• 
• 

Published on October 21, 2007

Culture Minister Khunying Khaisri Sri-aroon will today accept the award from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation at the Phuket International Film Festival.

She said the Unesco award recognises the archive for its work preserving and restoring the 100-minute film, which was produced in 1940.

She said it and about 100 other films would be shown to the public as part of the celebrations of His Majesty the King's 80th birthday.

This is an opportunity for people to see famous movie stars like Petchara Chaoraj and Mitr Chaibancha.

Khunying Khaisri added the Cabinet would spend Bt198 million building a Royal Private Film Archive and Vault.

The archive will include 6,000 film segments made by His Majesty the King since 1946, considered to be the largest private film archive in the world.

Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont will seek royal permission for all these to be restored by the Fine Arts Department.