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Amazing Stoner Movie Manifesto<\/b><\/p>\n
What is a stoner movie?<\/p>\n
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This was the Golden Ganja question as we watched the exotic entries one after another. It\u2019s not just the dude stuff or the trippy images with disassociated dialogue. It dawned on us that what makes a film a stoner movie is its sense of reality, a certain observational distance\u2014Zen detachment. They don\u2019t all show ganja on screen or even touch on weed culture, but they all have in common the state of being stoned.<\/p>\n
The point being: If contemporary consensus reality with its abusive half-truths is clearly losing its mind, artists, filmmakers and cinephiles have the right\u2014even the dharma\u2014to subvert and shatter that cherished mirage.<\/p>\n
All we weed is love.<\/p>\n
Dr Alice Skinhead
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Cinema Oasis Amazing Stoner Movie Fest<\/p>\n
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Amazing Stoner Movie Fest #3<\/b><\/p>\n
9 \u2013 12 November 2023 at Cinema Oasis in Bangkok, Thailand<\/p>\n
CALL FOR ENTRIES<\/p>\n
Submission Deadline : 1<\/span> September 2023<\/p>\n Ganja was still illegal in Thailand when Foundation Cinema Oasis for freedom of cinematic expression held its first Amazing Stoner Movie Fest, 8 \u2013 11 August 2019. Many people warned of dire consequences, but miraculously the police did not come and we did not get shut down (which wouldn\u2019t have been the first time). We posted signs requesting people not to light up so all would go well. All did go well.<\/p>\n Then the worldwide COVID Lockdown, during which all cinemas had to close their doors, meant the 2nd<\/sup> edition of the festival was postponed until 10 \u2013 13 November 2022, by which time the Thai government under PM Prayudh ChanOcha had decriminalized ganja nationwide. <\/span><\/p>\n In celebration of this stupendous news, in addition to the regular screenings inside the cinema, another screen was set up in the atrium and with the help of mats and bean bags, an open-air garden cinema was created, flanked by two premium weed stalls (the one under the Buddha Tree actually run by Sagar Singh Sivaraman, director of \u201830K An Ounce\u2019, first winner of the Crystal Bong for Best Stoner Short Film). A very happy festival was enjoyed by all.<\/p>\n That atmosphere of freedom is unfortunately threatened by the results of recent general elections in Thailand, which was won by political parties that have vowed to recriminalize our sacred plant. A War on Drugs has also been promised by one of the parties that had once waged a War on Drugs that killed over 2,000 people in Thailand in 2004. The sense of uncertainty and dread have prompted well-wishers to warn that we should delay the next Amazing Stoner Movie Fest \u201cuntil it is safe to do so.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n How often have we followed such apparently sage advice, only to discover too late that we have merely given free rein to the oppressors of our freedom? It\u2019s more important than ever to celebrate ganja as a sacred part of traditional Thai culture. We\u2019re not going back into the closet.<\/p>\n This Call For Entries is therefore a Call To Arms.<\/b><\/p>\n In 2019, the Golden Ganja for Best Stoner Movie went to \u2018SuperpsychoCebu\u2019 by Filipino director Christian Linaban.<\/p>\n In 2022, Brazilian Kung Fu movie \u2018The Smoke Master\u2019 by directors Andre Sigwalt and Augusto Soares won the Golden Ganja, while \u2018Face To Face\u2019 by director Mahoukou Florent won the Crystal Bong.<\/p>\n Who will win the Golden Ganja and USD 1,000 at the 3rd<\/sup> Amazing Stoner Movie Fest? Who will win the Crystal Bong and 5,000 Thai baht for Best Stoner Short Film? <\/span><\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n The Golden Ganja award + 30,000 baht cash (1,000 usd)<\/strong> Selected films will be screened at the Amazing Stoner Movie Contest November 9-12 when the winners will be announced.<\/p>\n 9 \u2013 12 November 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n at Cinema Oasis in Bangkok, Thailand<\/strong><\/p>\n Deadline 1 September 2023 We can\u2019t wait to see your films!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Technical Information<\/strong><\/p>\n Screening Format <\/em>: MP4 \/ Bluray \/ DVD \/ DCP\/most other files, but sadly no 16 or 35mm film<\/p>\n Entry Fee: 500 baht\/ 1 film<\/p>\n No need for an application form, but please include all practical information (filmmaker\u2019s name, film title, length, format, contact info, brief synopsis).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Please send your screener to:<\/p>\n
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