FAR EAST FILM FESTIVAL 23 - Tutti i film

Θ stato presentato oggi, al Visionario di Udine e in diretta streaming, il Far East Film Festival 23, atteso in cittΰ e online dal 24 giugno al 2 luglio. La line-up conta quest'anno 63 titoli provenienti da 11 paesi (Giappone, Hong Kong, Cina, Corea del Sud, Filippine, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailandia, Indonesia e, new entry, Macao e Myanmar). 6 le anteprime mondiali, 11 quelle internazionali, 22 quelle europee e 21 quelle italiane. Alla conferenza stampa hanno preso parte, tra gli altri, il Sindaco di Udine Pietro Fontatini e l'Assessore regionale alla Cultura Tiziana Gibelli.

Questi i film in programma:

Concorso

CINA
- The Eight Hundred (800 Eroi), GUAN Hu, heroic war-epic blockbuster, China 2020, European Festival Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY
- Anima, CAO Jinling, Mother Nature rules!, China 2021, European Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY*
- Back to the Wharf, LI Xiaofeng, modern noir, China 2020, European Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY
- Before Next Spring, LI Gen, Chinese students lost in Tokyo, China 2021, World Premiere – ONLINE WORLDWIDE*
- Cliff Walkers, ZHANG Yimou, a great spy action story, China 2021, International Festival Premiere – OFFLINE ONLY [OPENING FILM]
- Endgame, RAO Xiaozhi, offbeat black crime comedy, China 2021, European Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY
- Like Father and Son, BAI Zhiqiang, tear-jerking road-movie, China 2020, International Premiere – ONLINE WORLDWIDE (EXCEPT CHN, HK, TW, MAC) *

HONG KONG
- Coffin Homes, Fruit CHAN, handmade horror, HK 2021, World Premiere – OFFLINE ONLY Limbo, Soi CHEANG, super- fierce thriller, HK 2021, Italian Premiere – ONLINE USA, EUROPE ONLY
- Shock Wave 2, Herman YAU, bomb-ridden spectacle , HK 2020, International Festival Premiere – ONLINE EUROPE (EXCEPT ESP, AND) [GALA] [OPENING ONLINE FILM]
- The Way We Keep Dancing, Adam WONG, hip-hop hit, HK 2021, European Premiere – ONLINE WORLDWIDE

Hong Kong New Talents
- Drifting, Jun LI, homeless in the city, HK 2021, Italian Premiere – ONLINE WORLDWIDE (EXCEPT CHN)
- Hand Rolled Cigarette, CHAN Kin-long, elegant crime, HK 2020, European Premiere – ONLINE EUROPE ONLY*
- JUST 1 DAY, Erica LI, nostalgic romance, HK 2021, Italian Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY* [GALA]
- One Second Champion, CHIU Sin-hang, boxing, action - fantasy, HK 2020, European Premiere – ONLINE WORLDWIDE (EXCEPT CHN)
- Sugar Street Studio, Sunny LAU, film industry horror, HK 2021, International Premiere – ONLINE WORLDWIDE*
- Time, Ricky KO, assassins in golden years, HK 2021, Italian Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY*
- Zero to Hero, Jimmy WAN, Paralympic hero biopic, HK 2021, World Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY*

Macao
- Madalena, Emily CHAN, metropolitan love story, Macao 2021, World Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY

INDONESIA
- Death Knot, Cornelio SUNNY, horror from the past, Indonesia 2021, World Premiere – ONLINE EUROPE ONLY*

GIAPPONE
- Blue, YOSHIDA Keisuke, “never give up” boxing story, Japan 2021, European Premiere – ONLINE EUROPE (EXCEPT ESP, AND)
- The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea, OGAWA Sara, hand-in-hand youth drama, Japan 2021, European Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY*
- Hold Me Back, OHKU Akiko, a voice in my head and a quirky trip to Rome, Japan 2020, Italian Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY
- Ito, YOKOHAMA Satoko, play shamisen and be happy, Japan 2021, European Premiere – ONLINE EUROPE ONLY
- Last of the Wolves, SHIRAISHI Kazuya, dazzling extreme gangster movie, Japan 2021, International Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY
- Midnight Swan, UCHIDA Eiji, ballet and burlesque transgender melodrama, Japan 2020, European Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY
- Jigoku-no-hanazono OFFICE ROYALE, SEKI Kazuaki, violent femmes and mega punches, Japan 2021, International Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY [GALA] *
- Underdog, part 1 & part 2, TAKE Masaharu, Japan’s answer to Raging Bull, Japan 2021, European Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY
- Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke, three love rendevoous, Japan 2021, Italian Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY [GALA]
- You're Not Normal, Either!, MAEDA Koji, please teach me how to flirt, Japan 2021, European Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY

MALAYSIA
- Hail, Driver! Muzzamer RAHMAN, lonely souls in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2021, European Premiere – ONLINE WORLDWIDE*

MYANMAR
- Money Has Four Legs, Maung SUN, cinephile dramedy, Myanmar 2020, Italian Premiere – ONLINE WORLDWIDE (EXCEPT FRA, CH, MMR, US, CAN, AU) *

