Distributor, Day for Night has acquired a trio of Asian titles for U.K. and Ireland at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents and Film Market.
Day for Night is acquiring the late Pema Tseden’s “Snow Leopard” from Rediance. Pema Tseden, the Tibetan art house film director known for “Jinpa” and “Balloon,” died at 53 earlier this year. The film explores the complicated coexistence of animals and people on the Tibetan plateau. After a snow leopard kills nine rams owned by a herder, a bitter conflict ensues between the herder who wants to kill the snow leopard and the father who wants to release it.
“Snow Leopard” world premiered at Venice and subsequently played Toronto and will next be at Tokyo.
“Next Sohee” by Korean filmmaker July Jung (“A Girl at My Door”), which premiered at Cannes’ Critics Week in 2022 and played at Busan and London, has been...
Day for Night is acquiring the late Pema Tseden’s “Snow Leopard” from Rediance. Pema Tseden, the Tibetan art house film director known for “Jinpa” and “Balloon,” died at 53 earlier this year. The film explores the complicated coexistence of animals and people on the Tibetan plateau. After a snow leopard kills nine rams owned by a herder, a bitter conflict ensues between the herder who wants to kill the snow leopard and the father who wants to release it.
“Snow Leopard” world premiered at Venice and subsequently played Toronto and will next be at Tokyo.
“Next Sohee” by Korean filmmaker July Jung (“A Girl at My Door”), which premiered at Cannes’ Critics Week in 2022 and played at Busan and London, has been...
- 10/10/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
By Siria Falleroni
Winner of the “New Currents Award” at the Busan International Film Festival (2012), “36” is Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit's brilliant feature film debut. It also won the “New Asian Cinema” section of the Five Flavours Asian Film Festival in Warsaw, the “New Talent Award” prize at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, and the “Best Director” award at the Cinemanila International Film Festival.
The story revolves around Sai – played by Koramit Vajrasthira – a location scout whose job is to catch potential settings in which to shoot movies with her digital camera. One day, her career becomes intertwined with that of artistic director Oom, portrayed by Wanlop Rungkamjad. The two will not only establish a professional collaboration but also a genuine relationship that lies between love and friendship. Photography surely is the common thread that runs through both of their lives. Oom likes to capture people on film but does not like being photographed,...
Winner of the “New Currents Award” at the Busan International Film Festival (2012), “36” is Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit's brilliant feature film debut. It also won the “New Asian Cinema” section of the Five Flavours Asian Film Festival in Warsaw, the “New Talent Award” prize at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, and the “Best Director” award at the Cinemanila International Film Festival.
The story revolves around Sai – played by Koramit Vajrasthira – a location scout whose job is to catch potential settings in which to shoot movies with her digital camera. One day, her career becomes intertwined with that of artistic director Oom, portrayed by Wanlop Rungkamjad. The two will not only establish a professional collaboration but also a genuine relationship that lies between love and friendship. Photography surely is the common thread that runs through both of their lives. Oom likes to capture people on film but does not like being photographed,...
- 4/11/2023
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
Filmmakers had called for a boycott over the rule change.
The organisers behind Thailand’s Suphannahong National Film Awards have dropped a rule that would effectively disqualify independent features from nomination following a major backlash.
A recent rule change by the National Federation of Motion Pictures and Contents Associations (Mpc) stated that theatrical releases in five regions of Thailand and a minimum of 50,000 cinema admissions were required for a film to be considered for nomination. These regions include Bangkok, Chiangmai (the north), Chonburi (the east), Nakhon Ratchasima (the northeast) and Nakhon Si Thammarat (the south).
It meant that, earlier this week,...
The organisers behind Thailand’s Suphannahong National Film Awards have dropped a rule that would effectively disqualify independent features from nomination following a major backlash.
A recent rule change by the National Federation of Motion Pictures and Contents Associations (Mpc) stated that theatrical releases in five regions of Thailand and a minimum of 50,000 cinema admissions were required for a film to be considered for nomination. These regions include Bangkok, Chiangmai (the north), Chonburi (the east), Nakhon Ratchasima (the northeast) and Nakhon Si Thammarat (the south).
It meant that, earlier this week,...
- 3/31/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Η φετινή σεζόν ήταν ασυνήθιστη για τον ασιατικό κινηματογράφο, μιας και δεν υπήρχε κάποιο αριστούργημα του διαμετρήματος των Παρασίτων ή του Burning, αλλά ως σύνολο, πολύ περισσότερες καλές ταινίες, κάτι που πολύ πιθανόν να οφείλεται και στο ότι πολλές παραγωγές είχαν παγώσει λόγω Covid και προβλήθηκαν φέτος. Χωρίς πολλά λόγια, αυτές είναι οι επιλογές μου για τις καλύτερες ασιατικές ταινίες της χρονιάς. Για τις πλήρεις κριτικές στα αγγλικά, μπορείτα απλά να κάνετε κλικ στον τίτλο. Κάποια από τα φιλμ μπορεί να ήταν παραγωγής 2021, αλλά μιας και κυκλοφόρησαν κυρίως το 2022, αποφάσισα να τις συμπεριλάβω
30. Zalava (Arsalan Amiri, Iran)
Arsalan Amiri bases his whole narrative on the questions mentioned above, with the reply regarding if the movie will turn into a supernatural horror (thus meaning the locals are right) or continue as a social drama regarding the blights of disidemony (thus meaning the sergeant is right) carrying the movie almost to the end.
30. Zalava (Arsalan Amiri, Iran)
Arsalan Amiri bases his whole narrative on the questions mentioned above, with the reply regarding if the movie will turn into a supernatural horror (thus meaning the locals are right) or continue as a social drama regarding the blights of disidemony (thus meaning the sergeant is right) carrying the movie almost to the end.
- 2/12/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we discuss Yellow Fang's Selfish , directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit. The young Thai director Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit is not a household name, but deserves to be. His films are defined by two things: their rigid structuralism, and his sense of playfulness. Both of those things might sound contradictory, but he finds a way to use structural set-ups as a means to play around fast and loose. For instance, his film 36 is made up of just 36 shots, referencing the 36 photos in an analogue camera film roll, and exploring the theme of our memories being tied to objects. In 36 a woman loses the photos on...
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- 1/23/2023
- Screen Anarchy
The annual film event in Laos that was for the past 12 years known as the Luang Prabang Film Festival has given up its name in order to go ahead with next month’s edition.
“Organizers have recently acquiesced to a name change in order to continue to produce this year’s event, scheduled for Dec. 8- 11, and will move forward using only the iconic blue chair to identify the festival,” they said in a statement that also unveiled the festival’s film selection.
Contacted by Variety, organizers had no additional comment beyond their published statement.
The festival has been operated on a non-profit basis with the backing of private sector and local government sponsors in the Unesco Heritage town of Luang Prabang. It has supported the Laos local film industry, operated talent development workshops and provided free-of-charge screenings of recent Southeast Asian films to the Laos public.
The 2022 selection includes...
“Organizers have recently acquiesced to a name change in order to continue to produce this year’s event, scheduled for Dec. 8- 11, and will move forward using only the iconic blue chair to identify the festival,” they said in a statement that also unveiled the festival’s film selection.
Contacted by Variety, organizers had no additional comment beyond their published statement.
The festival has been operated on a non-profit basis with the backing of private sector and local government sponsors in the Unesco Heritage town of Luang Prabang. It has supported the Laos local film industry, operated talent development workshops and provided free-of-charge screenings of recent Southeast Asian films to the Laos public.
