cinema buffs in asia are nuzzing about the luang prabang film festival to be held from dec 5-9 in the ancient town on the mekong river one of asia's most ambition cinematic events it may be the world's only film festival held in a location without a single movie theatre now in its sixth year it focuses on film made in southeast asia often by local filmmakers including those from laos itself the focus is really creativity and culture and actually luang prabang is a perfect place for that says gabriel kuperman the festival's american director