Outstanding Contribution to Southeast Asian Cinema Award
The Outstanding Contribution to Southeast Asian Cinema Award recognises an individual’s or organisation’s special contribution to Southeast Asian cinema. Besides film production, the award takes into consideration achievements such as resource-building, heritage preservation and cultural promotion. Past recipients include the Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab (2021) and In-Docs (2022).
This year’s award selection committee consists of film programmer Donsaron Kovitvanitcha (Thailand), film critic Eric Sasono (Indonesia), film producer and curator Lorna Tee (Malaysia) and film producer Trần Thị Bích Ngọc (Vietnam).
This year, the selection committee for SGIFF’s Outstanding Contribution to Southeast Asian Cinema award is pleased to honour White Light Post, the foremost post-production house in the region. Since the studio’s founding, White Light Post has raised the bar of post-production standards by working with established and new filmmakers across genres, borders, languages and technical capacities. In recognition of these achievements, the committee would like to acknowledge and celebrate White Light Post’s integral role in upholding post-production excellence in Southeast Asian cinema.
WHITE LIGHT POST
PHOTO (Left to right): Max Tersch, Umpornpol Yugala, Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, Chartchai Ketnust
Established in 2010 and based in Bangkok, White Light Post established itself as the foremost post-production house in the region, elevating post-production standards by contributing to the technical development of filmmaking in Southeast Asia. Over the past decade, White Light Post’s unwavering support has been instrumental in bringing to fruition critically acclaimed titles like Memoria (2022), Before Now and Then (2017), and Call Me By Your Name (2017), representing post-production excellence in Southeast Asian cinema on the global stage. In addition to its groundbreaking work in post-production, White Light Post has provided crucial support for film restoration and localization projects, which are often overlooked but essential for the sustainability of our regional film community. Amid a multitude of initiatives that encompass diverse mentorship and funding programs, White Light Post has played a pivotal role in aiding esteemed regional organizations like the Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab (SEAFIC), the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum, and Purin Pictures. Their annual support, surpassing USD100,000, has been instrumental in numerous film projects, significantly contributing to the development of the Southeast Asian cinema landscape.