Special Program in Focus
Black Coal, Thin IceFrom Uniform (2003) and Night Train (2007) to Black Coal, Thin Ice, Diao Yinan has drawn portraits of pitiable characters flung in front of the contradictions ...
Special Program in Focus
Kaili BluesIn Bi Gan’s cinematic world, there is no use to divide time into the past, present, and future?meaning spaces that presuppose different temporality can be connected, juxtaposed, or...
Special Program in Focus
Ripples of LifeWei Shujun′s third feature Ripples of Life is a collection of three stories about film and the people who make film. The episodes feature different central characters, but t...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Increasing EchoA husband earning good money as a senior manager for a good company. A daughter who has grown up beautifully. A son who is about to get married. A healthy puppy. A neatly organized...
A Window on Asian Cinema
The BargainLiu wants to sell his unprofitable travel agency business. One day, when one of his employees falls into a coma for a dubious reason, his family and relatives come to Liu, demandin...
Wide Angle
Taste of Wild TomatoKaohsiung, Taiwan, is one of the areas that suffered the most from the February 28 incident in 1947. After the uprising against discrimination and the oppression of the Kuomintang ...
Korean Cinema Today
UsuWhile preparing to shut down the photo studio business that he has been running, a man (Yoon Jemoon) hears that someone named Chulsu has died. The man contacts several friends in t...
Gala Presentation
Wheel of Fortune and FantasyHamaguchi Ryusuke once mentioned Eric Rohmer as his inspiration for Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy. He said thematically he wanted to focus on coincidences that Eric Rohmer of...
Korean Cinema Today
Sophie′s worldSophie′s world shows the four days in the life of Sophie during her visit at Sooyoung and Jonggu′s house. It portrays, in a plain tone, the struggles of Sooyoung and Jonggu,...
Korean Cinema Today
The Girl on a BulldozerHaeyoung (Kim Hyeyoon) is a hopeless girl. She has tattoos all over her arms. She uses vulgar language, and is even violent. She is a terrible troublemaker. She does not have a mot...