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Udine FEFF 12 At A Glance (Day 8)

The eighth day of the Udine Far East Film Festival 2010 offered to viewers an amazing selection of films from six different countries – certainly the most varied program during CUEAFS’ stay in Italy. Four international premieres, one European, one Italian and the presence of two of the films’ directors was the treat for everyone [...]

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Udine Far East Film Festival At A Glance (Day 7)

The seventh day of the Udine Far East Film Festival pleased the audience with an impressive mix of dramas, police thrillers and even a black comedy. The CUEAFS team attended an international premiere and an Italian premiere of two Korean films, “Secret Reunion” and “Running Turtle” respectively, which were nicely combined with two Hong Kong [...]

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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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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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The CUEAFS Team Arrives in Udine! 考文垂东亚电影协会抵达乌迪内

Sunny Udine welcomed the CUEAFS team this afternoon as we arrived in this quaint northern Italian town. Although we missed some of the festivals highlights such as the premiere of Dream Home, by Pang Ho-Cheung, we still have much to look forward to in the next few days.
在考文垂东亚电影协会抵达这个颇有生趣的意大利北部小镇的同时,乌迪内也用灿烂的阳光欢迎了我们。 尽管我们错过了一些电影节的亮点影片,比如彭浩翔的《维多利亚一号》,但我们仍然对未来的几天充满期待。
Tonight we attended the international premiere of [...]

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Special Guest Speaker Dr John Berra Photos & Podcast

The CUEAFS team would like to thank Dr John Berra for taking the time to give a talk on Contemporary Japanese Cinema – Domestic Appeal vs International Prestige. John Berra is an Independent Scholar and Author who has written extensively about American and Japanese Independent Cinema. His most recent book is ‘The Directory of World [...]

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