The 2023 CHANEL X BIFF Asian Film Academy has come to a close with the graduation ceremony and screening of the two short films produced by the fellows over...
Author - Rouven Linnarz
Ever since I watched Takeshi Kitano's "Hana-Bi" for the first time (and many times after that) I have been a cinephile. While much can be said about the technical aspects of film, coming from a small town in Germany, I cherish the notion of art showing its audience something which one does normally avoid, neglect or is unable to see for many different reasons. Often the stories told in films have helped me understand, discover and connect to something new which is a concept I would like to convey in the way I talk and write about films. Thus, I try to include some info on the background of each film as well as a short analysis (without spoilers, of course), an approach which should reflect the context of a work of art no matter what genre, director or cast. In the end, I hope to pass on my joy of watching film and talking about it.
The programme for Doclisboa'23 is now known; the festival will take place between 19 and 29 October at the usual venues: Culturgest, Cinema São Jorge...
Hiroyuki Tanaka, better known under the pseudonym Sabu, has started his career as an actor, but in the 1990s became a director, which arguably proved to be a...
"People don't want a blind man to see things."
"If you enjoy things like this, I don't want to become an adult."
For many cinephiles, especially those with a keen interest in Asian cinema, one of their first encounters with Japanese cinema comes in the shape of Takashi...
This year’s program of the New Asian Cinema section includes two subversive comedies from South Korea – “Hail to Hell” and “A...
The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan (ACA) is sponsoring the seventh ACA Cinema Project — Emerging Japanese...