While the legend had been around for centuries before, most Westerns were first introduced to the concept of the Krasue in the beloved cult Indonesian effort...
Tag - Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
After the segment “A Making-Of” in “Ten Years Taiwan” and two more shorts, it was time for Hsieh Pei-ju to shoot her first feature, an...
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...
Director Tashi Gyeltshen tells the story of 16-year old Sangay, who is the daughter of the local carver. Deriving from a rather untypical coming-of-age...
Based on the manga from Shūzō Oshimi, “Flowers of Evil” follows a young student named Takao. After stealing the gym clothes of his crush, a troubled student...
“Spicy food can be a form of pain to numb another pain”Director, producer, writer and wonder woman Heiward Mak who AMP had the pleasure to meet and interview...
As a novelist and a filmmaker, Pema Tseden is probably one of the key figures in the contemporary Tibetan culture. His newest film, “Balloon”...
Six years after the international success of “Ilo Illo”, Anthony Chen is back with another ambitious family drama, which also reunites him with his...
Following “Durian Durian” at a short distance, “Hollywood Hong Kong” is billed as the second instalment of the Prostitute Trilogy. A personal favourite, the...
International premiere of “Flowers of Evil”, Hong Kong “Fagara” as the opening film, and Japanese “Bone Born Bone” at the closure of Five Flavours 13th edition...