After 50 years of constant isolation, Myanmar was considered to be one of the most exciting markets in the world;
Suddenly, companies all around the world were hoping for good business.
But how does the country really look like in this altering situation?
MYANMARKET dives into the lives of Myanmar people through intimate portraits and tells the stories from a delicate encounter – the first touches between the Burmese and “the world market”.
AUTHOR, DIRECTOR Eva Knopf
CO-AUTHOR MYANMAR SHOOTING Snow (Hnin Ei Hlaing)
CINEMATOGRAPHY Stefan Sick
EDITING Ana Rocha Fernandes, Götz Schauder
ORIGINAL SOUND Markus Limberger, Eva Knopf
SOUND DESIGN & MIXING Jonathan Schorr
MUSIC John Gürtler- Paradox Paradise
TITLES, ARTWORK Roland Matusek
PRODUCERS Ulla Lehmann, Andrea Roggon
PRODUCTION AMA FILM
CO-PRODUCTION SWR (Junger Dokumentarfilm)
FUNDING Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg (MFG), HessenFilm und Medien
DEVELOPMENT FUNDING Bremer Dokumentarfilm Förderpreis
SUPPORTED BY Goethe Institute Yangon
FORMAT HD
ENDFORMAT DCP
SOUND TV Stereo Mix, 5.1 DCP
LENGTH 75/80 min.
LANGUAGE Burmese, Swiss German
SUBTITLES English
FESTIVALS Kasseler Dokfest, Tages des Ethnologischen Films München, globale - globalisierungskritisches Filmfestival Bremen, Ethnocineca - International Documentary Film Festival Vienna, Ciudad Del Este Independent Film Festival, Paraguay, Great Message International Film Festival, India, Fecis - Salto Independent Film Festival, Uruguay, World Film Festival, Tartu, Estonia, Ethnocineca film series in the World Museum Vienna, 4th INCA IMPERIAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Lima, Peru, The Independent Film Collaborative - Dhaka, Bangladesh