About the Project & Schedule
Be a part of driving Thai Soft Power through the energy of youth short films.
Project Objectives
The Pattaya Short Film Festival Showcase 2025 aims to be a key platform for Thai youth nationwide to unleash their potential, create, and reach a global audience through the power of short films. We encourage participants to showcase their abilities, creativity, and fresh perspectives to drive Soft Power and build a positive image of Thailand on the international stage.
Topic 1: Thai Style, Our Way
Create stories that show how the new generation is a key force in driving Thailand's Soft Power by interpreting and presenting traditional culture from an exciting new viewpoint. Stories could be about presenting local food in modern ways on social media, designing fashion from Thai fabrics into cool streetwear, blending Thai music with international genres, adapting the art of Muay Thai into contemporary performances, or using digital media like games and animation to tell folk tales to the world. This is an opportunity to show how "Thainess" can grow and evolve creatively with the times.
Topic 2: The Subject That’s Not in the Textbook
Because some important lessons aren't taught in the classroom, your short film might just be a lesson for many others.
This topic offers you the chance to explore and convey stories that go beyond textbooks. These could be life lessons gained from direct experience, knowledge from local wisdom, skills acquired through hands-on practice, or concepts that broaden horizons and elevate self-development and society. Your short film is a powerful medium to inspire, spark ideas, and deliver true value to viewers, especially children and youth, allowing them to learn new things that cannot be found in books.
Project Schedule
Topic 1: Thai Style, Our Way
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Registration & Submission
Today - July 30, 2025
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Finalists Announcement
August 3, 2025
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Screening of Selected Films
At SFX Cinema City Terminal 21 Pattaya: August 8, 2025
Topic 2: The Subject That’s Not in the Textbook
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Registration & Submission
Today - August 14, 2025
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Finalists Announcement
August 18, 2025
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Screening of Selected Films
At a cinema in Pattaya: August 24, 2025
Submission Process
- Register a user account on the website at register_en.php. You will need to prepare key information: team name, school name, team contact information, faculty advisor details, and team member details.
- Applicants must verify their team's email address via the link sent by the system.
- Applicants can log in to the system via the website at login_en.php.
- Upload the link to your film file through the system. Upload separate links according to the topic you wish to enter. If you want to compete in both topics, you can do so in the same system by uploading a link for each topic separately.
- The system does not accept direct file uploads. Please upload your film to an Online Drive (e.g., Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive), Cloud Storage (e.g., YouSendIt, Dropbox), or a web streaming service (e.g., YouTube, Vimeo). Please set the permission to "Public" so the judges can access it.
- The system will only allow link uploads until the final day of the submission period. After the deadline, the system will be closed to new submissions.
- You can create an account first and upload your film link later (before the deadline). Please do not wait until the last day to submit your work to avoid technical issues.
Rules & Conditions
Applicant Qualifications
Applicants must be secondary school students or of equivalent vocational level (Por Wor Chor), in teams of 3-5 people, with one faculty advisor.
A student can only be a member of one team, but an advisor can advise multiple teams.
Each team can submit multiple films without limit, covering both topics.
Submission Requirements
- Category: Short film, maximum 15 minutes in length (including titles and credits).
- Content: Must align with the theme “Thai Style, Our Way” or “The Subject That’s Not in the Textbook”.
- File Format: MP4 or MOV, minimum resolution of Full HD (1080p).
- Copyright: The film must be an original work, not previously published commercially or awarded in other competitions. Applicants are responsible for all copyrights of content, images, audio, and music used.
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