Yoo Yeon-seok smiles often when he speaks, and sitting with him during the interview at the Far East Film Festival, there is so much calmness emanating from him. He made his acting debut in 2003 with a small role in Oldboy before returning to the screen in 2008 to fully resume his acting career. Since…
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28th Far East Film Festival: In Conversation with Tam Wai-ching, Director of “Someone Like Me”
Filled with many wonderful films, the Far East Film Festival has always offered a great selection of talent to interview. Through both short and long conversations, we can learn about the creative processes behind films – insights that we wouldn’t usually have the chance to discover, especially given the lack of such opportunities at UK…
28th Far East Film Festival: In Conversation With Yoon Ga-eun (Director) and Jang Hye-jin (Actress) of “The World of Love”
From Guest (2011) and Sprout (2013) to The World of Us and The House of Us, Yoon Ga-eun’s films have consistently returned to childhood as a space of emotional intensity rather than innocence. With The World of Love, her third feature, she continues this exploration, but in a more unsettling form. Explaining the origins of…
28th Far East Film Festival: In Conversation with Anthony Chen (Director) and Yeo Yann Yann (Actress) of “We Are All Strangers”
Anthony Chen’s Growing Up trilogy has become one of the most interesting coming-of-age projects in contemporary Asian cinema. Beginning with Ilo Ilo and continuing through Wet Season, and now concluding with We Are All Strangers, the series traces not only individual lives but also the shifting emotional landscape of Singapore itself. As the opening film…
28th Far East Film Festival: In Conversation with Chao Koi-wang (Director) and Kai Ko (Actor) of ” I Blew Out the Candles Before Making a Wish”
I Blew Out the Candles Before Making a Wish is the feature debut of directors Chao Koi-wang and Hu Chin-ye, offering a view of Macau far removed from its usual casino-driven image. The film focuses on everyday lives defined by debt, absence, and survival, following a young girl and a debt collector whose paths unexpectedly…
Panther Chan on Her New Album and Her Upcoming London Show – Exclusive Interview
Panther Chan doesn’t walk into a room unnoticed and neither does her music. There’s something very real about her presence. It comes from years of hard work, self-reflection, and staying true to who she is as an artist. She speaks thoughtfully, not because she has to, but because she means what she says. Over the…
CLOUDIAN on Their New Beginnings, Latest Single, “Faded Night”, and Working Together – Exclusive Interview
We met CLOUDIAN at the Courtyard Theatre just hours before their London show, catching them in a quiet moment before the chaos of touring. It was a warm, easy conversation – full of laughter and honesty. Despite clearly still recovering from illness after their previous stop in Italy, the group remained in high spirits, balancing…
To Be Seen, Yet Unheard: Mahesh Menon Explores Family and Identity in “A Letter for Tomorrow” – Exclusive Interview
When the Indian filmmaker Mahesh Menon brought his moving short A Letter for Tomorrow to this year’s BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, I was truly taken aback by how wonderful the film was. Drawing from his own upbringing in a matriarchal household, Menon explores the complexity within families – particularly how love is often…
ZELO Is Back: “Cola Comigo” and the Story Behind His Next Move – Exclusive Interview
Choi Jun-hong, better known as ZELO, has never been an artist to stay in one place. The South Korean rapper and dancer first made waves as the youngest member of the iconic boy group B.A.P, debuting in 2012 with their explosive single Warrior. From that moment, he quickly established himself as a dynamic performer, known…
Gaho Uncovered: From Solo Work to KAVE – Exclusive Interview
Gaho, a South Korean singer, is a one-of-a-kind artist with a strong and characteristic voice that’s easy to recognise and can really imprint on you. The more you listen, the more compelling his sound becomes. Long before the global rise of K-dramas turned their soundtracks into cultural exports, Gaho’s voice was already doing something rare:…
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