"I wanted to have a life that I wanted"
Author - Adriana Rosati
On paper I am an Italian living in London, in reality I was born and bread in a popcorn bucket. I've loved cinema since I was a little child and I’ve always had a passion and interest for Asian (especially Japanese) pop culture, food and traditions, but on the cinema side, my big, first love is Hong Kong Cinema. Then - by a sort of osmosis - I have expanded my love and appreciation to the cinematography of other Asian countries. I like action, heroic bloodshed, wu-xia, Shaw Bros (even if it’s not my specialty), Anime, and also more auteur-ish movies. Anything that is good, really, but I am allergic to rom-com (unless it’s a HK rom-com, possibly featuring Andy Lau in his 20s)"
Land of the Morning Calm by Park Ri-woong - Abel by Elzat Eskendir - Deal at the Border by Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi
Far East Film Festival - Udine 20 April / 2 May 2025
Taiwan’s "Dead Talents Society" Opens, Japan’s "Brush of The God" Closes 19th Edition
In Amsterdam - March 6-11
"Our pride will always be right here, even if we are apart"
HKIFF49 will announce its full programme in early March, including information on Koo's ten-film retrospective and his Face to Face session.