Hong Kong Arts Centre has long sought to complement this industry by delivering a diverse range of alternative and non-mainstream cinema, thereby promoting appreciation of the richness and range of the moving image practice to the public through presentation. With an in-house cinema, it organises thematic screening programmes ranging from film classics, cutting edge works, short film, documentary to the best in foreign and independent cinema. As a film and media arts hub in Asia, it also serves as an incubator for artists who work with the moving image.
Here are the programmes and screenings scheduled for the months of March and April:
Bangkok Nites
New Cinema Collective: The Emerging Power Of Asian Cinema
Venue: Louis Koo Cinema, Hong Kong Arts Centre
Date: 2021.03.14 – 2021.03.25
Organised by New Cinema Collective, The Emerging Power of Asian Cinema aims to bring Hong Kong young filmmakers new inspiration and insight. Through case studies of Asian...
Here are the programmes and screenings scheduled for the months of March and April:
Bangkok Nites
New Cinema Collective: The Emerging Power Of Asian Cinema
Venue: Louis Koo Cinema, Hong Kong Arts Centre
Date: 2021.03.14 – 2021.03.25
Organised by New Cinema Collective, The Emerging Power of Asian Cinema aims to bring Hong Kong young filmmakers new inspiration and insight. Through case studies of Asian...
- 3/10/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Actress Lee Joo-young is having a pretty good 2020, professionally. After impressing on the small screen in the important role of a transgender chef in the hugely popular K-Drama “Itaewon Class“, she will now feature in her first leading role in the upcoming sports drama “Baseball Girl” from first-time director Choi Yun-tae.
Synopsis
Joo Soo-in, who used to be called a genius baseball girl when she was in middle school, still boasts a level of skills in high school, but not as good as before. Lee Jeong-ho, who fell behind Joo Soo-in until the middle school has become the ace of the team and is receiving the love call from the professional teams. But Soo-in doesn’t want to quit baseball here. Rather, she is desperate to become the first female baseball player to join a professional club. Her new baseball coach Choi Jin-tae and her friend Jungho will be her assistants.
Synopsis
Joo Soo-in, who used to be called a genius baseball girl when she was in middle school, still boasts a level of skills in high school, but not as good as before. Lee Jeong-ho, who fell behind Joo Soo-in until the middle school has become the ace of the team and is receiving the love call from the professional teams. But Soo-in doesn’t want to quit baseball here. Rather, she is desperate to become the first female baseball player to join a professional club. Her new baseball coach Choi Jin-tae and her friend Jungho will be her assistants.
- 5/15/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
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
“Happy Old Year,” directed by Thailand’s Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, was named as the winner of the Grand Prix best picture award at the Osaka Asian Film Festival, which concluded its virus-impacted 15th edition at the weekend.
While many festivals around the world have been postponed or cancelled due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the Oaff pressed on, albeit with restrictions.
“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,” the festival’s chairman , Kamikura Tsuneyuki said in his opening address. “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.
While many festivals around the world have been postponed or cancelled due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the Oaff pressed on, albeit with restrictions.
“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,” the festival’s chairman , Kamikura Tsuneyuki said in his opening address. “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.
- 3/16/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Victims of sexual assaults may report the crime against them to the police, but often the perpetrators walk away unscathed, never caught. The victims try to push forward with life as best as they can, never really forgetting what happened to them but trying to lock up the incident in a remote part of their minds. But what happens if, years later when the victim has seemingly moved on, they find out that the perpetrator has been caught? This is the central idea behind Park Sun-woo’s debut film “Way Back Home” (not to be confused with the Jeon Do-yeon starring 2013 film of the same name), which premiered at last year’s Busan International Film Festival.
“Way Back Home” is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
Jeong-won lives an unassumed life, juggling her work as a swimming instructor at the youth centre and preparing for an impending house move with her doting carpenter husband Sang-u.
“Way Back Home” is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
Jeong-won lives an unassumed life, juggling her work as a swimming instructor at the youth centre and preparing for an impending house move with her doting carpenter husband Sang-u.
- 3/13/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Osaka Asian Film Festival is held yearly under the theme of “From Osaka to All of Asia!” We are pleased to announce the line-up of the 15th edition of Oaff.
