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Hong Kong Cinema Panel

Film-making is undeniably as much of a political and financial venture as it is an expressive art form that developed out of the universal culture of storytelling. In outlets such as the Far East Film Festival, films are not only selected and categorized by cinematic genres but they act as representations of the changing culture [...]

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CUEAFS Interviewed Director Lee Yong-Ju!采访韩国导演李勇俊

During day three of CUEAFS’s coverage of Udine Far East Film Festival, Lee Yong-Ju, writer and director of “Possessed”, which had its Italian premiere the previous day, was interviewed by our own Spencer Murphy.
东亚电影协会爱乌迪内远东电影节的第三天,Spencer Murphy有幸采访到“Possessed”的编剧兼导演,李勇俊。他在前一天协同他的电影代表作来到意大利电影节的首映礼参展。
“Possessed” is one of the best Korean horrors in recent years. In Lee Yong-Ju’s personal opinion, this is due to the [...]

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Udine Far East Film Festival At A Glance (Days 5 and 6)乌迪内远东电影节惊鸿一瞥

As the festival is progressing into its fifth day, the selection of films is still not disappointing the audience with its quality. The broad range of countries and genres presents an invaluable opportunity to compare stereotypes and traditional storylines, as well as to observe audience turn-out and reactions, shaping the understanding of the festival and [...]

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Nudes! Guns! Ghosts! The Sensational Films of Shintoho

Udine Far East Film Festival describes in three words their retrospective film selection of the studio Shintoho, giving audiences expectations of sex, violence and horror.
The 12th installment of the Udine far East Film Festival sees a retrospective set of films from the Japanese film studio Shintoho, specifically from the late 1950’s with Shimura Toshio’s “Revenge [...]

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‘Run Papa Run’ (2008, Hong Kong)一个好爸爸(2008,香港) – Last Screening This Term!本学期最后主打放映

Wednesday 10th March 2010
ETG 34 / 2pm-5pm
CUEAFS invites you to an exclusive screening of the genre bending triad film ‘Run Papa Run’ (2008, Hong Kong).
考文垂东亚电影协会诚邀您观看别具一格的黑帮电影“一个好爸爸”(2008.香港)
Directed with style and panache by Sylvia Chang, ‘Run Papa Run’ boldly shifts between genres, part comedy, part melodrama, part gangster thriller, the film contains recognisable commercial genre tropes, but ultimately [...]

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Exclusive and Strictly Members Only Screening!

Wednesday 10th February
ETG34 / 2pm-5pm
Due to the sensitive and graphic nature of the material, this week’s CUEAFS screening will be an exclusive one for members only.
Introducing the genre of pink cinema ( pinku eiga ):
‘Pink films are 35mm Japanese erotic films that appeared in the early 1960s and subsequently dominated the domestic market for the [...]

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