DI WALTER GALASSO

ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL – COMUNICATO AFF21
21° ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Dal 10 al 17 aprile 2024
Cinema Farnese Arthouse
Piazza Campo De’ Fiori 56 – Roma
www.cinemafarnese.it

 

  Al Cinema Farnese Arthouse di Roma torna il tradizionale appuntamento con Asian Film Festival, la rassegna cinematografica che rivolge lo sguardo alle migliori nuove produzioni dell’Estremo Oriente… La giuria dell’edizione 2024 sarà presieduta dal giornalista, scrittore ed editorialista Antonio Polito… Tra i temi trainanti di questa edizione spiccano argomenti di scottante attualità, quali la condizione della donna, l’entrata nella maggiore età attraverso racconti adolescenziali e la violenza declinata nelle sue diverse forme.

CINEMA FARNESE ARTHOUSE

21° ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL

   Tagliato il traguardo dei vent’anni, Asian Film Festival si rinnova con una ventunesima edizione che si preannuncia straordinaria. Per la prima volta verranno proiettati film dalla Mongolia e dal Nepal, mentre, accanto ai nuovi film di grandi registi, ci saranno molte opere prime di alto livello – assolute sorprese – distribuite tra la sezione Newcomers, il Concorso e il Fuori Concorso.
   Il festival presenterà più di trenta lungometraggi provenienti da Corea del Sud, Giappone, Cina, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malesia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailandia, Filippine, oltre ai già menzionati debuttanti Nepal e Mongolia.
   I “days” sono organizzati grazie al sostegno e al coordinamento imprescindibile di Ambasciate, Istituti di Cultura, Film Commission, Agenzie governative dei paesi dell’Estremo Oriente che in questo anno hanno rinforzato a vario titolo la loro partnership strategica con il Festival.

RAI CULTURA – CINEMA
Asian Film Festival 2024
21a Edizione

   …al Cinema Farnese Arthouse di Roma (Piazza Campo De’ Fiori 56) riparte l’Asian Film Festival 21a edizione, la rassegna cinematografica che rivolge lo sguardo alle migliori nuove produzioni dell’Estremo Oriente.
   Ideata da Cineforum Robert Bresson con la direzione artistica di Antonio Termenini, la manifestazione conta quest’anno ben 36 opere in proiezione…
   La XXIesima edizione di Asian Film Festival è realizzata con il contributo di: Ministero della Cultura (Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo), Regione Lazio, Roma Lazio Film Commission, Istituto Culturale Coreano in Italia, Ambasciata della Repubblica Socialista del Vietnam in Italia.
   Un’iniziativa in collaborazione con: Ministero degli Affari Esteri, Elephant Pictures, UNINT Università degli Studi Internazionali di Roma, 25th Shanghai International Film Festival, Cinema Farnese Arthouse, Ho Chi Mnh City International Film Festival, Oltre lo specchio Film Festival, Associazione Italia Asean, Ambasciata della Thailandia in Italia, Amazing Thailand Ente del Turismo thailandese, Associazione Italia-Filippine, Fabio Truffa, Danang Asian Film Festival. La manifestazione gode del patrocinio di Roma Capitale. Il Japan Day gode del patrocinio dell’Istituto Giapponese di Cultura.

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SELEZIONE DI 30 OPERE

1
A ROAD TO A VILLAGE (2023)

Runtime: 106 minutes

Writers:
Mahesh Rai
Nabin Subba

Director: Nabin Subba

Country: Nepal

Actors:
Dayahang Rai
Maila
Pashupati Rai
Maili
Prem Subba
Kulchandra Neupane
Shopkeeper
Prasan Rai

Genre: Drama

Production company:
Menchhyayem Pictures

2
ABSENCE (2023)

Runtime: 100 minutes

Writer, Director: Lang Wu

Country: China

Actors:
Kang-sheng Lee
Jiangyu Han
Meng Li
Hong Su
Ke Ren
Kai Chen
Wanling Liang
Yao Yao
Xu Changchu

Genre: Drama

3
AFTER THE FEVER (2023)

Runtime: 127 minutes

Writer, Director: Akira Yamamoto

Country: Japan

Actors:
Ai Hashimoto
Sanae
Mai Kiryû
Taiga Nakano
Kenta

4
BE WITH ME (2023)

Runtime: 93 minutes

Writer, Director: Hwarng Wern-ying

Country: Taiwan

Actors:
Hsiao-chuan Chang
Vic Chou
Ethan Juan
Ariel Lin

Genre: Drama

5
DROWSY CITY (2019)

Runtime: 74 minutes

Writer, Director: Dung Luong Dinh

Country: Vietnam

Actors
Quoc Toan
Ta Xuan Tue
Ba Truong
Vu Minh Tri
Le Thuy Hien
Minh Hien
Duc Tri
Tran Van Ba
Nguyen Quoc Thanh

