After a very successful 2021 hybrid edition, the Far East Film Festival launched FOCUS ASIA 2022, one of the leading markets exclusively dedicated to film professionals from Asia and Europe keen to strength their industry and artistic connections.
FOCUS ASIA 2022 took place in Udine on April 26-28, 2022 and the programme included:
- ALL GENRES PROJECT MARKET
The projects selected for the ALL GENRES PROJECT MARKET 2022 are:
Borderless, directed by Chun-Teng Chu - Static Film Co., Ltd., Taiwan
Don’t Cry Butterfly, directed by Dieu Linh Duong - Momo Film Co., Vietnam
Fire Room, directed by Ka Ki Wong - Goodnight Production, Hong Kong
Imprisonment, directed by Tzu-Hsuan Hung - Invincible Films, Taiwan / Golden Edge Studio, Taiwan
Love at 310, directed by Joel Ruiz - UxS Inc, Philippines
Nana Blues, directed by Noemie Nakai - Synepic Entertainment, United States
Tender is the Night, directed by Moxie Peng - Seesaw Productions, China / Starry Dome Productions, Inc., United States / 408 FILMS, United States
The Cursed Land, directed by Panu Aree & Kong Rithdee - Cinemasia, Thailand
Umi, directed by Erik Shirai - Imakoko Media, Inc., Japan
The titles selected for the TAIWAN Showcase are:
Forbidden Blossoms, directed by Ha-Poi Cheng - Hyper Pictures, Taiwan
Grandma and Her Ghost 2 - Baby Power, directed by WANG Shau-di - Farmers ’Joy International Co., Taiwan
Malice, directed by Lungyin LIM - TYDAL Productions, Taiwan
Honey Milk, directed by Chien-Yu Lin - ENLA Media Limited, Taiwan
The Horse, directed by LAN Yi-tzu - Original Films, Taiwan
- FAR EAST IN PROGRESS
The titles selected at Far East in Progress 2022 are:
Blood Song: A Silent Ballad, directed by Phanuthep Sutthithepthamrong - Zati Studio Co., Ltd, Thailand
Frankenfish by the River, directed by Yusha Chen - Yiti Film Productions, China
In the Morning of La Petite Mort, directed by Yu-lin Wang - Flash Forward Entertainment, Taiwan
The Absent, directed by Dan Lu - Apostle films, China
The River Breathes, directed by Shoji Toyama - The River Breathes Production Committee, Japan
Till Love Do Us Part, directed by Ran Li - Bunnylake Production, China
- SECOND-HAND FILM MARKET
- GET READY FOR CANNES
- panels, case studies, one to one meetings and networking activities
FOCUS ASIA 2022 INDUSTRY GUIDE
Focus Asia is organized by Centro Espressioni Cinematografiche with the collaboration of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund and Eave and the support of MiC.
It is developed in collaboration with the Ties That Bind workshop and promoted in association with the Catalunya Film Commission & Catalan Films, Europa Distribution, European Film Promotion, Golden Horse Film Project Promotion - Taiwan, HAF - Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum, TAICCA - Taiwan, VIPO - Japan and Wyth.
Far East in Progress is supported by 108 media.