The 2022 selection includes...
- 11/22/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
If I were to tell you that a film about the sport of cup-stacking – yes, the sport of cup-stacking – is one of the best comedies of the year, you’d laugh me out of the building. But, indeed, I am here to tell you that Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit’s story is, well, stacked full of fast jokes and furious comedy.
Fast and Feel Love will make you chuckle from title treatment alone. It revolves around Jay, a young woman who has been caring for her boyfriend Kao after he pursues his dream of cup stacking. All in all, their efforts have been worthwhile; Kao is one of the most successful competitors in his chosen sport in the world. It problem is that it is never enough, Kao is always chasing after a faster time and is dismissive of Jay’s efforts and own dreams. When Jay leaves, Kao must learn all...
Fast and Feel Love will make you chuckle from title treatment alone. It revolves around Jay, a young woman who has been caring for her boyfriend Kao after he pursues his dream of cup stacking. All in all, their efforts have been worthwhile; Kao is one of the most successful competitors in his chosen sport in the world. It problem is that it is never enough, Kao is always chasing after a faster time and is dismissive of Jay’s efforts and own dreams. When Jay leaves, Kao must learn all...
- 10/17/2022
- by Sarah Cook
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
After talking about the compelling array of short films available to watch at London Film Festival last week, I now find myself in the same position talking about the impressive selection of feature films that were on display this year. The features on show at Lff ran across a huge variety of strands and programmes from the genre-specific fare of the ‘Cult’ strand to the Headline Galas which attracted some of the world’s biggest stars to the red carpet in London. Here at Dn, however, we’re interested in those hidden gems, the films that won’t be arriving on Netflix in a month’s time that push the artistic boundaries of the form and deserve to be championed. So, with that in mind, we offer below a recommended selection of ten features to add to your watch list from a collection of international auteurs and innovative debut filmmakers.
- 10/17/2022
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
Most documetnaries about the idol industry fall into one of two types. They first type involves sensationalist works that exoticize their subjects. Some even go as far as to strip them from their humanity and dignity, presenting them either as automatons without agency who are abused by their production companies (“9 Muses of Star Empire“) or creepy hustlers who use their clueless, and equally creepy, fans (“Tokyo Idols“). The other type speak about the friendship within the band and the difficulties the different members have gone through in order to become great at what they do. As such, they function more like movie-length ads than anything else. What the two types of idol documentaries share in common is that they seldom treat their subjects as complex human beings. Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit manages to overcome this dichotomy in his documentary about the Bangkok iteration of one of the Japanese idol franchise band...
- 8/28/2022
- by Martin Lukanov
- AsianMoviePulse
Thai-language feature received its world premiere at the film festival in Switzerland.
Austria-based sales agent Square Eyes has boarded Thai director Sorayos Prapapan’s Arnold Is A Model Student, which received its world premiere in Locarno’s Filmmakers of the Present competition.
The Thai-language feature follows a gifted student who is enlisted by an underground ring to help others cheat on their exams. The cast is led by newcomer Korndanai Marc Dautzenberg in the title role and political commentator Winyu Wongsurawat.
The story is inspired by a student survival guide published by Bad Student, a movement that calls for educational...
Austria-based sales agent Square Eyes has boarded Thai director Sorayos Prapapan’s Arnold Is A Model Student, which received its world premiere in Locarno’s Filmmakers of the Present competition.
The Thai-language feature follows a gifted student who is enlisted by an underground ring to help others cheat on their exams. The cast is led by newcomer Korndanai Marc Dautzenberg in the title role and political commentator Winyu Wongsurawat.
The story is inspired by a student survival guide published by Bad Student, a movement that calls for educational...
- 8/8/2022
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Without getting too sentimental, I remember reading about the very first New York Asian Film Festival on a "message board," the early internet incarnation of a worldwide news site. Now celebrating its 20th anniversary edition, the New York Asian Film Festival kicks off tonight with the international premiere of Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit's Fast & Feel Love, which is "a thrill-a-minute romcom/stacking-action tale that is as fast moving and quirky as the oddball sport at the center of its plot," according to the official verbiage from the fest. "Throbbing with energy, ingenuity and originality, this spirited send-up of young adulthood is a mesmerizing showstopper." That also provides an apt description of the festival itself, which has grown into an incredible celebration of Asian filmmaking...
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- 7/15/2022
- Screen Anarchy
The World Film Festival of Bangkok was last held in 2017.
The World Film Festival of Bangkok is set to be relaunched under new leadership in December after a six-year hiatus.
Donsaron Kovitvanitcha has been appointed festival director by the Nation Group, the organisers of the 14 previous editions of the event, which ran from 2003 to 2017. The 15th edition is set to take place from December 2-11.
Donsaron told Screen that the plan to restart the festival was first put together by the deputy CEO of the Nation Group Adisak Limparungpattanakij, project manager and veteran journalist Nithinand Yorsaengrat, and long-time festival director Kriengsak “Victor” Silakong.
The World Film Festival of Bangkok is set to be relaunched under new leadership in December after a six-year hiatus.
Donsaron Kovitvanitcha has been appointed festival director by the Nation Group, the organisers of the 14 previous editions of the event, which ran from 2003 to 2017. The 15th edition is set to take place from December 2-11.
Donsaron told Screen that the plan to restart the festival was first put together by the deputy CEO of the Nation Group Adisak Limparungpattanakij, project manager and veteran journalist Nithinand Yorsaengrat, and long-time festival director Kriengsak “Victor” Silakong.
- 7/13/2022
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Tickets go on sale July 1 for the fully in-theater 20th anniversary edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff), presented by the New York Asian Film Foundation and Film at Lincoln Center (Flc), running from July 15–28, 2022 at Flc, as well as on July 23 and July 28–31 at Asia Society, which will be co-presenting a selection of key films and a Hong Kong marathon day. International stars and acclaimed filmmakers will return in-person to grace the Nyaff red carpet at Flc, receive awards, speak at Q&a sessions, and impart wisdom during masterclasses and special talks.
Hong Kong cultural icon Josie Ho will headline Nyaff 2022 with her latest project as producer of the inspiring musical documentary Finding Bliss: Fire and Ice—The Director’s Cut, in which she travels with musicians and students from Hong Kong to Iceland for a transcendent collaboration. As a tribute to the acting superstar, the festival...
Hong Kong cultural icon Josie Ho will headline Nyaff 2022 with her latest project as producer of the inspiring musical documentary Finding Bliss: Fire and Ice—The Director’s Cut, in which she travels with musicians and students from Hong Kong to Iceland for a transcendent collaboration. As a tribute to the acting superstar, the festival...
- 7/1/2022
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
The 20th edition of the festival will return as a full in-person event in July.
The New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff) has unveiled the full line-up for its 20th edition, which will include honorary awards for Japanese horror director Takashi Shimizu, acclaimed Japanese actor Hiroshi Abe and South Korean rising star Kim Hye-yoon.
This year will mark Nyaff’s fully-fledged return to the big screen, following a virtual 2020 edition and a hybrid event in 2021. More than 60 new and classic titles from Asia, including six world premieres, will be presented as in-person screenings at Film at Lincoln Center (Flc) and the Asia Society,...
The New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff) has unveiled the full line-up for its 20th edition, which will include honorary awards for Japanese horror director Takashi Shimizu, acclaimed Japanese actor Hiroshi Abe and South Korean rising star Kim Hye-yoon.