Genres: Crime, Drama

6
FISH MEMORIES (2023)

Runtime: 117 minutes

Writer, Director: Hung-i Chen

Country: Taiwan

Actors:
Frederick Ming Zhong Lee
Shuo-Han Wang
Hung Chien
Oscar Chiu
Lavinia

Genre: Drama

7
HEAVY SNOW (2023)

Runtime: 78 minutes

Writer, Director: Suik Yun

Country: South Korea

Actors:
Han Hae-in
Han So-hee

Genres: Drama, Romance

8
IN OUR DAY (2023)

Runtime: 83 minutes

Writer, Director: Hong Sang-soo

Country: South Korea

Actors:
Gi Ju-bong
Kim Min-hee

Genre: Drama

Production company:
Jeonwonsa Film

9
INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL (2023)

Runtime: 179 minutes

Writer, Director: Thien An Pham

Countries: Vietnam, Singapore, France, Spain

Actors:
Le Phong Vu
Nguyen Thinh
Vu Ngoc Manh
Nguyen Thi Truc Quynh
Nguyen Van Lu’u

Genre: Drama

Production companies:
JK Film
Potocol
Deuxieme Ligne Films
(co-production)
Zorba the Imaginary Friend
(co-production)
Fasten Films
(co-production)

10
LAST SHADOW AT FIRST LIGHT (2023)

Runtime: 107 minutes

Writer, Director: Nicole Midori Woodford

Countries: Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Japan, Slovenia

Actors:
Masatoshi Nagase
Isamu
Mihaya Shirata
Ami
Mariko Tsutsui
Satomi
Peter Yu
Wen Yong

Genre: Drama

Production companies:
Cogitoworks
Fire and Ice Media and Productions
Potocol
Purin Pictures
Singapore Film Commission
Slovenian Film Center
Studio Virc
Talents Tokyo Next Masters Support Program

11
LOVE IS A GUN (2023)

Runtime: 81 minutes

Writers:
Hong-Chi Lee
Cheng Hsun Lin

Director: Hong-Chi Lee

Countries: Taiwan, Hong Kong

Actors:
Hong-Chi Lee
Patricia Lin
Qing-Yu Zheng
Ke-Ren Lin
Yu-Yao Lee

Genre: Drama

12
MARYAM (2023)

Runtime: 103 minutes

Writers:
Badrul Hisham Ismail
Faisal Tehrani

Director: Badrul Hisham Ismail

Country: Malaysia

Actors:
Sofia Jane
Maryam
Omar Abdullah
Azman Hassan
Pekin Ibrahim
Vanida Imran

Genre: Drama

Production companies:
Anomalous Films
Rhu Graha

13
MONISME (2023)

Runtime: 115 minutes

Writer, Director: Riar Rizaldi

Countries: Qatar, Indonesia

Actors:
Rendra Bagus Pamungkas
Kidung Paramadita
Whani Darmawan
Puthut Juritno
Yulianto

Genre: Drama

Production companies:
New Pessimism Studio
Piring Tirbing
Komunitas Sakatoya
Studio Oposisi

14
MORO (2023)

Runtime: 80 minutes

Writer:
Honeylyn Joy Alipio

Director: Brillante Mendoza

Country: Philippines

Actors:
Christopher De Leon
Kamad
Ina Feleo
Monira
Baron Geisler
Abdel
Laurice Guillen
Mangindra
Piolo Pascual
Jasim

Genre: Drama

15
NOT FRIENDS (2023)

Runtime: 130 minutes

Writer, Director: Atta Hemwadee

Country: Thailand

Actors:
Anthony Buisseret
Pisitpol Ekaphongpisit
Thitiya Jirapornsilp
Tanakorn Tiyanont
Ingkarat Damrongsakkul

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Production companies:
GDH 559
Houseton Films

16
OASIS OF NOW (2023)

Runtime: 90 minutes

Writer, Director: Chee Sum Chia

Countries: Malaysia, Singapore, France

Actors:
Thi Diu Ta
Hanh
Aster Yeow Ee
Ting Ting
Abdul Manaf bin Rejab
Azmi

Genre: Drama

Production companies:
theCommonist
Afternoon Pictures
Akanga Film Productions
La Fabrica Nocturna Cinéma

17
ONE SECOND AHEAD, ONE SECOND BEHIND (2023)

Runtime: 119 minutes

Writer:
Kankurô Kudô

Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita

Country: Japan

Actors:
Daichi Asai
Rion Fukumuro
Aki Hano
Hinata Hiiragi
Yuzuna Kato

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

18
ONLY THE RIVER FLOWS (2023)

Runtime: 101 minutes

Writers:
Kang Chunlei
(as Chunlei Kang)
Yu Hua
(based on the novel “Mistake by the River”)
Wei Shujun

Director: Wei Shujun

Country: China

Actors:
Zhu Yilong
Ma Zhe
Chloe Maayan
Bai Jie
Hou Tianlai
Chief of Police
Tong Linkai
Xie
Chu Bu Hua Jie

