Five Star Production

5 January 2005

Five Star Production Co. Ltd.

Company type	Private
Industry	Motion pictures
Founded	1973
Headquarters	Bangkok, Thailand
Key people	Charoen Iamphungphorn, president (deceased) Aphiradee Iamphungphorn Kiatkamon Iamphungphorn Kiattikul Iamphungphorn
Website	http://www.fivestarproduction.co.th/

Five Star Production Co. Ltd. (Template:Lang-th) is a Thai film production company. It was founded in 1973 by Kiat Iamphungphorn and is today headed by his son and daughter, Aphiradee and her younger brothers Kiatkamon Iamphungphorn. The company's films include the works of Wisit Sasanatieng (Tears of the Black Tiger, Citizen Dog) and Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (Ruang Talok 69, Monrak Transistor, Last Life in the Universe, Invisible Waves). Other directors associated with Five Star include Thanit Jitnukul, Bhandit Rittakol and Poj Arnon.

History

Introduction

Five Star Production has been one of the first Thai film production company to present films in international festivals since 1976 with The War Lord. Tears of the Black Tiger by Wisit Sasanathieng, was the first Thai film to compete at Un Certain Regard at Cannes Film Festival in 2001, followed by Monrak Transistor by Pen-ek Ratanaruang that was selected at Director's Fortnight of Cannes Film Festival in 2002 and Last Life in the Universe by Pen-ek Ratanaruang, Five Star's biggest co-production at the time, was rewarded by many awards, including the best leading actor award at Venice Film Festival in 2003.

Production House

An example of collaborating with other international artists is with the 2006 production “Black Night” which combined the direction of three directors from Hong Kong (Patrick Leung's “Next Door”), Japan (Takahiko Akiyama's “Dark Hole”) and Thailand (Thanit Jitnukul's “The Lost Memory”).

With the Quinzaine des Realisateurs (Directors’ Fortnight) Cannes 2007 selection for “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. Not only at Cannes was the film a success, but also in India for the Fipresci 9th Asian's Cinefan Fest of Asian and Arab Cinema 2007.

“Muay Thai Chaiya” was released immediately after Ploy and was a film to honor the roots of Thai Martial Arts. Selected as the closing film for The Bangkok International Film Fest 2007, the film continued to Miami and Italy to name a few.

Company Info

Five Star Production Established in 1973, Five Star Production Company Limited is one of Thailand's production and distribution houses. Along the years, Five Star Production has developed, founding the first Motion Picture Studio in Thailand in 1979, expanding its activities to TV programs production and producing drama series between 1992 and 1998, along with subsequent successful business deals with Piprodia Entertainment and has even created a Variety Show aiming at discovering new talents and launched the careers of actors and actresses. Five Star has recently created a new division, Stadio, a full-service provider for film marketing.

Five Star's film collection comprises about 250 films, made by the 70 Thai film directors the company has been working with, including many of the most famous ones.

References

• Amnatcharoenrit, Bamrung. May 2, 2005. Lights, Camera, Action, Bangkok Post, Business, Page 3 (retrieved October 5, 2006).