The Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, is back in full force in 2023, celebrating its 25th anniversary edition from April 21–29.
Roger Garcia, former executive director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival, is set to curate a section on Leung Po-chi, the 83-year-old British-Hong Kong director who made the leap from commercials to TV and into film. Leung was at the forefront of Hong Kong cinema’s “golden era” making diverse films, including 1984’s “Banana Cop” and Chow Yun-fat-starrer “Hong Kong 1941.”
Having long ago established itself as one of the world’s premiere festivals specializing in Asian genre film, it has in recent years made strides in establishing additional credentials as an industry-support program. This year the Focus Asia industry package is to be swelled by the participation of the Taiwan Creative Content Agency , which will launch a cash prize of €10,000 for the best project at the market.