This year will mark Nyaff’s fully-fledged return to the big screen, following a virtual 2020 edition and a hybrid event in 2021. More than 60 new and classic titles from Asia, including six world premieres, will be presented as in-person screenings at Film at Lincoln Center (Flc) and the Asia Society,...
- 6/30/2022
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
For the first time in two years, the New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff) will have a full return to big-screen viewing as they celebrate their 20th Anniversary!
Following a fully virtual 2020 edition and a hybrid 2021 edition, Nyaff is delighted to present this year’s 60+ new and classic titles fully in person at Film at Lincoln Center and the Asia Society, from July 15 to July 31. Mark your calendars now to celebrate this major cinematic anniversary in July!
We’ll be announcing more titles and exciting guests in coming weeks, but here are some initial highlights to look out for:
Thailand Fast & Feel Love © 2022 Gdh 559 Co.,Ltd.
The 20th Anniversary edition of Nyaff will kick off with the international premiere of the propulsively-paced Thai romantic comedy Fast & Feel Love, directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit and starring Urassaya “Yaya” Sperbund, who will be honored on stage with the Screen International Rising Star Award.
Following a fully virtual 2020 edition and a hybrid 2021 edition, Nyaff is delighted to present this year’s 60+ new and classic titles fully in person at Film at Lincoln Center and the Asia Society, from July 15 to July 31. Mark your calendars now to celebrate this major cinematic anniversary in July!
We’ll be announcing more titles and exciting guests in coming weeks, but here are some initial highlights to look out for:
Thailand Fast & Feel Love © 2022 Gdh 559 Co.,Ltd.
The 20th Anniversary edition of Nyaff will kick off with the international premiere of the propulsively-paced Thai romantic comedy Fast & Feel Love, directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit and starring Urassaya “Yaya” Sperbund, who will be honored on stage with the Screen International Rising Star Award.
- 6/17/2022
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
The line-up includes Korean thriller ‘Confession’ and Hong Kong comedy ‘Table For Six’.
The New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff) has unveiled the first films for its 20th edition, including Yoon Jong-seok’s Korean mystery thriller Confession, Sunny Chan’s Hong Kong comedy Table For Six, Arvin Chen’s Taiwanese romantic drama Mama Boy and Kazuya Shiraishi’s Japanese serial-killer thriller Lesson In Murder, all of which are North American premieres.
This year will mark Nyaff’s full return to the big screen, following a virtual 2020 edition and a hybrid 2021 edition. More than 60 new and classic titles from Asia will...
The New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff) has unveiled the first films for its 20th edition, including Yoon Jong-seok’s Korean mystery thriller Confession, Sunny Chan’s Hong Kong comedy Table For Six, Arvin Chen’s Taiwanese romantic drama Mama Boy and Kazuya Shiraishi’s Japanese serial-killer thriller Lesson In Murder, all of which are North American premieres.
This year will mark Nyaff’s full return to the big screen, following a virtual 2020 edition and a hybrid 2021 edition. More than 60 new and classic titles from Asia will...
- 6/16/2022
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Nyaff is thrilled to announce that the 20th Anniversary edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff) will kick off on July 15 with the international premiere of the propulsively-paced Thai romantic comedy Fast & Feel Love, directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit.
The director will be joined at Film at Lincoln Center on opening night by his leading actress, Urassaya “Yaya” Sperbund, who is being honored with the Screen International Rising Star award.
Nat Kitcharit in Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit’s “Fast & Feel Love”
In Fast & Feel Love, Sperbund plays the supportive girlfriend of a world champion sport stacker (Nat Kitcharit) who only has time for his game. When she finally comes to her senses and dumps him, he must learn basic adulting skills to find a way to win her back.
“This is the perfect film for an opening that marks a true return to theaters as well as Nyaff’s 20th anniversary,...
The director will be joined at Film at Lincoln Center on opening night by his leading actress, Urassaya “Yaya” Sperbund, who is being honored with the Screen International Rising Star award.
Nat Kitcharit in Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit’s “Fast & Feel Love”
In Fast & Feel Love, Sperbund plays the supportive girlfriend of a world champion sport stacker (Nat Kitcharit) who only has time for his game. When she finally comes to her senses and dumps him, he must learn basic adulting skills to find a way to win her back.
“This is the perfect film for an opening that marks a true return to theaters as well as Nyaff’s 20th anniversary,...
- 5/28/2022
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
The 20th Anniversary edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff) will kick off on July 15 with the international premiere of the propulsively-paced Thai romantic comedy Fast & Feel Love, directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit.
The director will be joined at Lincoln Center on opening night by his leading actress, Urassaya “Yaya” Sperbund, who is being honored with the Screen International Rising Star award.
“This is the perfect film for an opening that marks a true return to theaters as well as Nyaff’s 20th anniversary,” said Samuel Jamier, Executive Director of Nyaff and President of the New York Asian Film Foundation, in remarks to Screen International, which broke the news.
“Nearly as fast-moving as its sport-stacking protagonist, it hits all the right notes, from broad humor to poignant drama, and gives every character a show-stopping moment or two — as well as hilarious and clever cinephile moments. As the film says,...
The director will be joined at Lincoln Center on opening night by his leading actress, Urassaya “Yaya” Sperbund, who is being honored with the Screen International Rising Star award.
“This is the perfect film for an opening that marks a true return to theaters as well as Nyaff’s 20th anniversary,” said Samuel Jamier, Executive Director of Nyaff and President of the New York Asian Film Foundation, in remarks to Screen International, which broke the news.
“Nearly as fast-moving as its sport-stacking protagonist, it hits all the right notes, from broad humor to poignant drama, and gives every character a show-stopping moment or two — as well as hilarious and clever cinephile moments. As the film says,...
- 5/26/2022
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Nyaff’s 20th anniversary edition will take place from July 15-28.
Thai romantic comedy Fast & Feel Love is set to open New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff), where lead actress Urassaya Sperbund will receive the Screen International Rising Star award.
Nyaff’s 20th anniversary edition will take place from July 15-28 and Sperbund, who is also known as Yaya, will be presented with the award on opening night at New York’s Lincoln Centre.
Directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, the film follows a world champion of sport stacking – played by Nat Kitcharit – who must learn basic adulting skills after being...
Thai romantic comedy Fast & Feel Love is set to open New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff), where lead actress Urassaya Sperbund will receive the Screen International Rising Star award.
Nyaff’s 20th anniversary edition will take place from July 15-28 and Sperbund, who is also known as Yaya, will be presented with the award on opening night at New York’s Lincoln Centre.
Directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, the film follows a world champion of sport stacking – played by Nat Kitcharit – who must learn basic adulting skills after being...
- 5/22/2022
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Titles include ’Omg!: Oh My Girl’ and ’Home For Rent’.
Leading Thai production and sales company Gdh 559 is launching pre-sales of an upcoming romantic comedy and a domestic horror in Cannes.
It marks the first time Gdh has attended the market in-person since the start of the pandemic and its four-member sales team is led by new sales director Songpol Wongkondee.
Omg!: Oh My Girl marks the feature directorial debut of Thitipong Kerdtongtawee and is a chaotic love story of a man and a woman who keep falling for each other, but in the wrong place and at the wrong time.
Leading Thai production and sales company Gdh 559 is launching pre-sales of an upcoming romantic comedy and a domestic horror in Cannes.
