Sunday, October 25, 2015

Asian World Film Festival 2015

Showcasing the Best Films from the Asian World

October 26 - November 2, 2015

ArcLight Cinemas in Culver City & iPic Theatres in Westwood


 
 

Featuring 30 films from ASIA including 16 Oscar® entries!

All films that participate in the Festival will have a unique chance to be guided through the challenging awards season, showcasing their foreign films to the Oscar® Academy, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and all Guilds for enhanced exposure, media attention and awards consideration. 
 
THE GALAS:
 
Opening Night Film: THE SHAMELESS (무뢰한 South Korea) directed by Oh Seung-uk
Centerpiece Film: PIKU (India) directed by Shoojit Sircar
Closing Night Film: THE ASSASSIN (刺客聶隱娘 Taiwan) directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
 
 
 
FILMS IN THE COMPETITION:
 
12 CITIZENS (十二公民 China)
100 YEN LOVE (百円の恋 Japan)
COURT (India)
HEAVENLY NOMADIC (Kyrgyzstan)
HOW TO WIN AT CHECKERS (EVERY TIME) (Thailand)
JALAL'S STORY (Bangladesh)
JACKPOT (Trúng số - Vietnam)
THE LAST REEL (Cambodia)
MEMORIES ON STONE (Iraq)
MOIRA (Georgia)
SIVAS (Turkey)
TALAKJUNG VS. TULKE (Nepal)
UNSOLVED LOVE (Russia)
UTOPIA (Afghanistan)
VOID (وينن - Lebanon)
THE WANTED 18 (Palestine)
 
 
 
FILMS OUT OF COMPETITION:
 
4 O'CLOCK AT PARADISE (الرابعة بتوقيت الفردوس‏ - Syria)
KID KULAFU (Philippines)
FROM A TO B (من ألف إلى باء - United Arab Emirates)
MEN WHO SAVE THE WORLD (Malaysia)
ROAD TO THE SKY (China)
STEPPE GAMES (Russia)
THEEB (ذيب - Jordan)
UNDER HEAVEN (Kyrgyzstan)
 
 
 
SPECIAL SCREENINGS:
 
LET PAN (Myanmar)
MY VOICE, MY LIFE (Hong Kong)
THIEF OF THE MIND (Mongolia)
 
 
For more information and the festival schedule please visit: ASIAN WORLD FILM FESTIVAL 
 
 

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