Kyi Soe Tun
Encyclopedia
Kyi Soe Tun is a five-time Myanmar Academy Award winning film director
, producer
and screenwriter
of Burmese cinema
. He served as the chairman of the Myanmar Motion Picture Organization
.
. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Yangon University. He began his film career in 1977, and first served as director in 1980 in the film Chan Myay Pa Say.He won five national awards
Academy.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
of Burmese cinema
Cinema of Myanmar
The cinema of Burma has a long history dating back to the 1910s. The person who created the first silent film was U Ohn Maung...
. He served as the chairman of the Myanmar Motion Picture Organization
Myanmar Motion Picture Organization
Myanmar Motion Picture Organization is the official non-profit organization for the Cinema of Burma. It was established on March 8, 1946.-Patron of Myanmar Motion Picture Organization:*Bokalay U Tin Aung, Musician and Opera Professional...
.
Biography
Kyi Soe Tun is the son of Daw Hla and her husband U Tun in YangonYangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Yangon University. He began his film career in 1977, and first served as director in 1980 in the film Chan Myay Pa Say.He won five national awards
Academy.
Filmography
Kyi Soe Tun's films include:- Sone YaySone Yay-Plot:Aung Win is working in the Construction Department in Yangon. His wife dies and Aung Win is left with one son and one daughter. Aung Win wife's sister take care of children. When the children are old to attend the school he is moved to Pyay.-Cast:...
or Downstream (1990) - Upstream, about a boy who is raised in a monastery after he is abandoned by his parents. Searching for them, he discovers BuddhismBuddhismBuddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
. - Thu Kyun Ma Khan Bi or Never Shall We Be Enslaved (1997) is about the last king of Burma, Thibaw MinThibaw MinThibaw Min was the last king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma . His reign ended when Burma was defeated by the forces of the British Empire in the Third Anglo-Burmese War, on 29 November 1885, prior to its official annexation on 1 January 1886....
. British and French colonialists interfere in the internal affairs of the Burmese kingdom which leads to its destruction and a subsequent revolt to regain independence. (See also History of MyanmarHistory of MyanmarThe history of Burma covers the period from the time of first-known human settlements 13,000 years ago to the present day. The earliest inhabitants of recorded history were the Pyu who entered the Irrawaddy valley from the north c. 2nd century BCE. By the 4th century CE, the Pyu had founded...
.) - Sacrificial Heart (2004) is a drama set in the Pagan KingdomPagan KingdomThe Pagan Kingdom or Pagan Dynasty was the first kingdom to unify the regions that would later constitute the modern-day Burma...
. In 1074, King AnawrahtaAnawrahtaAnawrahta Minsaw was the founder of the Pagan Empire. Considered the father of the Burmese nation, Anawrahta turned a small principality in the dry zone of Upper Burma into the first Burmese Empire that formed the basis of modern-day Burma...
sent his son, General KyansitthaKyansitthaKyansittha was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1084 to 1113, and is considered one of the greatest Burmese monarchs. He continued the social, economic and cultural reforms begun by his father, King Anawrahta. Pagan became an internationally recognized power during his 28-year reign...
to help the Mon peopleMon peopleThe Mon are an ethnic group from Burma , living mostly in Mon State, Bago Division, the Irrawaddy Delta, and along the southern Thai–Burmese border. One of the earliest peoples to reside in Southeast Asia, the Mon were responsible for the spread of Theravada Buddhism in Burma and Thailand...
overcome invaders. Kyanzittha fell in love with the Mon king's wife, thus beginning a triangular love affair in the midst of war. - True Love (2005) is about a romance between a JapaneseJapanese peopleThe are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
man and a young BurmeseBamarThe Bamar are the dominant ethnic group of Burma , constituting approximately two-thirds of the population. The Bamar live primarily in the Irrawaddy basin, and speak the Burmese language, which is also the official language of Burma. Bamar customs and identity are closely intertwined with general...
woman. - Hexagon (2006) is a comedy about six pregnantPregnancyPregnancy refers to the fertilization and development of one or more offspring, known as a fetus or embryo, in a woman's uterus. In a pregnancy, there can be multiple gestations, as in the case of twins or triplets...
women who are very optimistic about the future of their children to be.