Kanchanaburi is throwing its annual River Kwai Light & Sound Festival this weekend, which includes the historical World War II light and sound show to the Red Cross Fair. Here are a few other hot spots around town worth visiting.

Juck Somsaman, 48, worked at one of America’s most reputed visual effects studios, Rhythm & Hues (involved in films like the Academy Award-winning Babe [1995] and, more recently, The Life of Pi [2012]) for 15 years before returning to Bangkok to open Monk Studios in 2009. While continuing to work on Hollywood films like Rango (2011) and George Lucas’s Strange Magic (2015), Juck has since taken on more jobs from Japan, as well as local projects like Khun Thong Daeng: The Inspiration (in cinemas now), an animated movie dedicated to HM the King’s beloved dog.

Heading North? These are some hot dates for your calendar. 

Earlier this month, Thai architect Duangrit Bunnag's Naka Phuket hotel won gold in the ARCASIA 2015 awards' Resort Building category. Here are some of the other stunning contemporary resorts you can find across Thailand. Warning: they don't come cheap.

The charming Southern city has it all, from surf and sand to the most-talked-about eco-friendly village in the kingdom.

Organic-minded cafe Rustic & Blue rolls out its third Winter Farm Feast.

This weekend, Bangkok movie theaters finally welcome Foodies: The Culinary Jetset (watch the trailer below), the hit 2014 documentary about people who travel the world to scoff grub at restaurants which can charge the same for one meal as many of us earn in a month. Among the profiled foodies is Thai national Poonperm Paitayawat, 31, a PhD student and founder of The Skinny Bib blog—a beautifully composed and witty account of his dining adventures, which we thoroughly recommend you check out. Here, Poonperm shares more of his epicurean exploits. 

As the founder of the original dek naew bible, A Day Magazine, Wongthanong Chainarongsingha, 47, is never short of new projects. This week sees the screening of A Day’s first movie, The Down (watch the trailer below), a touching look into the lives of five Thai teenagers living with Down’s Syndrome. Here, he discusses why everyone deserves a fair chance in life and the impending launch of A Day Books Foundation Bookshop.

HAL Film School owner Dhan Plewtianyingtawee, 31, wants Bangkok cinemas to look beyond Hollywood and local blockbusters, and he’s doing something about it. His new venture, HAL Distribution, independently finances the release of small movies from around the world in Thai cinemas, starting with the 2014 Ukrainian silent film Tribe, which is currently screening at Paragon Cineplex and Esplanade Ratchada. Here, he discusses what it takes to bring quality cinema to new audiences.

Art and design museums, heritage sites and cultural villages are some of the places to visit.