Festival Reports

The XVIIIth Kazan International Muslim Film Festival

System Administrator Sunday October 2, 2022

“To the dialogue of cultures through the culture of dialogue”

18th Cinemalaya International Film Festival - 2022

System Administrator Friday September 2, 2022

Cinemalaya 18, titled “ Breaking through the noise” , actually offered 11 feature films, and twelve short films , all eagerly awaited by the mainly young audience. Apart from the CCP, all the films are also shown for a week in regular Manila malls ( Ayala and SM only) and will be shown in selected cities in the province, including Dapitan (Zamboanga) for the first time. Also online until October 31.

26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

System Administrator Wednesday August 10, 2022

Unique to the festival is the VR/XR (virtual reality/extended reality) exhibit dubbed Beyond Reality, giving visitors a glimpse of the immersive future of video arts.

Seventh ULJU Mountain Film Festival

System Administrator Monday May 2, 2022

I had one of the most memorable cinema going experiences, watching a mountaineering film with actual mountains in the background and cold wind sweeping across my face. A true “4D cinema” experience.

International Film Festival of Kerala 2022 - A Report

System Administrator Monday April 18, 2022

Kerala is not just the most literate state in India but also, probably, the most cinema-literate one. One of the best organized film festivals in India, the IFFK, held from 18 – 25 March 2022, not only had audiences filled to capacity in the inaugural and closing ceremonies, but also in the many lively discussions with filmmakers, seminars, open forums and cultural events.

28th Vesoul International Festival of Asian Cinema

System Administrator Monday February 28, 2022

On the whole I liked very much the festival, it has a good atmosphere, more lively, with the venues fully packed, superb screening quality and there are chances to easily socialise with everyone. Probably the best festival I have attended.

Qazi Abdur Rahim (Chairperson, NETPAC Jury)

Jump-Start 09th QCinema International Film Festival 2021

System Administrator Monday January 3, 2022

Aptly dubbed “Jump-start,” the 2021 edition of the QCinema International Film Festival held in Quezon City, Philippines, aimed to spark a new momentum in film festivals in the country. It is the first film festival in the Philippines to bravely take on the challenge of launching a hybrid festival since the pandemic started.

Asian films in ample supply - Black Nights Film Festival, November 2021

System Administrator Tuesday December 21, 2021

The 25th Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn took place from November 12 to 28, dominated by Covid-19, but not giving in to the pandemic. In this edition of Black Night Film Festival NETPAC jury was not composed due to any Asian Member living in Europe was not able to participate. But our member from Austria, Andreas Ungerboeck personally participated as a delegate.

Ninth Barcelona Asian Film Festival, November, 2021

System Administrator Sunday December 12, 2021

Since the pandemic, AFFBCN 2021 returns as an "inclusive framework" in which the latest batch of the best cinematographic works from the continent was showcased. Menene Gras, the festival’s director defines as the festival "a mosaic of local narratives that allows the viewer to discover places, landscapes and identities like no other means of communication". It is, therefore, a pluralistic and cinematic representation of political, economic and cultural diversity of the Asian continent.

Fifth El Gouna Film Festival, November, 2021