The Asian Film Festival of Dallas (Affd) announced the film lineup for this year's 22nd edition of the film festival.Taking place July 13-16, Affd's Opening Night selection is Tae-Jim Ahn's The Night Owl, the Closing Night selection is Park Dong-hee's Drive, Special screenings with filmmaker Q&a's include Linh Tran's Waiting for the Light to Change and Sing J Lee's The Accidental Getaway Driver.
This year's Special Guest Programmers contributing films alongside Lead Programmer Paul Theiss are Anderson Le and Mae Hoang. The film festival will add a display of traditional Chinese lions, cinematic toys, and a mural created for this edition of the film festival for moviegoers to see and take selfies with at the Angelika Film Center, an Opening Night Kaiduan Kickoff Party at Beyond the Bar (101 S. Sherman Street) on Wednesday, July 12, and once again, will present a Saturday evening Red Carpet event for filmmakers and press.
This year's Special Guest Programmers contributing films alongside Lead Programmer Paul Theiss are Anderson Le and Mae Hoang. The film festival will add a display of traditional Chinese lions, cinematic toys, and a mural created for this edition of the film festival for moviegoers to see and take selfies with at the Angelika Film Center, an Opening Night Kaiduan Kickoff Party at Beyond the Bar (101 S. Sherman Street) on Wednesday, July 12, and once again, will present a Saturday evening Red Carpet event for filmmakers and press.
- 7/10/2023
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Village Inc has also announced that it is making its entire slate available for VOD and online distribution.
Japan’s Village Inc is launching sales at the Efm on the latest Geki Cine production, Siren In The Shadows, featuring Yuki Amami as a roving geisha and deadly sharp shooter.
Village Inc has also announced that it is making its entire slate available for VOD and online distribution, marking the first time the company has made such a move.
Siren In The Shadows, a filmed version of the hit stage play of the same name, premiered in competition at Sitges International...
Japan’s Village Inc is launching sales at the Efm on the latest Geki Cine production, Siren In The Shadows, featuring Yuki Amami as a roving geisha and deadly sharp shooter.
Village Inc has also announced that it is making its entire slate available for VOD and online distribution, marking the first time the company has made such a move.
Siren In The Shadows, a filmed version of the hit stage play of the same name, premiered in competition at Sitges International...
- 2/20/2020
- by 89¦Liz Shackleton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Lavish stage play filmed using ‘Geki Cine’ style with 20 HD cameras.
Japan’s Village Inc is launching an international cut of its latest ‘Geki Cine’ production, Stray Nightingale, at this week’s European Film Market (Efm) in Berlin.
Village Inc’s Geki Cine label films the company’s lavish stage plays using 20 HD cameras, surround sound and high-end post-production.
Stray Nightingale, directed by acclaimed theatre director Hidenori Inoue and starring Arata Furuta (Shin Godzilla), has already had a sell-out run in major cities in Japan.
Written by rising playwright Yutaka Kuramochi, the play tells the story of a retired thief taking refuge in a tavern who comes across a man who saved his life many years ago. The cast also includes TV actress Izumi Inamori and rising actor Shunsuke Daitoh.
“Some of our previous Geki Cine productions have screened in China and Korea to full houses and positive reviews,” said Village...
Japan’s Village Inc is launching an international cut of its latest ‘Geki Cine’ production, Stray Nightingale, at this week’s European Film Market (Efm) in Berlin.
Village Inc’s Geki Cine label films the company’s lavish stage plays using 20 HD cameras, surround sound and high-end post-production.
Stray Nightingale, directed by acclaimed theatre director Hidenori Inoue and starring Arata Furuta (Shin Godzilla), has already had a sell-out run in major cities in Japan.
Written by rising playwright Yutaka Kuramochi, the play tells the story of a retired thief taking refuge in a tavern who comes across a man who saved his life many years ago. The cast also includes TV actress Izumi Inamori and rising actor Shunsuke Daitoh.
“Some of our previous Geki Cine productions have screened in China and Korea to full houses and positive reviews,” said Village...
- 2/10/2017
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Two productions being introduced to buyers at Hong Kong Filmart.
Japan’s Village Inc. is launching sales on samurais-battling-demons story Asura and avenging samurai love story Midare Uguisu at Filmart.
The films are part of Geki Cine’s portfolio which, motivated by fans who complained their star-powered stage plays’ runs were too limited, started shooting the productions two times each with 20 HD cameras, and then doing post-production including sound mixing and special effects at Warner Brothers.
Hiroyuki Hata, director of International Operations at Village Inc. said: “The productions have much more work in them than your average independent film. For instance, top notch sound mixing by BAFTA winner Mike Prestwood Smith, who has worked on films such as Casino Royale and Mission: Impossible
Directed by Hidenori Inoue and written by Kazuki Nakashima (Kill La Kill), Asura stars Somegoro Ichikawa (Semishigure), Yuki Amami (Amalfi), Tsuyoshi Ihara (Thirteen Assassins).
Midare Uguisu as a film is in pre-production with Izumi Inamori...
Japan’s Village Inc. is launching sales on samurais-battling-demons story Asura and avenging samurai love story Midare Uguisu at Filmart.
The films are part of Geki Cine’s portfolio which, motivated by fans who complained their star-powered stage plays’ runs were too limited, started shooting the productions two times each with 20 HD cameras, and then doing post-production including sound mixing and special effects at Warner Brothers.
Hiroyuki Hata, director of International Operations at Village Inc. said: “The productions have much more work in them than your average independent film. For instance, top notch sound mixing by BAFTA winner Mike Prestwood Smith, who has worked on films such as Casino Royale and Mission: Impossible
Directed by Hidenori Inoue and written by Kazuki Nakashima (Kill La Kill), Asura stars Somegoro Ichikawa (Semishigure), Yuki Amami (Amalfi), Tsuyoshi Ihara (Thirteen Assassins).
Midare Uguisu as a film is in pre-production with Izumi Inamori...
- 3/14/2016
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
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