The annual Wathann Film Festival returns today for the ninth time, with more than 90 local and international films.
Running from September 4-9, the festival has grown into a vehicle for independent Myanmar filmmakers to show their work to the world.
Over the years, the easing of censorship has nourished the festival, which has attracted receptive audiences and young filmmakers keen to showcase experimental concepts.
Short films, documentaries and animations will be screened, as well as work from guest Japanese, German, Singaporean, Thai, Malaysian and Brunei filmmakers.
Some of these experts will judge the Myanmar competition, which will see six short films and six documentaries compete for 500,000-kyat prizes.
The winners will be announced at the festival’s closing ceremony on 9 September.
Wathann Film Festival opens 4pm today at the oldest cinema in Yangon, Waziya, where “Cobalt Blue,” the first ever Myanmar entry to Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival, will be screened.
