 wrote: 


It goes deeper, I think. Apichatpong's sexual orientation has been an issue for a while now, and it seems to me that attempts are made to humiliate him at every turn. 

I am not sure what happens. 

But very humbly, I think the Thais are pretty open to different sexual orientation. 

Even for the film awards, 2 of the films that got a lot of nominations did win and they were loosely classified as gay films even though they dealt with bigger issues ... 
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http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/02/02/entertainment/entertainment_30064182.php 

(i) Love Of Siam - 13 nominations, finally 3 wins (Best Picture, Director, Sup Actress) 
(ii) Bangkok Love Story - 8 nominations, finally 3 wins (Best Cinematography, Sound, Screenplay) 

So, I am not sure what exactly happens btw the director and the authority. 

originally posted by  arsaib4  (17-Mar-08   11:32 PM 
 Yes, my comment specifically referred to him and his situation. I'm not interested in the sort of films that won the awards. 

originally posted by hengcs  (17-Mar-08   11:38 PM)  

arsaib4 wrote: 


Yes, my comment specifically referred to him and his situation. I'm not interested in the sort of films that won the awards. 

guess we need some insider's news or some published info ...

originally posted by hengcs  (18-Mar-08   01:10 AM) 

since arsaib4 brought up the issue of censorship for Syndromes and A Century ... 

here is some info i found on the web ... 
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Apichatpong gives up, film cut further-Wise Kwai