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Osaka Asian Film Festival Sets Competition, Focus Sections on Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand
The Osaka Asian Film Festival has unveiled its competition and focus sections with special emphasis on the cinema of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand.
The 19th edition of the festival, which will eventually contain 55 feature and short films, is set to also include three special programs – a “Thai Cinema Kaleidoscope,” “Taiwan: Movies on the Move,” and “Special Focus on Hong Kong” – as well as its regular Spotlight Section on underrated Asian films and the Indie Forum of more challenging and innovative works. The competition titles are: “City of Wind,” by Mongolia’s Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir; “Fire on Water,” by Malaysia’s Sun-J Perumal; “Hyphen,” by The Philippines Joy Arnaldo; “The Lyricist Wannabe,” by Hong Kong’s Norris Wong; “The Missing,” by The Philippines’ Carl Joseph E. Papa; “Not Friends,” by Thailand’s Atta Hemwadee; “Salli,” by Taiwan’s Lien Chen Hung; “Solids by the Seashore,” by Thailand’s Patiparn Boontarig; “Trouble Girl,” by Taiwan’s Chin Chia-hua; and the world premiere of “Unborn Soul,” directed by Zhou Zhou and credited as an Australia-China joint production. Other standout selections include: “13 Bombs,” by Indonesia’s Angga Dwimas Sasongko; “The Fourth Man,” by Singapore’s Tay Bee Pin; “Everyphone, Everywhere,” by Hong Kong’s Amos Why; and Chris Rudz’s “All the Songs We Never Sang.”
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