News about Asian films and releases

Asian Horror, Film review, Interview, J-Horror, Japanese cinema, News - May 21, 2021

Shinya Tsukamoto in Conversation

To celebrate the launch of a new J-horror collection on BFI Player, one of Japan’s greatest cult filmmakers Shinya Tsukamoto, joins writer Tom Mes to discuss his career, cyberpunk, the J-horror label and working with Martin Scorsese. In partnership with Third Window Films.

Focus Hong Kong Film Festival - Easter Edition

Focus Hong Kong is a new UK film festival dedicated to celebrating the amazing cinema and filmmakers of Hong Kong, from early works to the glory days of its reign as the Hollywood of Asia, through to new and exciting films.

The Easter edition of the festival runs online from March 31st - 6th April 2021

WOW Film Festival

WOW! Join March’s International Women’s Day celebrations every year by showcasing the best international female filmmakers. Nearly half the films in the 2021 programme are directed by women. These include directors Suzanne Crocker, Mattie Do, Arami Ullon and Shahad Ameen, as well as animator Chie Arai.

Hong Kong International Film Festival 2021

The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) will take place as a hybrid event this year (April 1-12) with both in-theatre and online screenings and audience-engagement events.

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Far East Asian Cinema, korean cinema, News - February 10, 2021

KOFIC Launches ‘Independent Film Library’ Streaming Service

The Independent Film Library, is a new public streaming platform for independent and arthouse films, available on www.indieground.kr*. Having launched in January, the service offers a range of 70 titles, which will rotate during curated selections. The service and the website were established by the Korean Film Council Chairman, KIM Young-jin and are operated by the Association of Korean Independent Film & Video. The platform is intended to diversify the distribution of independent and artistic movies and to establish an organic support system that integrates online and offline markets. The Indieground website was initially established late 2020, as an independent film distribution support centre, to improve the environment...