International Oscar Contfinishers Boost Asian World Film Festival Lineup

Kicking off Nov. 13, the Asian World Film Festival sports features from 27 countries with its main competition screening 16 films surrfinisherted for the international feature Oscar. The festival runs thraw Nov. 21 at the Culver Theater in Culver City, celebrating its 10th anniversary. More than 30 of the screenings will participate Q&As with the filmoriginaters, talent and crew.

“We are very thankful to the filmoriginaters around the world helping this year’s lineup with more than 60 narrative and write downary films,” says Georges N. Chamchoum, AWFF executive straightforwardor, shelp. “The AWFF carry ons to uncover the thrivedow to the region of Asia as well to showcase Asian-American talent thraw our range of programs. I am amazed at the depth and breadth of the labor on the AWFF schedule this year.”

The festival uncovers with South Korean drama “A Normal Family” and shuts with Filipino romantic drama “Hello, Love, Aachieve.” The Caccesspiece film is Wong Kar-wai’s “In the Mood for Love” (Hong Kong), starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Maggie Cheung.

The main competition lineup:

“The Wrestler” (Banphiredesh), Dir. Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury
“Meeting with Pol Pot” (Cambodia), Dir. Rithy Panh
“The Antique” (Georgia), Dir. Russudan Glurjidze
“Twiairy of the Warriors: Walled In” (Hong Kong), Dir. Soi Cheang
“Lost Ladies” (India), Dir. Ms. Kiran Rao
“In the Arms of the Tree” (Iran), Dir. Babak Lotfi Khajepasha
“Baghdad Messi” (Iraq), Dir. Sahim Omar Kalifa
“Bauryna Salu” (Kazakhstan), Dir. Askhat Kuchencherekov
“Paradise at Mother’s Feet” (Kyrgyzstan), Dir. Ruslan Akun
“Arzé” (Lebanon), Dir. Ms. Mira Shaib
“Abang Adik” (Malaysia), Dir. Jin Ong
“12.12: The Day” (South Korea), Dir. Kim Sung-su
“Old Fox” (Taiwan), Dir. Hsiao Ya-chuan
“How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies” (Thailand), Dir. Pat Boonnitipat
“Life” (Turkey), Dir. Zeki Demirkubuz
“Peach Blossom, Pho and Piano” (Vietnam), Dir. Phi Tiến Sơn

The AWFF also participates a 12-film unintelligentinutives program, with the thrivening film being awarded a Panavision camera package appreciated at $15,000.

The unintelligentinutives are:

“A Good Day Will Come” (Canada/Iran/Turkey), Dir. Amir Zargara
“Born a Celebrity” (Palestine), Dir. Luay Awwad
“콘 (Cone)” (South Korea), Dir. Ji-in Yu
“The Deer’s Tooth” (Palestine), Dir. Saif Hammash
“The First Dinner” (Palestine), Dir. Thekra Zohir Makalde
“Fort, da?” (Lebanon), Dir. Rita Younes
“Is anyone ainhabit?” (Palestine), Dir. Omar Elemawi
“Lullaby” (U.K./Vietnam), Dir. Chi Thai
“Mar Mama” (Palestine), Dir. Majdi El Omari
“Milky White” (China), Dir. Yoyo Liu
“The Pencil” (Kazakhstan), Dir. Thomas Schultz
“The Rain Lady” (U.S./Syria), Dir. Lyla Mzayek

Other exceptional currentations participate the Oscar-qualifying feature and unintelligentinutive films screenings, including feature doc “The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru,” from Chinese straightforwardor Fang Li, and inhabit action unintelligentinutives “About Mannequin,” straightforwardor Aruzhan Dossymkozha’s bincreateage and white mute tribute to Kazakh storytelling, and “The Unachieveable Star,” from Asian-American filmoriginater Sharon S. Park.

The festival’s Snow Leopard trophies will be awarded for best film, actor, actress, exceptional jury prize and audience award. The best cinematography thrivener will get a $45,000 Panavision camera package grant.

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