Tsai Ming-liang is a Malaysian filmmaker based in Taiwan. Tsai has written and directed 11 feature films,many short films,and television films. He is one of the most celebrated "Second New Wave" film directors of Taiwanese cinema. His films have been acclaimed worldwide and have won numerous awards at festivals. In 1994,Tsai won the Golden Lion at the 51st Venice International Film Festival for the film Vive L'Amour.
Fantasia International Film Festival is a genre film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. It focuses on niche,low budget movies in various genres,from horror to sci-fi. Regularly held in July/August,by 2016 its annual audience had already surpassed 100,000 viewers and outgrown even the Montreal World Film Festival.
Clara Law Cheuk-yiu is a Hong Kong Second Wave film director who currently resides in Australia.
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF),formerly the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF),held annually in Haeundae-gu,Busan,South Korea,is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festival,held from 13 to 21 September 1996,was also the first international film festival in Korea.
Royston Tan is a Singaporean filmmaker and actor.
The BFI London Film Festival is an annual film festival held in London,England,in collaboration with the British Film Institute. The festival runs for two weeks every October. In 2016,the BFI estimated that around 240 feature films and 150 short films from more than 70 countries are screened at the festival each year.
The Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) is an annual film festival hosted in Leeds,West Yorkshire,England. It is the largest film festival in England outside of London. Founded in 1987,it is held in November in various venues throughout Leeds,including Hyde Park Picture House and Cottage Road Cinema. In 2022,the festival showed 140 films from 78 countries,shorts and features,both commercial and independent.
Tala Hadid is a film director and producer. She is also a photographer. Her work has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City,The Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis,The Smithsonian National Museum,The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C.,L'Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris and other locations.
Palm Springs International Film Festival is a film festival held in Palm Springs,California. Originally promoted by Mayor Sonny Bono and then sponsored by Nortel,it started in 1989 and is held annually in January. It is run by the Palm Springs International Film Society,which also runs the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films (ShortFest),a festival of short films and film market in June.
Binger Filmlab,formerly the Maurits Binger Film Institute,is an Amsterdam-based international feature-film and documentary development centre where screenwriters,directors,producers and script editors from around the world can be coached and supported by mentors and advisors.
Perfect Life is a 2008 Chinese-Hong Kong film by Emily Tang and produced by director Jia Zhangke and his company,Xstream Pictures. The film mixes elements of dramatic fiction and documentary film.
Film Fest Gent,also known as International Film Fest Gent,is an annual international film festival in Ghent,Belgium. The festival held its first edition in 1974,under the name Internationaal Filmgebeuren Gent,and has since grown into the largest film festival in Belgium. The festival also puts the spotlight on film music;since 2001,Film Fest Gent has hosted the World Soundtrack Awards,a series of prizes for the best soundtracks for film and television.
The Beijing International Film Festival,abbreviated BJIFF,is a film festival in Beijing,China. Founded in 2011,along with the Shanghai International Film Festival,it is one of China's two biggest film festivals.
The Osaka Asian Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Osaka City,Osaka Prefecture,Japan in March. The festival began in 2005 and currently introduces Asian films.
The Pingyao International Film Festival (PYIFF),officially as "Pingyao Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon International Film Festival",is a film festival held in Pingyao,Shanxi,China. It was launched in October 2017 by Jia Zhangke,a Chinese film director,screenwriter and leading figure of the "Sixth Generation" movement of Chinese cinema and prestigious festival director Marco Müller. The festival's goal is to bring attention to works done by young,lesser known directors in the Chinese film industry,as well as to encourage communication and cooperation between Chinese and international filmmakers,mainly showing films from Asia,Eastern Europe,Latin America,and Africa.
Stonewalling is a 2022 Japanese independent drama film written and directed by Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka. Although shot in China,the film is classified as a Japanese production. It is the third and final film in a trilogy that includes Egg and Stone (2012) and The Foolish Bird (2017),films which depict young womanhood in contemporary China. The film stars Yao Honggui,who also appeared in the first two films,as a young Chinese woman struggling with an unexpected pregnancy.
Sons is a 2024 psychological thriller co-written and directed by Gustav Möller. The film starring Sidse Babett Knudsen and Sebastian Bull is about an idealistic prison officer Eva Hansen,who faces the dilemma of her life when the murderer of her son is transferred to her prison.
The 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival took place from 28 March to 8 April 2024. Fruit Chan was selected as the Filmmaker in Focus for this edition and masterclasses led by Víctor Erice and Martin McDonagh were featured.
The 37th Tokyo International Film Festival took place from 28 October to 6 November. This edition,introduced a new 'Women's Empowerment' section and showcased the works of director Yu Irie,a Japanese film director and screenwriter in its 'Nippon Cinema Now' strand. Hong Kong actor and singer Tony Leung will serve as jury president.
The 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival took place from 30 March to 10 April 2023,both online and in-person in Hong Kong. Soi Cheang was selected as the Filmmaker in Focus for this edition and masterclasses led by Tsai Ming-liang and Lee Kang-sheng were featured.
