When you think of bustling multiethnic European cities, Warsaw is not the name that pops up in your mind. Also the cinematic representations of the Polish...
Author - Joanna Kończak
I graduated in the field of cross-cultural psychology, what made me curious of the worlds far outside my backyard. Hence you may meet me roaming the Asian and European sideways as I love travelling, especially solo. Have been watching movies since I remember, and I share the same enthusiasm for experimental arthouse as well as glittering blockbusters and the filthiest of horrors. Indian cinema became the area of my particular interest. Apart from being a frantic cinephile, I devour piles of books. As I have been working in the publishing house known for children’s books (and even authored a couple of toms) for over a decade, I became quite successful in hiding the dreadful truth: never managed to grow up.
Rima Das, a self-taught filmmaker, emerged with the impressive and empathic coming-of-age tale “Village Rockstars,” set in rural Assam. Premiered in 2017 at...
Iranian avant-garde theatre director Homayoun Ghanizadeh, after years of staging plays, decided to try his hand also at a different medium, to a maverick and...
Acronym OFW stands for Overseas Filipino Workers. Sung-a Yoon, Korea-born director living in Brussels, in this Belgian-French co-production searched for...
The 35th Warsaw Film Festival has concluded and the list of winners includes a few Asian and Asian-related titles. Grand Prix was awarded to Georgian movie...
Xian Zhang is a Chinese director born in 1989, who graduated from Bejing Film Academy. On the occasion of his debut feature “Best Director”...
Traditional values confronted with inevitable transformations connected with the changing world and the needs of the new generation is a recurring theme of...
Korean cinema has made some impactful inroads into the mainstream moviegoers' recognition on the courtesy of directors like Park Chan-Wook, Bong Joon-ho or...
Jungfeng Liu, born in Hebei province, graduated from Hebel University and the Bejing Film Academy. His short movies won several awards in China. Now his debut...
Tagging “The Wandering Chef” only a culinary doc would be gravely unfair. It may have Jiho Im, the renowned cuisine master, as a subject, but it extends...