It marks the first time Gdh has attended the market in-person since the start of the pandemic and its four-member sales team is led by new sales director Songpol Wongkondee.
Omg!: Oh My Girl marks the feature directorial debut of Thitipong Kerdtongtawee and is a chaotic love story of a man and a woman who keep falling for each other, but in the wrong place and at the wrong time.
- 5/20/2022
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Genre festival to run in Montreal from July 14-August 3.
Fantasia International Film Festival will host first wave world premieres for the likes of Rebekah McKendry’s Glorious and Satoshi Miki’s Convenience Story and a career achievement award for John Woo at the upcoming in-person summer edition.
Set to run in Montreal from July 14-August 3, the event will include workshops, and launch events. Screenings and select events will take place in Concordia Hall Cinema, with additional screens at Cinémathèque Québécoise, Cinéma du Musée and McCord Museum. The full line-up will be unveiled in June.
Woo, whose credits include Hard Boiled,...
Fantasia International Film Festival will host first wave world premieres for the likes of Rebekah McKendry’s Glorious and Satoshi Miki’s Convenience Story and a career achievement award for John Woo at the upcoming in-person summer edition.
Set to run in Montreal from July 14-August 3, the event will include workshops, and launch events. Screenings and select events will take place in Concordia Hall Cinema, with additional screens at Cinémathèque Québécoise, Cinéma du Musée and McCord Museum. The full line-up will be unveiled in June.
Woo, whose credits include Hard Boiled,...
- 5/6/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Production and sales outfit to sell ‘Fast And Feel Love’ and ‘Love Destiny The Movie’.
Major Thai production and sales outfit Gdh 559 returns to Filmart Online with two new titles: romantic comedy drama Fast And Feel Love and TV drama series spin-off Love Destiny The Movie.
Presented at the virtual Hong Kong market for the first time, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit’s Fast And Feel Love centres on a world champion of sport stacking who, when dumped by his long-time girlfriend, has to learn basic adult skills to take care of himself.
The film stars Nat Kitcharit (4 Kings), Urassaya Sperbund (Brother Of The Year...
Major Thai production and sales outfit Gdh 559 returns to Filmart Online with two new titles: romantic comedy drama Fast And Feel Love and TV drama series spin-off Love Destiny The Movie.
Presented at the virtual Hong Kong market for the first time, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit’s Fast And Feel Love centres on a world champion of sport stacking who, when dumped by his long-time girlfriend, has to learn basic adult skills to take care of himself.
The film stars Nat Kitcharit (4 Kings), Urassaya Sperbund (Brother Of The Year...
- 3/15/2022
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Although not exactly that most exported genre towards the West, comedy still holds a significant part in the industries of Asian countries, even the style of humor can occasionally be described as “too local”. Nevertheless, there are movies whose style of comedy can be perceived as universal, with Korean titles being closer to the US style of comedy, Japanese being as weird and extreme as possible, Chinese following deadpan paths for the most part and Indian ones indulging in crudity on occasion. To be as inclusive as possible, we also included some romantic comedy titles, with the focus, as always, being on diversity
Without further delay, here are 25 great Asian comedies, from 2000 onwards, in alphabetical order
1. Boomerang Family
Song Hae-sung creates a rather entertaining narrative, whose base lies with the characters of the three siblings, who are all so immature, that essentially do not differ at all from their 15-year-old,...
Without further delay, here are 25 great Asian comedies, from 2000 onwards, in alphabetical order
1. Boomerang Family
Song Hae-sung creates a rather entertaining narrative, whose base lies with the characters of the three siblings, who are all so immature, that essentially do not differ at all from their 15-year-old,...
- 11/17/2021
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
Last year, the small Southern African nation of Lesotho entered the Academy Awards race for the first time with Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s “This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection,” one of 28 features spawned over the past decade by Biennale College — Cinema, the workshop created by Alberto Barbera for emerging filmmakers to develop and produce micro-budget feature-length films.
The College was conceived by Barbera in tandem with Torino Film Lab topper Savina Neirotti, who also heads the unique
Venice initiative.
Instead of backing just one aspect of the filmmaking process, this lab shepherds movies through their entire production cycle, working closely with director-producer teams on their projects from initial stages, offering experts and on-site workshop sessions in a former monastery on the island of San Servolo in the Venetian lagoon.
Other standout Biennale College titles include U.S. director Tim Sutton’s experimental “Memphis,” released theatrically stateside by Kino Lorber; and “Mary Is Happy,...
The College was conceived by Barbera in tandem with Torino Film Lab topper Savina Neirotti, who also heads the unique
Venice initiative.
Instead of backing just one aspect of the filmmaking process, this lab shepherds movies through their entire production cycle, working closely with director-producer teams on their projects from initial stages, offering experts and on-site workshop sessions in a former monastery on the island of San Servolo in the Venetian lagoon.
Other standout Biennale College titles include U.S. director Tim Sutton’s experimental “Memphis,” released theatrically stateside by Kino Lorber; and “Mary Is Happy,...
- 8/30/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Every year since its creation in 1956, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) invites the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. The award is presented annually by the Academy to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue and that was released theatrically in their respective countries between 1 October 2019 and 31 December 2020.
Here are the Asian Submissions for Best International Feature Film. There are some excellent movies in this bunch and we have seen and reviewed already some of them.
Armenia
“Songs of Solomon” by Arman Nshanian
Bangladesh
“Sincerely Yours, Dhaka” by eleven different directors
Bhutan
“Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom“ by Pawo Choyning Dorji
Cambodia
“Fathers” by Huy Yaleng
China
“Leap” by Peter Chan
Georgia
“Beginnin” by Dea Kulumbegashvili
Hong Kong
“Better Days” by Derek Tsang
India
“Jallikattu...
Here are the Asian Submissions for Best International Feature Film. There are some excellent movies in this bunch and we have seen and reviewed already some of them.
Armenia
“Songs of Solomon” by Arman Nshanian
Bangladesh
“Sincerely Yours, Dhaka” by eleven different directors
Bhutan
“Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom“ by Pawo Choyning Dorji
Cambodia
“Fathers” by Huy Yaleng
China
“Leap” by Peter Chan
Georgia
“Beginnin” by Dea Kulumbegashvili
Hong Kong
“Better Days” by Derek Tsang
India
“Jallikattu...
- 1/6/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy honoured regional filmmakers at a special presentation on Australia’s Gold Coast last night (November 26).
Thailand-based producer Soros Sukhum took home the 2020 Fiapf Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film in the Asia Pacific region. Sukhum is well regarded for work in the Thai indie space, launching the careers of Aditya Assarat, Sivaroj Kongsakul, Anocha Suwichakornpong, and Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit. His latest credit is Memoria, the English language debut for director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, starring Tilda Swinton.
Hosted by Iranian born Australian presenter Leila McKinnon, the ceremony also awarded its Young Cinema Award to Indian filmmaker Akshay Indikar for Chronicle Of Space (Sthalpuran), with a Special Mention going to Australian Stephen Maxwell Johnson for High Ground.
The Apsa Presentation Ceremony marked the end of the 2020 Apsa Forum, a week-long series of panels and roundtable events delivered both in person and digitally, with participants from 18 countries.
The MPA Apsa Academy Film Fund...
Thailand-based producer Soros Sukhum took home the 2020 Fiapf Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film in the Asia Pacific region. Sukhum is well regarded for work in the Thai indie space, launching the careers of Aditya Assarat, Sivaroj Kongsakul, Anocha Suwichakornpong, and Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit. His latest credit is Memoria, the English language debut for director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, starring Tilda Swinton.
