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…
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28th Far East Film Festival: “Someone Like Me” Review
For many people with disabilities, intimacy is not simply a private matter; it is influenced by social barriers, misunderstandings, and often, limitations placed on them by others. There is a persistent assumption that people with disabilities are either asexual or should not pursue romantic or physical relationships at all. Families can become overprotective, sometimes out…
28th Far East Film Festival: “The World of Love” Review
Yoon Ga-eun has long been recognised for her work in capturing the emotional world of young people with rare honesty. From her early short films Guest (2011) and Sprout (2013) to her acclaimed features The World of Us and The House of Us, she has consistently explored childhood and the often complicated journey toward adulthood….
28th Far East Film Festival: Wim Wenders to Present Lifetime Award to Koji Yakusho in Udine
It begins with a friendship – and then, a film that has moved audiences around the world. On 25 April, Wim Wenders will be in Udine to personally present the Golden Mulberry Lifetime Achievement Award to his friend and Perfect Days star, Koji Yakusho, on the stage of the Teatro Nuovo “Giovanni da Udine.” Shot…
28th Far East Film Festival: FEFF Campus Returns for Its 12th Edition, Welcoming Ten Aspiring Voices to the Global Film Community
The Far East Film Festival Campus initiative continues to bring film lovers together from across the globe, and if that sounds like the beginning of a great film, it’s because, in many ways, it is. As the 28th Far East Film Festival returns from April 24 to May 2, 2026, the FEFF Campus celebrates its…
28th Far East Film Festival: The New Poster is Here!
For a few days each spring, Udine turns into the hub of Asian cinema. The premieres, the talks, the packed schedules, the chance encounters between artists and audiences. These are the visible mechanics of any festival. But what truly gives it meaning is something less tangible: the people. A festival audience is a living, breathing…
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