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