Hosted by Iranian born Australian presenter Leila McKinnon, the ceremony also awarded its Young Cinema Award to Indian filmmaker Akshay Indikar for Chronicle Of Space (Sthalpuran), with a Special Mention going to Australian Stephen Maxwell Johnson for High Ground.
The Apsa Presentation Ceremony marked the end of the 2020 Apsa Forum, a week-long series of panels and roundtable events delivered both in person and digitally, with participants from 18 countries.
The MPA Apsa Academy Film Fund...
- 11/27/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Soros Sukhum received the outstanding achievement prize.
Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir and Filipino producer Bianca Balbuena are among the winners at the 2020 Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Apsa), which held a special award presentation in Australia’s Gold Coast.
The pair were two of four recipients of $25,000 each through the Apsa Academy Film Fund which awards projects at script development stage.
In receiving the grant towards her project All Before You, Jacir becomes the first filmmaker to receive the Apsa grant on two occasions. She was previously awarded for 2017 film Wajib, which premiered at Locarno, winning five prizes including the special prize for best film.
Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir and Filipino producer Bianca Balbuena are among the winners at the 2020 Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Apsa), which held a special award presentation in Australia’s Gold Coast.
The pair were two of four recipients of $25,000 each through the Apsa Academy Film Fund which awards projects at script development stage.
In receiving the grant towards her project All Before You, Jacir becomes the first filmmaker to receive the Apsa grant on two occasions. She was previously awarded for 2017 film Wajib, which premiered at Locarno, winning five prizes including the special prize for best film.
- 11/26/2020
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Thai producer Soros Sukhum was Thursday honored with the Fiapf Award for outstanding achievement in film in the Asia Pacific region. The prize was presented as part of a heavily revamped Asia Pacific Screen Awards ceremony, at Gold Coast in Australia’s Queensland.
The Young Cinema Award was won by Indian filmmaker Akshay Indikar for “Chronicle of Space” (“Sthalpuran”), with a special mention going to Australia’s Stephen Maxwell Johnson for “High Ground.”
Earlier this year the Apsa Awards event’s future had seemed deeply clouded due to twin hits from financial problems and the coronavirus. Normally, a dozen prizes are awarded to artistic films from across the vast Unesco-defined Asia region.
In June, the Brisbane City Council and its offshoot Brisbane Marketing, notified Apsa organizers that they would not be able to fund the event due to the impact of the coronavirus on the city’s budget.
The...
The Young Cinema Award was won by Indian filmmaker Akshay Indikar for “Chronicle of Space” (“Sthalpuran”), with a special mention going to Australia’s Stephen Maxwell Johnson for “High Ground.”
Earlier this year the Apsa Awards event’s future had seemed deeply clouded due to twin hits from financial problems and the coronavirus. Normally, a dozen prizes are awarded to artistic films from across the vast Unesco-defined Asia region.
In June, the Brisbane City Council and its offshoot Brisbane Marketing, notified Apsa organizers that they would not be able to fund the event due to the impact of the coronavirus on the city’s budget.
The...
- 11/26/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Bookmark this page for all the latest international feature submissions.
Submissions for the best international feature film award at the 2021 Academy Awards have started to come in, and Screen is keeping a running list of each film below.
Scroll down for the full list
The 93rd Academy Awards is set to take place on April 25, 2021. It was originally set to be held on February 28, before both the ceremony and eligibility period were postponed for two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Submitted films must have been released in their respective countries between the expanded dates of October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020. (Last year it was October-September.
Submissions for the best international feature film award at the 2021 Academy Awards have started to come in, and Screen is keeping a running list of each film below.
Scroll down for the full list
The 93rd Academy Awards is set to take place on April 25, 2021. It was originally set to be held on February 28, before both the ceremony and eligibility period were postponed for two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Submitted films must have been released in their respective countries between the expanded dates of October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020. (Last year it was October-September.
- 11/23/2020
- by Ben Dalton¬Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Wang Xiaoshuai took the best director prize for So Long, My Son.
Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite took best film at the 14th Asian Film Awards (Afa) today (October 28). The Palme d’Or and multiple Oscars winner also took best screenplay, editing and production design.
Due to Covid-19, the awards show was broadcast on the Afaa’s website and Youtube channel as well as on Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm) website with pre-recorded messages from organizers, presenters and winners, all in different locales.
Presenting the best film award, last year’s winner Kore-eda Hirokazu said: “In March last year,...
Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite took best film at the 14th Asian Film Awards (Afa) today (October 28). The Palme d’Or and multiple Oscars winner also took best screenplay, editing and production design.
Due to Covid-19, the awards show was broadcast on the Afaa’s website and Youtube channel as well as on Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm) website with pre-recorded messages from organizers, presenters and winners, all in different locales.
Presenting the best film award, last year’s winner Kore-eda Hirokazu said: “In March last year,...
- 10/28/2020
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
The philosophy or art of letting go; the artifice of such a belief or methodology questioned in a purposely staged environment is how Happy Old Year introduces its jaded protagonist Jean. She is interviewed by a magazine about her experience studying interior design in Sweden. Having recently returned to Thailand, Jean has artful ambitions of emulating the concept of minimalism; transforming her house into a Euro-inspired contemporary deco space and nabbing a job in the process. The perceived problem, her brother, mother and a lifetime’s worth of very cluttered memories stand in her way. The real problem however is herself. Director Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit has very loosely framed the film around the KonMari declutter method. Each step of ‘dumping’ appearing as a...
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- 10/23/2020
- Screen Anarchy
The 25th edition of the Busan International Film Festival will shrink by a third and be presented in a hybrid in-person and offline format, due to the challenges posed by the coronavirus.
Running with newly announced dates of Oct. 21-30, the festival will present foreign titles as both opening and closing films.
It will open with “Septet: The Story of Hong Kong,” an omnibus film by filmmakers from Hong Kong: Sammo Hung, Ann Hui, Patrick Tam, Yuen Wo Ping, Johnnie To, Ringo Lam, and Hark Tsui, which was previously official selection of the Cannes Film Festival. The festival will close with animated Japanese film “Josee, the Tiger and the Fish,” directed by Tamaru Kotaro.
The reduced format means that most events involving human contact have been canceled. These include the opening and closing ceremonies, red carpet, receptions, and parties. On-stage greetings, the ‘Open Talk’ fan meetings and other guest meetings...
Running with newly announced dates of Oct. 21-30, the festival will present foreign titles as both opening and closing films.
It will open with “Septet: The Story of Hong Kong,” an omnibus film by filmmakers from Hong Kong: Sammo Hung, Ann Hui, Patrick Tam, Yuen Wo Ping, Johnnie To, Ringo Lam, and Hark Tsui, which was previously official selection of the Cannes Film Festival. The festival will close with animated Japanese film “Josee, the Tiger and the Fish,” directed by Tamaru Kotaro.
The reduced format means that most events involving human contact have been canceled. These include the opening and closing ceremonies, red carpet, receptions, and parties. On-stage greetings, the ‘Open Talk’ fan meetings and other guest meetings...
- 9/14/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit’s sophomore feature “Mary is Happy, Mary is Happy” is one of the first films based entirely on the twitter feed by an existing user of the platform. Using 410 consecutive tweets by the user @marylony as its inspiration, this Venice Biennale-funded feature tells the universal and relatable story of growing up, falling in love, and moving on while trying to make the ultimate minimal school yearbook.
Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit manages to take the seemingly random tweets by the user @marylony and create a cohesive piece of cinema while staying as authentic as possible to their varying tone. He does this difficult task by creating small vignettes out of sets of tweets, all of which are shown either on a black screen or as subtitles, with each of them ending up showing a different aspect of the multifaceted person that is the original Twitter user, and by extension, the film’s main character.
Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit manages to take the seemingly random tweets by the user @marylony and create a cohesive piece of cinema while staying as authentic as possible to their varying tone. He does this difficult task by creating small vignettes out of sets of tweets, all of which are shown either on a black screen or as subtitles, with each of them ending up showing a different aspect of the multifaceted person that is the original Twitter user, and by extension, the film’s main character.
- 6/10/2020
- by martin
- AsianMoviePulse
Event to run on YouTube from May 29 to June 7 and will screen 31 features and 72 shorts.
Thirty-one features will screen at We Are One: A Global Film Festival, the free event set to kick off this week on YouTube with programming curated by more than 21 A-list festivals including Cannes, Toronto, Venice, Berlin, London and Tribeca.
The festival is set to run from May 29 to June 7 and will screen new and classic films.
The programme, announced on Tuesday (May 26) by Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube, includes Venice 2018 selection Beautiful Things by Giorgio Ferrero, and Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy (2013) by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit,...
Thirty-one features will screen at We Are One: A Global Film Festival, the free event set to kick off this week on YouTube with programming curated by more than 21 A-list festivals including Cannes, Toronto, Venice, Berlin, London and Tribeca.
The festival is set to run from May 29 to June 7 and will screen new and classic films.
The programme, announced on Tuesday (May 26) by Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube, includes Venice 2018 selection Beautiful Things by Giorgio Ferrero, and Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy (2013) by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit,...
- 5/26/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
On March 6, at the opening ceremony, Kamikura Tsuneyuki, Chairperson, Osaka Executive Committee for the Promotion of Moving Image Culture, gave an opening speech:
“Aiming to be Asian film’s gateway to the world, Oaff has now reached its 15th edition. Films are made to convey to contemporary society what people are thinking now, and we have strived to introduce these films to as wide an audience as possible. Oaff, however, has not been able to realize a number of our planned projects this year. To fight against an invisible enemy, and to minimize the possibility of tragedy, we decided to cancel all filmmaker-in-person events so as to reduce the chance of possible coronavirus infection. Upon asking filmmakers’ understanding, we have decided to focus on our fundamental purpose: screening films which show the many other things which are happening around us.”
On March 15 the winners of this year’s edition were announced.
“Aiming to be Asian film’s gateway to the world, Oaff has now reached its 15th edition. Films are made to convey to contemporary society what people are thinking now, and we have strived to introduce these films to as wide an audience as possible. Oaff, however, has not been able to realize a number of our planned projects this year. To fight against an invisible enemy, and to minimize the possibility of tragedy, we decided to cancel all filmmaker-in-person events so as to reduce the chance of possible coronavirus infection. Upon asking filmmakers’ understanding, we have decided to focus on our fundamental purpose: screening films which show the many other things which are happening around us.”
On March 15 the winners of this year’s edition were announced.
- 3/17/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
When Jean, the protagonist of “Happy Old Year” (2019),a recent feature from Thailand’s most interesting voice of independent cinema, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, decides to become a believer of minimalism and get rid of things in a way Marie Kondo would encourage her to, she then finds out it is the task not only connected to material objects, but rather affiliated with memory. This is December 2019 when she starts re-negotiating with her past and begins the process of giving back personal belongings to those whom she unexpectedly and for some unknown reason stopped seeing. In typical for his minimal aesthetics and daring compassion towards Thai modernity, Thamrongrattanarit comes back with once again a very humble and honest depiction of millennials that would bring you the warmth and digital romanticism of his debut, “36″ (2012).
On the occasion of “Happy Old Year” screening at International Film Festival Rotterdam , we managed to have a conversation...
On the occasion of “Happy Old Year” screening at International Film Festival Rotterdam , we managed to have a conversation...
- 2/9/2020
- by Lukasz Mankowski
- AsianMoviePulse
Young Thai director Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit’s latest film finds him back on his familiar ground of arty, quirky kids and young professionals seen in his “36” (2012) and “Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy” (2013), and this time the alchemy is almost perfect. “Heart Attack” has been a pleasant surprise for both public and critics, earning box office success and few awards.
30-year-old Yoon is a freelance graphic designer and Photoshop retoucher. Undeniably, he is damn good and incredibly committed, but he is also trapped in the typical loop of working-hard-and-never-turning-down-a-job for fear of being left out and losing connections. Yoon spends most of his days and nights in his room, in front of a Mac, and in this tiny world, there is no room for leisure or friends, left alone sleep. His proud and joy is in fact the ability of going without sleeping for up to 5 days, in...
30-year-old Yoon is a freelance graphic designer and Photoshop retoucher. Undeniably, he is damn good and incredibly committed, but he is also trapped in the typical loop of working-hard-and-never-turning-down-a-job for fear of being left out and losing connections. Yoon spends most of his days and nights in his room, in front of a Mac, and in this tiny world, there is no room for leisure or friends, left alone sleep. His proud and joy is in fact the ability of going without sleeping for up to 5 days, in...
- 1/18/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit is a self-taught director, a film critic and screenwriter. He majored in Chinese at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. His work has earned critical acclaim for its unique and eccentric style. In 2012, his feature debut “36” won the New Currents award in Busan. Nawapol has continued to make feature and documentary films, as well as music videos. His latest films, “BNK48: Girls Don’t Cry” and “Die Tomorrow” also received many awards. His latest film, “Happy Old Year” screened in Thailand in December and has now started its festival run from Rotterdam.
We speak to him about his movies, the phenomenon of the BNK48, image, the girls as individuals, Thai movie industry and many other topics.
In Heart Attack, the protagonist is someone who feels that if he stops working even for a second, he will be left behind. Have you ever had this sense and how much do you identify with the protagonist?...
We speak to him about his movies, the phenomenon of the BNK48, image, the girls as individuals, Thai movie industry and many other topics.
In Heart Attack, the protagonist is someone who feels that if he stops working even for a second, he will be left behind. Have you ever had this sense and how much do you identify with the protagonist?...
- 1/14/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Horrible Histories distributor Altitude looks to tap into lucrative family market.
Two UK features will be vying to tap into specific corners of the market at the UK box office this weekend.
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans,based on the much-loved children’s book series, will be hoping to make a splash with family audiences.
The film is one of the first in-house productions from UK mini-studio Altitude and will also mark the company’s widest ever release, with the title set to enter more than 500 cinemas today (July 26).
It’s a big bet for Altitude, which is...
Two UK features will be vying to tap into specific corners of the market at the UK box office this weekend.
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans,based on the much-loved children’s book series, will be hoping to make a splash with family audiences.
The film is one of the first in-house productions from UK mini-studio Altitude and will also mark the company’s widest ever release, with the title set to enter more than 500 cinemas today (July 26).
It’s a big bet for Altitude, which is...
