The film 's North American premiere was on October 5 , 2000 at the Vancouver International Film Festival , where it won the Dragons and Tigers Award for best new director . It was the first Thai film to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival , where it was in the Un Certain Regard competition in May 2001 . At the Gijón International Film Festival in 2001 , it won the best art direction award , and at the fifth Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival it won a jury prize . Other festival appearances included the Seattle International Film Festival and Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2001 and the Sundance Film Festival , International Film Festival Rotterdam , Deauville Asian Film Festival and Moscow International Film Festival in 2002
Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Tears of the Black Tiger