Wathann Film Fest

The Wathann Film Fest (Burmese: ဝဿန် ရုပ်ရှင်ပွဲတော်)is a film festival held annually in Yangon, Myanmar, during the rainy season in September.

With its launch in 2011, in a time of political transition after the general elections in 2010, it is the first film festival in Myanmar.

[1] Entries to the competition are categorized as Short Fiction, Documentary Film, or Other (in 2011 called "New Vision").

[3] The primary mission of the festival is, according to its director and co-founder, Thu Thu Shein, "to improve the standards of local films and inspire directors to produce higher-quality and more artistic films.

"[4] In its 2012 edition, the Wathann Film Fest features a writing contest organized by the NGO Burma Center Prague.