- 7/26/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
This ruminative collection of vignettes steeped in everyday reality was inspired by newspaper accounts of bizarre tragedies
Not a Bond film. In Damien Hirst’s celebrated creation, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living was a tiger shark suspended in a tank. In this brief, ruminative piece from Thai film-maker Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, that impossibility is something else – it’s the formaldehyde that the shark’s floating in, or that we’re all floating in, or it’s the banal glass tank itself, or it’s the people milling around the artwork in the gallery, peering at it, shrugging, and then leaving to get on with their day.
This feature is a collection of short stories or realist vignettes, based on or otherwise inspired by newspaper stories about tragic or bizarre deaths. A story about a female student killed by a truck that careered off the road – a woman who,...
Not a Bond film. In Damien Hirst’s celebrated creation, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living was a tiger shark suspended in a tank. In this brief, ruminative piece from Thai film-maker Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, that impossibility is something else – it’s the formaldehyde that the shark’s floating in, or that we’re all floating in, or it’s the banal glass tank itself, or it’s the people milling around the artwork in the gallery, peering at it, shrugging, and then leaving to get on with their day.
This feature is a collection of short stories or realist vignettes, based on or otherwise inspired by newspaper stories about tragic or bizarre deaths. A story about a female student killed by a truck that careered off the road – a woman who,...
- 7/24/2019
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Five Flavours Asian Film Festival, one of the most European important events entirely dedicated to cinematographies of East, South-East and South Asia, has revealed its new visual image that, similarly to previous years, is inspired by the current Lunar Calendar Year of the Pig, a symbol of prosperity, wealth and success. At the same time the Festival has also revealed few bits and pieces of the programme, forming quite an intriguing selection.
The most important section of the festival is the Competition called “New Asian Cinema” showcasing the latest and most daring auteur films from countries such as Singapore, Korea, Vietnam or Thailand, usually accompanied by Q&a sessions with festival guests.
The subject of this year’s national focus will be Japan and independent cinema produced outside of large cities in the section called “Japan: Out of Focus“. It will be an opportunity to discover Japan far from popular imagination.
The most important section of the festival is the Competition called “New Asian Cinema” showcasing the latest and most daring auteur films from countries such as Singapore, Korea, Vietnam or Thailand, usually accompanied by Q&a sessions with festival guests.
The subject of this year’s national focus will be Japan and independent cinema produced outside of large cities in the section called “Japan: Out of Focus“. It will be an opportunity to discover Japan far from popular imagination.
- 7/14/2019
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, young prolific artist – he is writer, screenwriter, critic, producer and filmmaker – immerses us in the lives of teenage idols in Thailand. The documentary has been around the festival circuit. In Europe, it premiered in Rotterdam and was screened in Udine. It has now been shown in London, as the closing movie of the Aperture: Asia & Pacific Film Festival. The documentary is now on Netflix.
“BNK48: Girls don’t cry” screened at Aperture: Asia & Pacific Film Festival
“BNK48: Girls don’t cry” focuses on the girls-band BNK48. The latest is a counterpart of Japanese group AKB48. The Thai group officially debuted in 2017. At its inception, the band counted 29 members. If they are now 50, the documentary focuses on the first-generation members. Because 29 girls cannot perform each song, thirteen girls are selected per single. They are called ‘Senbatsu’ and the ones that aren’t selected are called ‘the Unders...
“BNK48: Girls don’t cry” screened at Aperture: Asia & Pacific Film Festival
“BNK48: Girls don’t cry” focuses on the girls-band BNK48. The latest is a counterpart of Japanese group AKB48. The Thai group officially debuted in 2017. At its inception, the band counted 29 members. If they are now 50, the documentary focuses on the first-generation members. Because 29 girls cannot perform each song, thirteen girls are selected per single. They are called ‘Senbatsu’ and the ones that aren’t selected are called ‘the Unders...
- 6/17/2019
- by Oriana Virone
- AsianMoviePulse
“Die Tomorrow,” by Thai filmmaker Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, is headed for a theatrical release in China. The film is a melancholy reflection on how people spend their last day on earth.
The release will be handled by Blue Media Times, a Beijing-based global program provider. Operating since 2008 it has previousy been involved with the release of Bong Joon-ho’s “The Host” and The Illusionist,” by Neil Burger.
Significantly the film stars Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, the young actress who was the lead in hit drama “Bad Genius” and in 2017 was named by Variety and the International Film Festival & Awards Macao, as one of their Asian stars to watch. “Bad Genius” earned $41 million at the China box office in China in 2017.
“Die Tomorrow” is the fifth feature film of Thai Director Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit. He was previously director of cult hits “Heart Attack” (aka “Freelance”) and “Mary is Happy, Mary is Happy.” “Die Tomorrow” premiered...
The release will be handled by Blue Media Times, a Beijing-based global program provider. Operating since 2008 it has previousy been involved with the release of Bong Joon-ho’s “The Host” and The Illusionist,” by Neil Burger.
Significantly the film stars Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, the young actress who was the lead in hit drama “Bad Genius” and in 2017 was named by Variety and the International Film Festival & Awards Macao, as one of their Asian stars to watch. “Bad Genius” earned $41 million at the China box office in China in 2017.
“Die Tomorrow” is the fifth feature film of Thai Director Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit. He was previously director of cult hits “Heart Attack” (aka “Freelance”) and “Mary is Happy, Mary is Happy.” “Die Tomorrow” premiered...
- 2/28/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
After a great feature debut with “Heart Attack”, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit has turned towards the documentary with equal success, with the “unusual” “Die Tomorrow” winning the Grand Prix at Five Flavours Film Festival. “BNK48” is rather different in style, as it deals with the concept of idols and its export to Thailand from Japan, but again, an impressive effort.
“BNK48: Girls Don’t Cry“ is screening at the
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2019
AKB48 has been a cultural phenomenon in Japan since the beginning of the decade, and currently, is among the highest-earning musical performers in Japan. BNK48 is their Thai sister group and the third international sister group, following Indonesia’s JKT48 and China’s SNH48. Thamrongrattanarit, through interviews with a number of the members, highlights the procedure of selection, the thoughts and feelings of the girls, explaining in the process, why such a concept is so popular.
Initially, and...
“BNK48: Girls Don’t Cry“ is screening at the
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2019
AKB48 has been a cultural phenomenon in Japan since the beginning of the decade, and currently, is among the highest-earning musical performers in Japan. BNK48 is their Thai sister group and the third international sister group, following Indonesia’s JKT48 and China’s SNH48. Thamrongrattanarit, through interviews with a number of the members, highlights the procedure of selection, the thoughts and feelings of the girls, explaining in the process, why such a concept is so popular.
Initially, and...
- 1/31/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) 2019 is around the corner (23rd January – 3rd February). Get ready for a high-quality line-up of carefully selected fiction and documentary feature films, short films and media art.
As always, the Asian film selection is rich and inviting. We have picked for you all the films from the Asian Continent.
Iffr comprises four Competition Sections and also an incredible number of Awards to encourage and help filmmakers:
Tiger Competition – An international jury chooses a winner from eight nominated films. Last year the prize was won by Chinese movie “The Widowed Witch” by Cai Chengjie.
Ammodo Tiger Short Competition – The power of short: films compete in the short film selection to three equivalent prizes.
Bright Future Competition – Filmmakers presenting the world or international premiere of their first feature length film in the main programme of Iffr’s section Bright Future, are eligible for the Bright Future Award.
As always, the Asian film selection is rich and inviting. We have picked for you all the films from the Asian Continent.
Iffr comprises four Competition Sections and also an incredible number of Awards to encourage and help filmmakers:
Tiger Competition – An international jury chooses a winner from eight nominated films. Last year the prize was won by Chinese movie “The Widowed Witch” by Cai Chengjie.
