Hong Kong

Broadway Cinematheque

Date: 26 May – 7 June 2020

Location: Hong Kong (Broadway Cinematheque, PREMIERE ELEMENTS)

Guest: Anthony CHEN

Screening: Wet Season, Siblings of the cape, Nina Wu, Goodbye Mother, Fukuoka, Coming Home Again

Partners: Broadway Cinematheque

With the shared objective of promoting and recognizing outstanding Asian cinematic works, the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA) collaborates with the Broadway Cinematheque in presenting AFAA’s flagship film roadshow – Asian Cinerama (the programme). Financially supported by Create Hong Kong and the Film Development Fund of the Hong Kong SAR Government, Asian Cinerama will take place at Broadway Cinematheque and Premiere Elements from 23 May to 7 June 2020.

The programme is opened with Wet Season by a Singaporean director Anthony CHEN who was nominated in the 8th edition of Asian Film Awards, whose previous work Ilo Ilo (2013) won 40 awards internationally. Wet Season traces the fragile dissonances in the lives of a Chinese language teacher and a student who helps the teacher reaffirm her identity as a woman.

Other outstanding Asian films that will showcase in the programme include, first-time director Katayama Shinzo’s Siblings of the cape raises many questions about the moral and physical treatment of vulnerable people; Goodbye Mother, by new Vietnamese director Trinh Dinh Le Minh, reflects the reality of difficulties in coming out even in the relatively more relaxed atmosphere; Fukuoka, directed by Korean-chinese director Zhang Lu who was nominated the best director in the 2nd edition of AFA, talks about the story between two men and a quirky girl who enters their life suddenly.

Nina Wu, which is directed by Myanmar-born Taiwanese director Midi Z, also Ke-Xi Wu, who also co-wrote the script based on her own personal experiences ; Coming Home Again, directed by Wayne Wang, is based on the award-winning essay by Chang-rae Lee, describes the emotions in the past and memories while taking care of his mom and preparing the traditional Korean meals.

Other Asian Cinerama

Hong Kong Striving to connect cinephiles and filmmakers across different regions in Asia and expanding the Asian film market worldwide, we hope to facilitate diverse cultural consumption within the global community through the cinematic medium.

Dubai Asian Film Awards Academy has collaborated with Dubai independent cinema Cinema Akil for the first time to host the "Asian Cinerama: Hong Kong Film Festival" in Dubai from November 10th to 16th.

Tokyo 3 latest Hong Kong films and 2 classic works of Tony Leung were screened during the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival.

Hong Kong Eight outstanding nominated films of the 16th Asian Film Awards were screened in Hong Kong. The theatre was full for many sessions, and the atmosphere was hot!

Kuala Lumpur 7 Hong Kong films were premiered in Malaysia. Including the Asian premiere of director Keian Chui’s REMEMBER WHAT I FORGOT.

Jakarta Six Hong Kong films were shown in Indonesia. Showcase the rich and vibrant creativity of contemporary movies produced out of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Both opening and closing films of Asian Cinerama, Hokusai and Waiting for My Cup of Tea, made their Hong Kong premiere at the programme.

Warsaw The best film of the 15th Asian Film Awards "Wife of a Spy" had its grand premiere in Warsaw, and director Kiyoshi Kurosawa also participated in the online sharing session.

Toronto For the first time, Asian Cinerama was held in Toronto, allowing local audiences to watch different styles of Asian films.

Hawaii Over thousand audiences watched different Asian films through Asian Cinerama in Hawaii.