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Reza Rahadian, Zarrar Kahn Projects Among Udine Focus Asia’s 2025 Industry Selections

Udine's Focus Asia 2025 unveils 18 projects including Reza Rahadian's directorial debut and Zarrar Kahn's latest.

Focus Asia, the industry arm of the Far East Film Festival, has unveiled its full 2025 lineup featuring Indonesian star Reza Rahadian ‘s directorial debut “On Your Lap” and Canadian-Pakistani “In Flames” filmmaker Zarrar Kahn ‘s “Suffering is Optional” among its selections. Focus Asia’s selection committee, which includes Martin Horyna (Czech Republic), Mike Hostench (Spain), Young-woo Kim (South Korea), Ming-Jung Kuo (Taiwan), Eiko Mizuno-Grey (Japan), and Valeria Richter (Denmark), has assembled a genre-spanning lineup featuring first-time directors alongside experienced filmmakers. Previous Focus Asia selections have achieved significant festival success, including Antoinette Jadaone’s “Sunshine” (Toronto 2024, Berlinale 2025) and Nicole Woodford’s “Last Shadow at First Light” (San Sebastian 2023).

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