FESTIVALS: Hope, The Pencil TAKE top prizes at Japan’s Skip City
Maria Sodahl’s Hope received the Grand Prize at this year’s Skip City International D-Cinema Festival in Japan, which took place virtually and wrapped on October 4.
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FESTIVALS: Kurosawa, Tamhane win big at Venice Film Festival
Kiyoshi Kurosawa won best director at this year’s Venice film festival for Wife Of A Spy, while India’s Chaitanya Tamhane took best screenplay for The Disciple.
Read moreFESTIVALS: Better Days takes top prize at Udine Far East Film Festival
Derek Tsang’s youth drama Better Days won the top prize, the Golden Mulberry, at Italy’s Far East Film Festival in Udine, which took place as a virtual event (June 26-July 4).
Read moreFESTIVALS: Taipei fest unveils International New Talent Competition
Taipei Film Festival has announced the 12 films selected for this year’s edition of its International New Talent Competition.
Read moreFESTIVALS: Thailand’s Happy Old Year wins Grand Prix at OAFF
Happy Old Year, directed by Thailand’s Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, won the Grand Prix best picture award at the this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival.
Read moreFESTIVALS: Berlin hands top prizes to Iran’s There Is No Evil, Korea’s The Woman Who Ran
Mohammad Rasoulof’s There Is No Evil has won the Golden Bear at the 70th Berlinale, while Hong Sangsoo won the Silver Bear for best director for The Woman Who Ran.
Read moreFESTIVALS: Osaka Asian Film Festival unveils full line-up
Line-up includes the Japan premieres of recent festival favourites such as Kim Cho-hee’s Lucky Chan-sil, Wong Yee-lam’s My Prince Edward and Liang Ming’s Wisdom Tooth.
Read moreFESTIVALS: The Cloud In Her Room wins IFFR Tiger Award
Zheng Lu Xinyuan’s The Cloud In Her Room takes top prize in Rotterdam, while Special Jury Award goes to Kim Yonghoon’s Beasts Clawing At Straws.
Read moreFESTIVALS: Uncle, Summer Knight triumph at Tokyo film festival
Frelle Petersen’s Uncle won the Tokyo Grand Prix Award at this year’s TIFF, while You Xing’s Summer Knight took best film in the Asian Future section.
Read moreFESTIVALS: Wet Season, The Fever win top awards in Pingyao
Maya Da-Rin’s The Fever won best film in the Roberto Rossellini awards, while Anthony Chen’s Wet Season won best film in the Fei Mu Awards.
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