Ammodo Tiger Short Competition – The power of short: films compete in the short film selection to three equivalent prizes.
Bright Future Competition – Filmmakers presenting the world or international premiere of their first feature length film in the main programme of Iffr’s section Bright Future, are eligible for the Bright Future Award.
- 1/10/2019
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
“Across Asia Film Festival 2018. Ghosts of Asia”
Cagliari, Italy – from 2 to 10 December 2018
Across Asia, the International Festival dedicated to explore the cinematography of South East Asia – and this year focusing on Thailand e Philippine – is back on the beautiful island of Sardinia and is promising International and Italian Premieres, screenings, masterclasses, workshops and parties all over the city of Cagliari.
Stefano Galanti and Maria Paola Zedda are the creators and the artistic directors of Across Asia Film Festival that is a young festival, focused on most interesting languages of recent cinematographic production from Asia, with the goal of promoting the encounter between Italian and foreign communities and developing cultural exchanges.
Across Asia’s mission is to become a window on the world, a different and unconventional way to look at the Asiatic continent and its representations, away from the standard and usual mainstream view.
The programme includes many Italian premieres...
Cagliari, Italy – from 2 to 10 December 2018
Across Asia, the International Festival dedicated to explore the cinematography of South East Asia – and this year focusing on Thailand e Philippine – is back on the beautiful island of Sardinia and is promising International and Italian Premieres, screenings, masterclasses, workshops and parties all over the city of Cagliari.
Stefano Galanti and Maria Paola Zedda are the creators and the artistic directors of Across Asia Film Festival that is a young festival, focused on most interesting languages of recent cinematographic production from Asia, with the goal of promoting the encounter between Italian and foreign communities and developing cultural exchanges.
Across Asia’s mission is to become a window on the world, a different and unconventional way to look at the Asiatic continent and its representations, away from the standard and usual mainstream view.
The programme includes many Italian premieres...
- 11/30/2018
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The People’s Jury of the 12th Five Flavours Asian Film Festival has awarded the Grand Prix of the Festival to “Die Tomorrow” (Thailand 2017) directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit.
The Special Mention goes to “Girls Always Happy” (China 2018) directed by Yang Mingming.
The People’s Jury included: Anna Piskorska, Jakub Wachowski, Jan Jakub Weber, Jarosław Zapart, Katarzyna Karpińska, Małgorzata Błaszczak, Marcin Zwolan, Marika Kaiser, Mateusz Marek Jeziński, Nina Pięk, Wojtek Gąciarz.
Festival Grand Prix Awarded by People’s Jury:
“Die Tomorrow”, Dir. Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, Thailand 2017
For bravely taking up a universal, yet dismissed subject of death and attempting to turn it into a natural part of human life, for a creative use of the form of film essay which corresponds to the multi-dimensionality and depth of the subject raised, and for a film contemplation which leaves the audiences with a unique, personal experience.
Special Mention Awarded by People’s Jury:
“Girls Always Happy”, Dir.
The Special Mention goes to “Girls Always Happy” (China 2018) directed by Yang Mingming.
The People’s Jury included: Anna Piskorska, Jakub Wachowski, Jan Jakub Weber, Jarosław Zapart, Katarzyna Karpińska, Małgorzata Błaszczak, Marcin Zwolan, Marika Kaiser, Mateusz Marek Jeziński, Nina Pięk, Wojtek Gąciarz.
Festival Grand Prix Awarded by People’s Jury:
“Die Tomorrow”, Dir. Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, Thailand 2017
For bravely taking up a universal, yet dismissed subject of death and attempting to turn it into a natural part of human life, for a creative use of the form of film essay which corresponds to the multi-dimensionality and depth of the subject raised, and for a film contemplation which leaves the audiences with a unique, personal experience.
Special Mention Awarded by People’s Jury:
“Girls Always Happy”, Dir.
- 11/22/2018
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
World premieres include Simone Kostova’s debut feature ’Thirty’.
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has unveiled the first 26 titles to be confirmed for its 48th edition, running Jan 23-Feb 3, 2019.
The early selections include hotly-tipped foreign-language Oscar contender Capernaum by Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, Claire Denis’s space thriller High Life and Jia Zhangke’s epic melodrama Ash Is Purest White.
First world premieres include German filmmaker Simona Kostova’s debut feature Thirty (Dreissig), capturing the lives of a group of friends living in Berlin over the course of 24 hours.
Fabienne Godet’s drama Our Wonderful Lives will get its...
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has unveiled the first 26 titles to be confirmed for its 48th edition, running Jan 23-Feb 3, 2019.
The early selections include hotly-tipped foreign-language Oscar contender Capernaum by Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, Claire Denis’s space thriller High Life and Jia Zhangke’s epic melodrama Ash Is Purest White.
First world premieres include German filmmaker Simona Kostova’s debut feature Thirty (Dreissig), capturing the lives of a group of friends living in Berlin over the course of 24 hours.
Fabienne Godet’s drama Our Wonderful Lives will get its...
- 11/7/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
World premieres include Simone Kostova’s debut feature ’Thirty’.
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has unveiled the first 26 titles to be confirmed for its 48th edition, running Jan 23-Feb 3, 2019.
The early selections include hotly-tipped foreign-language Oscar contender Capernaum by Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, Claire Denis’s space thriller High Life and Jia Zhangke’s epic melodrama Ash Is Purest White.
First world premieres include German filmmaker Simona Kostova’s debut feature Thirty (Dreissig), capturing the lives of a group of friends living in Berlin over the course of 24 hours.
Fabienne Godet’s drama Our Wonderful Lives will get its...
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has unveiled the first 26 titles to be confirmed for its 48th edition, running Jan 23-Feb 3, 2019.
The early selections include hotly-tipped foreign-language Oscar contender Capernaum by Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, Claire Denis’s space thriller High Life and Jia Zhangke’s epic melodrama Ash Is Purest White.
First world premieres include German filmmaker Simona Kostova’s debut feature Thirty (Dreissig), capturing the lives of a group of friends living in Berlin over the course of 24 hours.
Fabienne Godet’s drama Our Wonderful Lives will get its...
- 11/7/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
New Asian Cinema is a survey of the most outstanding and widely debated new films from South and Southeast Asia, often directorial debuts. The filmmakers competing for the festival Grand Prix make bold comments about the surrounding reality and contemporary social issues.
They skillfully combine genre films with local narrations, at the same time forming their own, auteur styles and mapping out new cinematic directions. The titles selected for the New Asian Cinema section have unique form and content, expanding the boundaries of the cinematic language. They are deeply rooted in the local context, but they do not shy away from commenting on global social phenomena.
The winner is chosen by People’s Jury – a group cinema lovers and Asian cultures enthusiasts. The open call for the jury of the 12th edition of the Festival will last till October 12.
The full program will be announced in mid-October. We present now...
They skillfully combine genre films with local narrations, at the same time forming their own, auteur styles and mapping out new cinematic directions. The titles selected for the New Asian Cinema section have unique form and content, expanding the boundaries of the cinematic language. They are deeply rooted in the local context, but they do not shy away from commenting on global social phenomena.
The winner is chosen by People’s Jury – a group cinema lovers and Asian cultures enthusiasts. The open call for the jury of the 12th edition of the Festival will last till October 12.
The full program will be announced in mid-October. We present now...
- 9/20/2018
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
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