Here are some behind the scene images from Donnie Yen's latest project titled 'Sakra' (please sign up to see attached images). Donnie and his team began working on the film in the summer, no release date is available yet. Donnie is planning this to be a new franchise starter with other characters also developed from the original story.

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Here is a 5 and half minute long video of the making of SAKRA including Donnie talking about it: click here to view the video

More pictures, information and video links on our SAKRA page

Donnie Yen is currently working on a new action film called SAKRA which he is producing - along with Wong Jing - also directing and acting in it. The film is  an adaptation of the 1963 novel 'Demi Gods and Semi Devils' by Jin Yong. The story was already adapted a few times in the past such as the 1977 Shaw Brothers film THE BATTLE WIZARD, also in 1982 the film titled DEMI GODS AND SEMI DEVILS and in 1994 adaptation titled THE DRAGON CHRONICLES with Brigitte Lin and Gong Li. Donnie hopes to make the film a franchise starter with using some of the other characters from the story for future films.

View the Official Trailer on our Vimeo page

Release dates:
January 16, 2023 (Malaysia, Singapore)
January 19, 2023 (Hong Kong, Macau)
January 20, 2023 (Taiwan)
January 25, 2023 (South Korea, United States)

Cast:
Donnie Yen
Chen Yuqi
Cya Liu
Wu Yue
Eddie Cheung
Grace Wong
Ray Lui
Kara Wai

Produced and directed by Donnie Yen

Check the movie pages for more updated information and additional images

26th Edition Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival programming and ticketing are now available! Join us in-person and online Nov 9 – 20

The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival® is a unique showcase of contemporary Asian cinema and work from the Asian diaspora. Works include films and videos by Asian-identifying artists in Canada, the U.S., Asia and all over the world. As Canada's largest Asian film festival, Reel Asian® provides a public forum for Asian media artists and their work, and fuels the growing appreciation for Asian cinema in Canada.

Founded in 1997 by producer Anita Lee and journalist Andrew Sun, this non-profit community-based festival has grown into an eagerly anticipated annual event that attracts thousands of attendees to 10 exciting days of galas, screenings, forums, workshops and parties.

Reel Asian is a not-for-profit charitable cultural organization that advocates for Asian representation through media arts.

Reel Asian is a proud member of the Independent Media Arts Alliance and is committed to paying industry-standard artist fees to artists, filmmakers & curators in all our initiatives.


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CISHORTFF - An Independent Film Festival in Calcutta, India

Touching People around the Globe through their Inspiring Stories.

The vision of the Calcutta International Short Film Festival is to create a dynamic platform to acknowledge the filmmaking efforts of independent filmmakers and showcase their best stories to the cinephiles in India and around the globe.

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Asia Web Awards has an official partner SEOUL WEBFEST(KWEB FEST), the very first web series festival in Korea & Northeast Asia, and 15 International Webfests over the world.
Our goals are to expand the festival so it can become a viable provider of quality content on an international scale. Our intention is to create a place that nurtures and cultivates upcoming creators. Asia Web Awards is a festival which specifically helps independent filmmakers and creators to raise their visibility through the web.

Official Selections/Nominations - November 30, 2022 
Awards - Live Streaming December 17, 2022 (07:00am Korea Time)

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Dir: Pier Paolo Pasolini

Italy, 1967, Italian, 104mins, DCP

Cast: Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti, Alida Valli

In this ancient Greek tragedy of Oedipus haunted by a prophecy to murder his father and marry his mother, Pasolini's transplantation of the myth is put under a very personal frame that interweaves his own memories with Sophocles' drama - andwith his cameo as a high priest. Connected to the contemporary world through an autobiographical prologue and epilogue, the ancient text is unfolded in desert settings with primitive grandeur, in a mood of solitude and ambivalence that underline the myth's psychological overtones - are we truly fated to our destinies?

Kinema Junpo Awards: Best Foreign Language Film

Venice Film Festival: In Competition

26/11 (Sat): Film talk with Long Tin

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Dir: Pier Paolo Pasolini

Italy, 1961, Italian, 117mins, DCP

Cast: Franco Citti, Franca Pasut, Silvana Corsini

Reaching beyond the humanist ethics that underpinned classic neo-realism, Pasolinis astonishing directorial debut is already amature statement on 're-sacralising' human existence. A powerful and moving work with the primordial links between violence and the sacred, the story anchors on a pimp from the poorest district of Rome who lives on the earnings of prostitutes, but faces his senseless demise ironically for his empathy with an innocent girl. Stridently lyrical, this truthful portrait of the misery and eros of the sub-proletariat embodies what Pasolini would later theoriseas his 'cinema of poetry.'

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Best Director Award

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Interview about Stanley Kwan's film Rouge on Apple podcast, interview was done by Hong Kong on Screen in Los Angeles, California. Listen here

Listen to interview about Ann Hui's film titled Boat People. Podcast was done by Hong Kong on Screen in Los Angeles, California

Listen to interview about Ann Hui - interview was done by Hong Kong on Screen from Los Angeles, California.

TIFF THEME

The Tokyo International Film Festival underwent a significant gear change as it relocated its main venues to the Hibiya, Ginza, and Yurakucho area; invited new programmers; and reorganized its sections. This year, TIFF aims to evolve further by enhancing the following elements.

