Far East Film Festival (Udine, Italy) | 21 - 29 Apr 2023

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Far East Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Udine, Italy. It is one of the most important events promoting Asian Cinema in Europe. It focuses mainly on the films from East Asia. In 2023, the festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary edition from April 21 to April 29, will focus on the Asian films of the 1980s.

Please check exact times and dates on the Official Website linked on the bottom.

Like a chameleon, the Hong Kong film industry has undergone numerous changes since 1997, from the mainstream commercial fare, experimental independent arthouse cinema, mega-budget co-productions with the mainland, to the more personal creative statements from the emerging generation of filmmakers. Through such relentless storytelling, the filmmaking community reflects on our city's changing landscape while capturing the decisive moments in the history of Hong Kong cinema and the everyday life of its people.  By resonating with the audience, these films transformed Hong Kong film aesthetics or heralded unprecedented awareness of sociopolitical issues, garnering international recognitions or even inspiring countless remakes. We hope this film programme can take you through the evolution of Hong Kong cinema in the past 25 years, celebrating our past success while offering insights into a new vista that will continue to build on resilience and creative innovation.  A virtual [An] exhibition of behind-the-scenes and film stills of local productions from four unit photographers will complete the programme.

Past audience awards:
1999    A Hero Never Dies - Johnnie To - Hong Kong
2000    Shower (ex aequo) - Zhang Yang - China
2000    My Heart (ex aequo) - Bae Chang-ho - South Korea
2001    The Foul King - Kim Jee-woon - South Korea
2002    Love Undercover - Joe Ma - Hong Kong
2003    Infernal Affairs - Andrew Lau & Alan Mak - Hong Kong
2004    The Twilight Samurai - Yoji Yamada - Japan
2005    Peacock - Gu Changwei - China
2006    Welcome to Dongmakgol - Park Kwang-hyun - South Korea
2007    No Mercy for the Rude - Park Chul-hee - South Korea
2008    Gachi Boy - Norihiro Koizumi - Japan
2009    Departures - Yōjirō Takita - Japan
2010    Castaway on the Moon - Lee Hey-jun - South Korea
2011    Aftershock - Feng Xiaogang - China
2012    Silenced - Hwang Dong-hyuk - South Korea
2013    How to Use Guys with Secret Tips - Lee Won-suk - South Korea
2014    The Eternal Zero - Takashi Yamazaki - Japan
2015    Ode to My Father - Yoon Je-kyoon - South Korea
2016    A Melody to Remember - Lee Han - South Korea
2017    Close-Knit - Naoko Ogigami - Japan
2018    1987: When the Day Comes - Jang Joon-hwan - South Korea
2019    Still Human - Oliver Chan - Hong Kong
2020    Better Days - Derek Tsang - China
2021    Midnight Swan - Eiji Uchida - Japan
2022    Miracle: Letters to the President - Lee Jang-hoon - South Korea

Visit the Official Website for more information