Southeast Asian cinema

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Southeast Asian cinema
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Southeast Asian cinema refers to the film industry and films produced in, and/or by natives of, Southeast Asia. By definition, it describes any films produced in Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and 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 to describe any foreign language films.

The far east as a cultural block includes East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

Key figures

Haing S. Ngor – Academy Award-winning Cambodian-American actor (The Killing Fields)
Rithy Panh – French-schooled documentarian and filmmaker.

Kyi Soe Tun – Myanmar's most prominent director. His films include Upstream and Blood.

Lav Diaz – Director of Batang West Side and Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino and Heremias.
Lino Brocka – One of the Philippines' greatest directors.
Nora Aunor – Multi-awarded actress.
Gloria Romero – Prominent mid-century actress.
Fernando Poe Jr. – Action legend.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul – Cannes-prize winning Thai avant garde director (Blissfully Yours, Tropical Malady).
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).
Tony Jaa – Action star (Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, Tom-Yum-Goong).
Wisit Sasanatieng – "New wave" director (Tears of the Black Tiger, Citizen Dog)

Tran Anh Hung – French-trained expatriate director of Cyclo and other films.
Nguyen Vo Nghiem Minh – (Buffalo Boy)
Dang Nhat Minh – (Girl on the River, Guava Season)
Tony Bui – (Yellow Lotus, Green Dragon)
Dustin Nguyen – Vietnamese-American actor.
Johnny Tri Nguyen – Vietnamese-American stuntman and actor (Tom-Yum-Goong, Saigon Eclipse)