1. The number of venues

In addition to last year's venues, the festival will be adding TOHO Cinemas Hibiya, which was accessible only for the previous Closing Ceremony; Marunouchi TOEI; and the Marunouchi Piccadilly theaters, all theaters where participants will be able to enjoy larger screens. The festival will also utilize the Marunouchi area as a venue for festival-related events.

2. The number of films

With the increase in venues, the festival will be able to increase the number of films screened in main sections, from 86 last year to 110 this year. Participants will be able to enjoy diverse movies from Japan and the world.

3. The number of international guests

For the past two years, the festival has been unable to invite many international guests due to the pandemic. This year, TIFF will start physically bringing back a large number of guests, enabling participants to interact with various filmmakers and industry figures from around the world.
(As of September 21st, the festival expects to invite over 60 guests from overseas, including Christian Jeune, Director of the Film Department and Deputy General Delegate of the Cannes Film Festival.)

Over its ten-day period, the Tokyo International Film Festival will be showcasing the colorful wealth of works from the forefront of cinema. Audience members will be able to enjoy films that can only be seen in Tokyo today, from major blockbusters to arthouse films. Taking all of the above into account, TIFF further pledges to incorporate its 2022 motto, "Leaping Forward" in its delivery so that it can present an increasingly exciting, deep-reaching, and delightful festival to its audiences. Look forward to what TIFF has in store as it takes a giant leap forward to flourish in the post-COVID era.



35th TIFF's Visuals

Visual Supervisor: Koshino Junko

I believe film festivals haven't been associated with fashion until now, but this visual expands the horizons of the film festival. I feel this year will be very interesting. It feels like the energy repressed by COVID-19 will lead to an explosion. I'm looking forward to a creative explosion in fashion and film.

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Philadelphia Asian American Film & Filmmakers was founded in 2008 by a passionate group of Asian Americans who felt a need for a festival space that was focused on supporting the growing Asian filmmaking community. The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (PAAFF) is the showcase event of this non-profit organization and is dedicated to supporting and highlighting the experiences of Asian and Pacific Islander diaspora through creative community-focused programs. PAAFF is currently the third-largest film festival of its kind in the United States. In addition to our film programs, our volunteer-run organization also presents supporting programming such as live performances, chef demonstrations, panels and lectures, and educational workshops during the festival and throughout the year.

Our Mission: The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival aims to serve as a platform to showcase and celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander diaspora storytellers and their works. In order to build a more inclusive and informed community, we collaborate with other like-minded organizations that support this mission.

Our Vision: We believe in celebrating and propelling the voices of Asian and Pacific Islander diaspora storytellers and creators to the forefront of culture by serving as a platform for them to share their vision with the world through film, theatre, and live performance.

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Los Angeles, California, spring of 2023 will see 'Hong Kong on Screen' Film Art Festival. At HKOS's screening, we strive to create a unique movie-going experience that encompasses the following:

• We curate films that showcase the culture of Hong Kong – both old and new! We program films that have significant importance to the Hong Kong movie history, as well as films that are underrepresented in the mainstream market

• Booth with merchandise and books from Hong Kong available for sale outside the theater

• Greetings from our volunteers before the screening. Post-screening Q&As with directors, producers and actors, either live or pre-recorded (check our previous events posts for more details), all produced by the HKOS team

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RED SEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
DISCOVER A WORLD OF CINEMA IN JEDDAH OLD TOWN

Every year, ten days of film, new and old – encounter the makers, learn from the masters, be inspired by the best.

The Red Sea International Film Festival is for film lovers, filmmakers, and the global film industry. See the blockbusters of the future before they hit the big screen. Discover old favorites with lovingly curated retrospectives and restored classics. Explore immersive audio-visual worlds and try something new with experimental and short film strands.

RED SEA SIGNATURE PROGRAMS
The Red Sea Signature Programs is the distribution, production, developing, and exhibition arm at the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation. It encompasses all the Foundationʼs investment and grant funds under one umbrella to elevate the local and regional industry of filmmaking to a new level by creating healthy and competitive opportunities.

RED SEA FILM FESTIVAL FOUNDATION
The Red Sea Film Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization created to support the film industry in Saudi Arabia in the production and distribution of films, as well as education on cinema. Established in 2018 by the Kingdom's first Minister of Culture, Prince Badr bin Farhan Al Saud, the Red Sea Foundation's official mandate is to promote film culture in Saudi. The Foundation's initiatives support the ambitious plans for the Kingdom in the entertainment industries as part of the Saudi Vision 2030, with its pillars of a vibrant society, an ambitious nation and a thriving economy

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The Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) brings the best of a broad selection of Asian World cinema to Los Angeles in order to draw greater recognition to the region's wealth of filmmakers, strengthening ties between the Asian and Hollywood film industries

Uniting through cross-cultural collaboration, our festival champions films from  over 50 countries across Asia spanning from Turkey to Japan and Russia to India.

The Festival is unique in that it predominantly screens Oscar and Golden Globe submitted films from Asia for the Best Foreign Language Film.

Since the Festival began we are proud to have screened over 70 Oscar and 50 Golden Globe submissions!

All films that participate in the Festival will have a unique chance to be guided through the challenging awards season, showcasing their foreign films to the Academy, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and all Guilds for enhanced exposure, media attention and awards consideration.*

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