Film Festivals – Asia Times

China, Hong Kong

Filipina actress nominated at Hong Kong film festival

by Asia Times staff February 14, 2019February 18, 2020

A Filipino actress is up for two awards at this year’s Hong Kong Film Awards for her role in the independent film Still Human. Crisel Consuji, who plays the role of Evelyn, a former nurse who becomes a domestic worker in Hong Kong, is nominated in two major categories: Best Actress and Best New Performer, […]

Tubbataha Reef off the Philippine island of Palawan. Photo: YouTube

AT Finance, Philippines, World

Philippine film on Tubbataha Reef wins Croatian festival

by Asia Times staff December 8, 2018February 18, 2020

In the the film 'Bagahe,' Mercy (played by Angeli Bayani) is accused of dumping her newborn baby in a trash bin during a flight home to the Philippines. Photo: YouTube

AT Finance, France, India, Philippines, South Asia, World

Film about Filipino maid wins at film festival in India

by Asia Times staff July 5, 2018February 18, 2020

In the film 'Bagahe', Filipino domestic worker Mercy, played by Angeli Bayani, is accused of dumping her baby in a trash bin in a plane's bathroom. Photo: YouTube

AT Finance, France, Philippines, World

Filipino maid movie wins top prize at French film festival

by Asia Times staff February 8, 2018February 18, 2020

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AT Finance, China, Cyprus, European Union, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Singapore, World

Lights, camera, action: we’re backing young talent in Udine

by Asia Times staff April 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Mad World (Courtesy of OAFF)

AT Finance, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Shanghai, South Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, World

Japan has lots of film festivals … and then there is Osaka

by Karen Severns March 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Kiki Sugino. Photo: Wa Entertainment, Inc

AT Finance, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Japanese director puts modern filter on Lafcadio Hearn tale

by Mark Schilling March 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Screen grab of Small Talk, the Taiwan documentary winning Teddy Award for Best Documentary film at the 67th Berlinale

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Taiwan gay documentary wins Berlin’s Teddy Award

by Liu Hsiu Wen February 20, 2017February 22, 2017

The fantastic 80s generation. Photo: Courtesy of Beijing Mailisi TV and Film Culture

China, Russia, Taiwan, World

Memories in film just the start for Inner Mongolian director

by Maggie Leung January 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Filmmaker Kazuyoshi Okuyama's 1989 film Violent Cop.

European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Movies should stun, not please: Japan’s Kazuyoshi Okuyama

by Suvendrini Kakuchi January 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, acting director, speaks at IFFAM's opening ceremony. Photo: IFFAM

China, Macau, World

The reel Macau – it’s about more than gaming. Seriously

by Fatima Valente December 14, 2016February 18, 2020

A still from Sisterhood. Photo: IFFAM

China, Macau, United Kingdom, World

Inaugural Macau film festival unlocks promise

by Poo Yee Kai and Fatima Valente December 14, 2016February 18, 2020

Iwai's idiosyncratic style is very much on show in A Bride for Rip Van Winkle. Photo: © 2016 A Bride for Rip Van Winkle Film Partners

China, Hong Kong, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Taiwan

Shunji Iwai’s window on contemporary Japanese society

by Kenta Kato November 8, 2016February 18, 2020

Liu Yulin's first film is an adaptation of one of her father's books. Photo: Reuters

China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, World

Filmmaking and filial piety: talking about Someone To Talk To

by Mathew Scott October 28, 2016February 18, 2020

Sammo Hung in Ip Man 2

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Italy, Malaysia, Shanghai, World

Kara Wai, Sammo lament demise of great martial arts film era

by Mathew Scott October 18, 2016February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Lights, camera, politics — but Busan event defies stayaways

by Mathew Scott October 17, 2016February 18, 2020

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