From Plantation Songs to Military Juntas, Purin Film Fund Backs Six Southeast Asian Projects
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By Naman Ramachandran
Published on May 1, 2026.
The Purin Film Fund, a Bangkok-based nonprofit, has awarded $160,000 in production and post-production support to six independent film projects across Southeast Asia for its Spring 2026 session. Four projects received production grants, including "Dear Son An," "Little Phnom Penh," and "Sisters in War" for Myanmar-Australia outfit Lavender Production. Fiction production grants are valued at $30,000 each. Two documentary projects secured post-productive support. The fund, which was founded in 2017 under the Purin Foundation and managed by filmmakers Anocha Suwichakornpong and Assarat, focuses on independent cinema in Southeast Asia.
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