Celebrating its 5th Anniversary, Asian Pop Up Cinema: Season 11 will present 22 movies and one of its strongest lineups with its first joint virtual and drive-in film festival both opening September 10 and running through October 10, 2020, with a Plus addition October 30 – 31 celebrating Halloween at the drive-in.
In addition to many North American premieres, the drive-in features seven movies with a grand opening and closing night screenings, the recurring annual Mid-Autumn Festival “Movie with Mooncakes” and a screening fundraiser for the Filipino Young Leaders Program (Fylpro) benefiting the frontline healthcare workers, while celebrating Filipino American History Month. The two drive-in screenings for Halloween weekend is a double-feature horror presentation directed by the internationally known Korean director Yeon Sang-ho, Train to Busan and its new sequel Peninsula.
The Festival’s programming is selected by Sophia’s Choice (aka Festival Director and Founder Sophia Wong Boccio) who went the extra mile to spotlight an exciting...
In addition to many North American premieres, the drive-in features seven movies with a grand opening and closing night screenings, the recurring annual Mid-Autumn Festival “Movie with Mooncakes” and a screening fundraiser for the Filipino Young Leaders Program (Fylpro) benefiting the frontline healthcare workers, while celebrating Filipino American History Month. The two drive-in screenings for Halloween weekend is a double-feature horror presentation directed by the internationally known Korean director Yeon Sang-ho, Train to Busan and its new sequel Peninsula.
The Festival’s programming is selected by Sophia’s Choice (aka Festival Director and Founder Sophia Wong Boccio) who went the extra mile to spotlight an exciting...
- 8/27/2020
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
The Asian Film Festival, directed by Antonio Termenini, presents a selection of the best of Asian research and independent cinema, with particular attention to debuts and young directors of the rich Newcomers section.
The seventeenth edition of the Asian Film Festival presents 27 feature films and 3 short films from 10 East Asian countries and will take place, from July 30 to August 5, at Casa del Cinema, Villa Borghese Park, Rome.
The afternoon screenings will be in the comfort of the Deluxe Room, the evening ones in the Ettore Scola Open Air Theater, to enjoy the films in serenity and in the cool of the park.
8 feature films from the Philippines will celebrate 100 years of Filipino cinema with the best of the most recent productions.The closing evening also will feature the Filipino “Kalel, 15” by Jun Lana, the story of a difficult adolescence in the Manila slums. Saturday 1 August will be Korean Day – a...
The seventeenth edition of the Asian Film Festival presents 27 feature films and 3 short films from 10 East Asian countries and will take place, from July 30 to August 5, at Casa del Cinema, Villa Borghese Park, Rome.
The afternoon screenings will be in the comfort of the Deluxe Room, the evening ones in the Ettore Scola Open Air Theater, to enjoy the films in serenity and in the cool of the park.
8 feature films from the Philippines will celebrate 100 years of Filipino cinema with the best of the most recent productions.The closing evening also will feature the Filipino “Kalel, 15” by Jun Lana, the story of a difficult adolescence in the Manila slums. Saturday 1 August will be Korean Day – a...
- 7/26/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Just like the protagonists of his movies, since Kiko in “Kiko Boksingero” is 11 years old and Edward in the homonymous film, a teenager, Thop Nazareno seems to grow with every film, to the point this his future path is one of the most exciting things to take place in Filipino cinema at the moment.
“Edward” is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival 2020
“Edward” begins with a rather long single shot that introduces the chaotic circumstances of a public hospital in Manila. There seems to be only one doctor in an establishment where scores of patients, even the ones in critical situation, are spread all over the building, and not necessarily inside rooms. People yell at the doctor for attention but he tries to deal only with the serious incidents and the ones where political influence becomes a factor. The nurses are not enough, so they ask from patients’ relatives...
“Edward” is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival 2020
“Edward” begins with a rather long single shot that introduces the chaotic circumstances of a public hospital in Manila. There seems to be only one doctor in an establishment where scores of patients, even the ones in critical situation, are spread all over the building, and not necessarily inside rooms. People yell at the doctor for attention but he tries to deal only with the serious incidents and the ones where political influence becomes a factor. The nurses are not enough, so they ask from patients’ relatives...
- 7/5/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
As every year, with the usual online announcement, the Festival’s director Sabrina Baracetti, has launched the 22nd edition’s Programme of the Udine Far East Film Festival 2020. This year, Sabrina talks from her office instead of the beautiful Teatro Nuovo of Udine, in a Zoom call, but the enthusiasm is as strong as ever.