The number of selected films is 64 in total, the highest number ever for the festival, and they include 14 World Premieres, 12 International Premieres, and 3 Asian Premieres. Films from 23 countries and regions, including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Kazakhstan, Poland, France, Germany, Denmark, Portugal, Italy, the USA, Mexico and Japan, will be screened.
Opening Film
The Garden of Evening Mists
by Tom Shu-yu Lin (Malaysia) Japan Premiere
Closing Film
Kamata Prelude
by Nakagawa Ryutaro, Akiyama Mayu, Yasukawa Yuka, Watanabe Hirobumi (Japan) World Premiere
Competition
This section will present 15 films chosen from films completed on or after 1st October 2018 and unreleased in Japan. The international jurors will choose the winners of the Grand...
The number of selected films is 64 in total, the highest number ever for the festival, and they include 14 World Premieres, 12 International Premieres, and 3 Asian Premieres. Films from 23 countries and regions, including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Kazakhstan, Poland, France, Germany, Denmark, Portugal, Italy, the USA, Mexico and Japan, will be screened.
Opening Film
The Garden of Evening Mists
by Tom Shu-yu Lin (Malaysia) Japan Premiere
Closing Film
Kamata Prelude
by Nakagawa Ryutaro, Akiyama Mayu, Yasukawa Yuka, Watanabe Hirobumi (Japan) World Premiere
Competition
This section will present 15 films chosen from films completed on or after 1st October 2018 and unreleased in Japan. The international jurors will choose the winners of the Grand...
- 2/8/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Jeon Do-yeon started her career in television dramas in the early 1990s. She achieved all-star status in her debut film The Contact (1997), which was one of the first major films in South Korea centered around an Internet romance.
In the 1999 film The Harmonium in My Memory, Jeon played a 17 year-old schoolgirl, Hong-yeon who develops a crush on a 21 year-old teacher, Soo-ha (played by Lee Byung-hun). Meanwhile, Soo-ha falls for another teacher, Hong-yeon does everything she can to discredit her rival.
Jeon earned her best actress award from the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Grand Bell Awards for her performance in the film. She then starred in a series of films about women who fall on hard times and are in strained relationship.
Secret Sunshine (2007), directed by Lee Chang-dong, won best film at the Asian Film Awards and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. It follows the story of a recent widow,...
In the 1999 film The Harmonium in My Memory, Jeon played a 17 year-old schoolgirl, Hong-yeon who develops a crush on a 21 year-old teacher, Soo-ha (played by Lee Byung-hun). Meanwhile, Soo-ha falls for another teacher, Hong-yeon does everything she can to discredit her rival.
Jeon earned her best actress award from the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Grand Bell Awards for her performance in the film. She then starred in a series of films about women who fall on hard times and are in strained relationship.
Secret Sunshine (2007), directed by Lee Chang-dong, won best film at the Asian Film Awards and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. It follows the story of a recent widow,...
- 1/3/2014
- by Jane Youm
- AsianMoviePulse
Despite a major new local release, the Korean film industry was held at bay once again as the pairing of Jeon Do-yeon and Ko Soo wasn't enough to prevent the new Hobbit from taking first place. 2.24 million tickets were sold over the frame, about 10% over last year, but the local market share, due to a soft opening and a lack of strong holdovers, was weak at 28%. Title Release Date Market Share Weekend Total Screens 1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (us/nz) 12/12/13 37.20% 829,578 969,486 809 2 Way Back Home 12/11/13 25.30% 614,297 821,379 740 3 About Time (uk) 12/5/13 20.30% 475,191 1,382,897 503 4 Insidious: Chapter 2 (us) 12/5/13 4.70% 118,774 508,607 342 5 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs...
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- 12/16/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Following a two-year break after the disappointing Countdown, Jeon Do-yeon makes an exceedingly welcome return to the big screen in Way Back Home. With a role that suits her to a tee and under the considered direction of Pang Eun-jin, fresh off last year's Perfect Number, Jeon is a marvel in what may well become an end-of-year hit for Cj Entertainment. In Way Back Home, Jeong-yeon and Jong-bae are a happy couple with a child who open an auto repair shop. But when Jong-bae's friend dies, whose loan he had signed as guarantor for, the family is plunged into debt. In the midst of financial despair, Jeong-yeon disappears, until she is caught with a suitcase full of cocaine in Paris' Orly Airport. Due to repeated...
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- 12/10/2013
- Screen Anarchy
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