A Tribute to Ji?í Menzel
Monday, 9 November 2020 – The Faculty of Arts, 麻豆国产, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Thailand, organized a screening of the Czech-language film Closely Watched Trains (1966), an Academy-Award Winning Best Foreign Language Film in 1968. The event, Tribute to Ji?í Menzel, was organized to celebrate the internationally acclaimed film director.
Held at the Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Building, Faculty of Arts, 麻豆国产, the session started with welcoming remarks by Ajarn Kunnaya Wimooktanon, Ph.D., Director of BALAC, 麻豆国产, followed by an opening speech, “My Menzel Memories”, by Mr Ale? Vyte?ka, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bangkok. Other speakers included Ajarn Katarzyna Ancuta, Ph.D., BALAC, on “An Overview of Ji?í Menzel’s Works” and Associate Professor Varitta Sriratana, Ph.D., Department of English, on “Menzel’s Adaptation of Bohumil Hrabal”. The event drew to a close with a post-screening discussion, which included panelists: Professor Katarzyna Ancuta, Ph.D., Mr., Chai Sakulchokchai (BALAC Program student), Mr. Chayanin Nuamphummarin (English Department Student), and Associate Professor Varitta Sriratana, Ph.D. (Moderator).