After the incredible success of the lockdown teaser Programme called “Io Resto a Casa” (I Stay at Home) the Festival will continue the partnership with the online streaming platform MyMovies.it, From the 8yh of June the accreditations will be available on the Official Website
Festival Director Sabrina Baracetti
But, let’s have a look at the titles. Here are some interesting numbers: 46 Films, of which 38 in competition (the audience will be able to vote), 8 Countries, 12 Firs-time directors, and 25% of directors are women.
All The Films At A Glance. Online Festival Line-up 2020 And Territorial Restrictions...
After the incredible success of the lockdown teaser Programme called “Io Resto a Casa” (I Stay at Home) the Festival will continue the partnership with the online streaming platform MyMovies.it, From the 8yh of June the accreditations will be available on the Official Website
Festival Director Sabrina Baracetti
But, let’s have a look at the titles. Here are some interesting numbers: 46 Films, of which 38 in competition (the audience will be able to vote), 8 Countries, 12 Firs-time directors, and 25% of directors are women.
All The Films At A Glance. Online Festival Line-up 2020 And Territorial Restrictions...
- 6/4/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The festival will play 46 features from eight Asian countries.
Udine’s Far East Film Festival (Feff) has revealed a lineup of 46 features including four world premieres, for the online-only edition of the event that will run from June 26 until July 4.
It will open with the international premiere of Lee Hae-jun and Kim Byung-seo’s disaster action film Ashfall, available to viewers in Europe only.
The film was a blockbuster hit in South Korea over Christmas, grossing almost $60m (£47.9m) by the end of January.
The world premieres are Ning Yuanyuan’s Chinese title An Insignificant Affair; Daigo Matsui’s Japanese...
Udine’s Far East Film Festival (Feff) has revealed a lineup of 46 features including four world premieres, for the online-only edition of the event that will run from June 26 until July 4.
It will open with the international premiere of Lee Hae-jun and Kim Byung-seo’s disaster action film Ashfall, available to viewers in Europe only.
The film was a blockbuster hit in South Korea over Christmas, grossing almost $60m (£47.9m) by the end of January.
The world premieres are Ning Yuanyuan’s Chinese title An Insignificant Affair; Daigo Matsui’s Japanese...
- 6/4/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
Diday serves Kiko hot dog. But Kiko takes a spoon full of veggies and starts eating. The smile blooms on Diday’s face. Kiko combs his hairs, tightens his shoe laces and leaves for school. Kiko has grown up in just few days. Though his father has left without intimating him, but the scent of bonding stays with him. The debutant director Thop Nazareno portrays the subtle bonding between a son and his estranged father brilliantly in “Kiko Boksingero” with a unique and gentle storytelling approach that touches the mind of the audience with a lasting impression.
Kiko Bosingero screened at the 8th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase
Kiko is an eleven year old boy, who lives in beautiful and scenic city of Baguio with his nanny, Diday (Yayo Aguila) after losing his mother . Kiko wants to be a boxer like his estranged father and visits his father’s deserted house everyday,...
Kiko Bosingero screened at the 8th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase
Kiko is an eleven year old boy, who lives in beautiful and scenic city of Baguio with his nanny, Diday (Yayo Aguila) after losing his mother . Kiko wants to be a boxer like his estranged father and visits his father’s deserted house everyday,...
- 4/1/2019
- by Sankha Ray
- AsianMoviePulse
Film programs include a retrospective on Malaysian filmmaker Yasmin Ahmad, a new film from one of the most-recognizable artists in Asia, Sylvia Chang (“Love Education”) and another from veteran Asian Canadian director Mina Shum (“Meditation Park”).
Eight Māori female directors deliver “Waru,” a film in which all eight parts start at 10 a.m., are told in real time, are a single 10-minute take and each feature a Māori female lead.
San Diego, California – March 22, 2018 – The 8th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (Sdaff) Spring Showcase , presented by Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts), today announced its lineup of 15 films from nine countries, including four North American premieres, one west coast premiere and the only third-ever U.S. retrospective on prolific Malaysian filmmaker Yasmin Ahmad.
“Once again, Asian filmmakers took our breath away with wide-ranging works that demonstrate the diversity of experiences and sensibilities on three continents,” says Pac Arts Artistic Director Brian Hu.
Eight Māori female directors deliver “Waru,” a film in which all eight parts start at 10 a.m., are told in real time, are a single 10-minute take and each feature a Māori female lead.
San Diego, California – March 22, 2018 – The 8th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (Sdaff) Spring Showcase , presented by Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts), today announced its lineup of 15 films from nine countries, including four North American premieres, one west coast premiere and the only third-ever U.S. retrospective on prolific Malaysian filmmaker Yasmin Ahmad.
“Once again, Asian filmmakers took our breath away with wide-ranging works that demonstrate the diversity of experiences and sensibilities on three continents,” says Pac Arts Artistic Director Brian Hu.
- 4/5/2018
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
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