Sleepless Night With Bamboo Wife (Directed by Lee Seung Ju)
From 7 to 10 September, the Asian Film Focus (AFF), presented by Objectifs, will showcase cutting edge films based on a thematic approach from the region. With screenings and dialogue sessions with Asian programmers and filmmakers, the programme strives to promote dialogue and exchange between players in the Asian independent film industries, their audiences, and their peers.This year, AFF will feature films from South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
Theme: Youth TodaySituated in the transitional period between childhood and adulthood, many Asian youths today live in environments saturated with media and technology that are also bound by traditional attitudes. As such, we hope to explore ideas about what it means to be a youth in an Asian society at present. What are their aspirations and fears? Do youths today share the same concerns as previous generations? What is the impact of Asia’s obsession with youth? Through looking at the differences and similarities of youth culture across Asian societies, the programme hopes to then connect to broader issues and concerns in contemporary Asia.
This theme will be explored through short films that have been selected by curators from the focus countries. The curators are:
Teresa Kwong (Hong Kong)Pimpaka Towria (Thailand)
Leong Puiyee (Singapore)
Vanessa Yun (South Korea)
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The Tiger of 142B (Directed by Henry & Harry Zhuang)
Ticketing Details
Tickets are also available at the door before each film screening.
The Dialogue Sessions are free.
For more info about AFF: http://www.objectifs.com.
Youth Today: Short Films
Film Screening / 7 Sept, Wednesday, 830pm / 107 minTickets here: http://aff7sept.peatix.com/
There will be a post screening Q&A session
The Tiger of 142B by Henry and Harry Zhuang / 11 min / Singapore / PG13
And Life Goes On by Sham Ka-Ki / 19:30 min / Hong Kong / M18
Molding by Ng Chak-hang / 4 min / Hong Kong / PG
329 by Tinnawat Chankloi / 17 min / Thailand / PG13
Waiting to Drown by Nick Cheuk / 30 min / Hong Kong
Before I Grow Up by Jun Sup Lee / 26 min / South Korea
Film Screening / 8 Sept, Thursday, 830pm / 83 min
Tickets here: http://aff8sept.peatix.com/
There will be a post screening Q&A sessionScouting Report by Choi Byungkwon / 11 min / South Korea / PG13
Somewhere Only We Know by Wichanon Somumjarn / 20 min / Thailand / PG13
Talk to Bear by Tse Cheuk-fung, Poon Lok-wan / 5 min / Hong KongTickets here: http://aff8sept.peatix.com/
There will be a post screening Q&A sessionScouting Report by Choi Byungkwon / 11 min / South Korea / PG13
Somewhere Only We Know by Wichanon Somumjarn / 20 min / Thailand / PG13
The Trams The Mountains And The Family Photos by Ghazi Alqudcy / 10 min / Singapore
Violet Moon by Rinrada Pornsombutsatien / 22 min / Thailand
Wake Up by Yoo Jee Hyeon / 15 min / South Korea
Film Screening / 9 Sept, Friday, 730pm / 99 min
Tickets here: http://aff9sept.peatix.com/
There will be a post screening Q&A session.
Last Summer by Dapho Moradokphana / 19 min / Thailand / PGTickets here: http://aff9sept.peatix.com/
There will be a post screening Q&A session.
I Am Not A Superhero by Jonathan Tam / 21 min / Hong Kong / PG13
3 Seconds by Martin Hong / 14 min / Singapore / PG
Passenger by Tang Kang Sheng / 19 min / Singapore / PG
Mrs. Young by Bang Woori / 26 min / South Korea
Film Screening / 10 Sept, Saturday, 1pm / 89 min
Tickets here: http://aff10sept.peatix.com/
There will be a post screening Q&A session.
That Day of the Month by Jirassaya Wongsutin / 30 min / Thailand / NC16Tickets here: http://aff10sept.peatix.com/
There will be a post screening Q&A session.
Open Sky by Tan Jingliang / 18 min / Singapore / PG
Don’t Just Dream, Do! by Gurung George, Kandal Satish, Bishwokarma Bipin, Gurung Subin / 12 min / Hong Kong / PG
Sleepless Night With Bamboo Wife by Lee Seung Ju / 29 min / South Korea
Special Programme: Power of Asian Cinema
Power of Asian Cinema is a documentary series co-produced by KBS Busan Headquarters and the Busan International Film Festival. Comprised of ten episodes, the series aims to improve our understanding of Asian cinema as well as to ascertain its growth and bright future. Each episode covers films and history of cinema of a different Asian country. From his/her own perspective, the filmmaker looks into the past and the present of the cinema in one’s country. Under this Special Programme, the documentaries from Thailand, Kazakhstan and South Korea will be screening at Asian Film Focus.Power of Asian Cinema / 10 Sept, Saturday, 5pm to 9pm
5pm: The Scala by Aditya Assarat / 60 min / Thailand / PG630pm: The Story of Kazakh Cinema - Underground of Kazakhfilm by Adilkhan Yerzhanov / 52 min / Kazakhstan / PG
8pm: Memory in Cinema by Choi Yeoung Song / 53 min / South Korea
Dialogue Sessions
Join us as we discuss this year’s AFF theme with filmmakers, film curators, and writers.8 Sept, 7pm: Capturing the essence of youth: The Image and Representation in Asian Cinema
10 Sept, 3pm: “When you grow up, your heart dies” – Cinematic representations of youth across the ages
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Somewhere Only We Know (Directed by Wichanon Somumjarn)