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Production companies:
Hangzhou Dangdang Film
KXKH FILM

19
RIPPLES (2023)

Runtime: 120 minutes

Writer, Director: Naoko Ogigami

Country: Japan

Actors:
Tamae Andô
Misae Watanabe
Noriko Eguchi
Hitomi Ogasawara
Akira Emoto
Taro Kadokura
Kami Hiraiwa
Setsuko Ito
Hayato Isomura
Takuya Sudo

Genres: Comedy, Family

20
SANA (2023)

Runtime: 102 minutes

Writers:
Rumi Kakuta
Takashi Shimizu

Director: Takashi Shimizu

Country: Japan

Actors:
Alan Shirahama
Ryôta Katayose
Hayato Komori
Reo Sano
Mandy Sekiguchi
Genre: Horror

Production company:
Booster Project

21
SHADOW OF FIRE (2023)

Runtime: 95 minutes

Writer, Director: Shin’ya Tsukamoto

Country: Japan

Actors:
Shuri
Mirai Moriyama
Ouga Tsukao
Hiroki Kono
Gô Rijû

Genres: Drama, History, Mystery

Production company:
Kaijyu Theater

22
SLEEP (2023)

Runtime: 95 minutes

Writer, Director: Jason Yu

Country: South Korea

Actors:
Kim Gook Hee
Min Jeong
Yoon Kyung-ho
Doctor
Lee Sun-kyun
Hyun-su
Jung Yu-mi
Soo-jin

Genres: Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Production companies:
Lewis Pictures
Solaire Partners

23
SNOW IN MIDSUMMER (2023)

Runtime: 116 minutes

Writer, Director: Keat Aun Chong

Countries: Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan

Actors:
Fang Wan
Ah Eng
Pearlly Chua
Dou E / Troupe Master
Jen-Shuo Cheng
Hokkien Boy
Pauline Tan
Eng’s Mother
Peter Yu
Kooi

Genres: Drama, History

Production companies:
Janji Pictures
Sunstrong Entertainment
August Pictures
(in association with)
Swallow Wings
(in association with)
Southern Islet Pictures
(in association with)

24
SOLIDS BY THE SEASHORE (2023)

Runtime: 93 minutes

Writers:
Patiparn Boontarig
Kalil Pitsuwan

Director: Patiparn Boontarig

Country: Thailand

Actors:
Nicharee Boonmuang
Sahajak Boonthanakit
Tipagorn Chaiprasit
Supachai Girdsuwan
Sure Kewee

Genre: Drama

Production companies:
Diversion
Error Brothers
Mit Out Sound Films

25
THE CORD OF LIFE (2022)

Runtime: 96 minutes

Writer, Director: Sixue Qiao

Country: China

Actors:
Badema
Nahia
Yider

Genres: Drama, Family

Production companies:
Bad Rabbit Pictures
China Film Co., Ltd.
Aranya Pictures
Xiangshan Dacheng Global Culture Development
Cinerent Beijing

26
THE CURSED LAND (2024)

Runtime: 128 minutes

Writers, Directors: Panu Aree, Kong Rithdee

Country: Thailand

Actors:
Ananda Everingham
Bront Palarae
Jennis Oprasert
Seeda Puapimon

Genres: Horror, Thriller

Production company:
Neramitnung Film

27
TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME (2023)

Runtime: 106 minutes

Writer, Director: Zhi Wei Jow

Countries: Singapore, Taiwan, France, Portugal

Actors:
Leon Dai
Chua
Edward Tan
Meng
Jay Victor
Soe
Julius Foo
Lee
Lekheraj Sekhar
Kishod

Genre: Drama

Production companies:
Akanga Film Productions
Volos Films
La Fabrica Nocturna Cinéma
Potocol
Oublaum Filmes

28
WOMEN FROM ROTE ISLAND (2023)

Runtime: 108 minutes

Writer, Director: Jeremias Nyangoen

Country: Indonesia

Actors:
Merlinda Dessy Adoe
Orpa
Irma Novita Rihi
Martha
Bani Sallum Ratu Ke
Bertha
Van Jhoov
Damar
Maria Dona Ines

Genre: Drama

Production companies:
Bintang Cahaya Sinema
Langit Terang Sinema

29
YANGZI’S CONFUSION (2023)

Runtime: 101 minutes

Writer, Director: Jue Li

Country: China

Actors:
Hongjia Gong
Xiaolei Huang
Zeng Tang
Yayun Zheng

Genre: Drama

30
YOU & ME & ME (2023)

Runtime: 121 minutes

Writers, Directors: Wanweaw Hongvivatana, Weawwan Hongvivatana

Country: Thailand

Actors:
Thitiya Jirapornsilp
Anthony Buisseret
Supakson Chaimongkol
Natee Ngamnaewprom
Karuna Luktumthong

Genres: Drama, Romance

Production company:
GDH 559