FILIPPINE
- Fan Girl, Antoinette JADAONE, a fan’s passion turns into a nightmare, The Philippines 2020 – Italian Premiere – ONLINE WORLDWIDE
- Son of the Macho Dancer, Joel LAMANGAN, cruel gay coming of age, The Philippines 2021 – International Festival Premiere – ONLINE WORLDWIDE

COREA DEL SUD
- Deliver Us from Evil, HONG Won Chan, action rollercoaster from Japan to Thailand, South Korea 2020, Italian Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY
- Night of the Undead, SHIN Jung-won, sexually-supergifted-E.T., South Korea 2020, European Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY
- OK! Madam, LEE Cheol-ha, secret agents! north koreans! the strangest airflight ever! South Korea 2020, Italian Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY
- Please Don't Save Me, JUNG Yeon-kyung, coming of age drama, South Korea 2020, European Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY*
- Seobok, LEE Yong Zoo, secret experiments, and an escaped clone, South Korea 2021, Italian Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY
- Voice of Silence, HONG Eui-jeong, the odd couple, the little girl and the gangsters, South Korea 2020, Italian Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY [GALA] *

TAIWAN
- Dear Tenant, CHENG Yu-chieh, an offbeat take on gay life, Taiwan 2020, European Festival Premiere – ONLINE EUROPE ONLY
- Gatao: The Last Stray, Ray JIANG, Taiwan Goodfellas and the girl, Taiwan 2021, International Festival Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY*
- Man in Love, YIN Chen-hao, I’ll love you whatever it takes…, Taiwan 2021, International Festival Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY [GALA] *
- My Missing Valentine, CHEN Yu-hsun, something is lost…a fantastic love story, Taiwan 2020, European Festival Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY

TAILANDIA
- The Con-Heartist, Mez THARATORN, handbook for fooling your neighbor, Thailand 2020, European Premiere – ONLINE WORLDWIDE
- The Maid, Lee THONGKHAM, blood, secrets, vengeful ghosts, Thailand 2020, International Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY

Fuori Concorso

DOCUMENTARI
- A Is for Agustin, Grace SIMBULAN, the struggle to study, The Philippines 2019, European Premiere – ONLINE WORLDWIDE
- Assassins, Ryan WHITE, a North Korean mystery, US 2020, Italian Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY
- Keep Rolling, MAN Lim-chung, Ann Hui and her world, HK 2020, Italian Premiere – ONLINE WORLDWIDE
- Life in 24 Frames a Second, SAW Tiong Guan, 4 great Asian directors speak, Malaysia 2021, World Premiere – ONLINE WORLDWIDE
- SUMODO ~ The Successors of Samurai ~, SAKATA Eiji, all about sumo, Japan 2020, Italian Premiere – ONLINE ITALY ONLY
- Tough Out, XU Hui-jing, the rise of a baseball hero, China 2020, European Premiere –

ONLINE WORLDWIDE

CLASSICI RESTAURATI
- Execution in Autumn, LEE Hsing, sentenced to death! ethical drama, Taiwan 1972/restored 2020, European Premiere – ONLINE WORLDWIDE (EXCEPT CHN, HK, MAC)
- Suddenly in Dark Night, GO Yeong-nam, a sensual classic horror tale, South Korea 1981/restored 2017, International Premiere – ONLINE WORLDWIDE
Special Tributes

OMAGGIO A EDDIE GARCIA: LA VITA COME UN’EPOPEA CINEMATOGRAFICA
- At the Top, Ishmael BERNAL, the (under)world of cinema, The Philippines 1971, Italian Premiere – ONLINE WORLDWIDE
- Bwakaw, Jun Robles LANA, the secret of a grumpy gentleman, The Philippines 2012, Italian Premiere – ONLINE WORLDWIDE
- Rainbow's Sunset, Joel LAMANGAN, shadows of a gay love, The Philippines 2018, Italian Premiere – ONLINE ONLY WORLDWIDE
- Shadows (short), Raymond RED, a photographer in Manila, The Philippines 2000, Italian Premiere – ONLINE ONLY WORLDWIDE
- Sinasamba Kita, Eddie GARCIA, witty banter in melodrama style, The Philippines 1982, Italian Premiere – ONLINE ONLY WORLDWIDE

POTERE E SEGRETI: IL MONDO CINEMATOGRAFICO DI YOON JONG-BIN
- Beastie Boys, YOON Jong-bin, clubs, women and modern lifestyle in Seoul, South Korea 2008 – ONLINE ITALY ONLY
- Kundo: Age of the Rampant, YOON Jong-bin, spectacular period action, South Korea 2014 – ONLINE ITALY ONLY
- Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time, YOON Jong-bin, gangsters and grifters in Busan, South Korea 2012 – ONLINE ITALY ONLY
- The Spy Gone North, YOON Jong-bin, stranger-than-fiction true spy thriller, South Korea 2018, Italian Premiere – OFFLINE ONLY