The Far East Film Festival in Italy’s Udine has set Chinese-Italian co-production “The Italian Recipe” as the opening title of a revived, largely in-person event. The film, directed by Hou Zuxin, s…
Organizers say that the coronavirus pandemic has had a transformative impact on the festival, such as the inclusion of a 28-title online section operates with different layers of geo-blocking and a handful that are only available at specific times and dates.
The festival also returns to its 1,200-seater Teatro Nuovo as a hub for physical screenings, with the Visionario cinema an outpost for special sections and retrospectives. Udine is also reviving its industry support activities, including FEFF Campus , the Focus Asia seminar series and Ties That Bind, a workshop dedicated to co-production between Asia and Europe., a tribute to Hong Kong diva Stephy Tang, and a five-title “Visions Of Manila In Philippines Movies” section.
Among the standouts in the sprawling competition are: from mainland China “Hi, Mom,” “Too Cool to Kill,” and “Return to Dust”; “Caught in Time and “Schemes in Antiques” from Hong Kong; “Popran” from Japan; “Confession,” “Kingmaker,” “Hostage: Missing Celebrity,” “Miracle: Letters to the President,” and “Special Delivery,” from South Korea; and, from Taiwan, “Incantation” and the world premiere of Arvin Chen’s “Mama Boy.
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