Far East Film Festival

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Far East Film Festival
LocationUdine, Italy
Founded1999
Most recent2023
Hosted byDirezione Artistica E Organizzazione
Artistic directorMax Mestroni
Festival dateOpening: 19 April 2024 (2024-04-19)
Closing: 27 April 2024 (2024-04-27)
Websitefareastfilm.com
Current: 25th
26th
24th

Far East Film Festival (FEFF) is an annual film festival held in Udine, Italy. It is one of the most important events promoting Asian Cinema in Europe. It focuses mainly on the films from East Asia.

In 2023, the festival celebrating its 25th anniversary edition from April 21 to April 29, focused on the Asian films of the 1980s.[1]

Audience Award[edit]

Year Film Director Country
1999 A Hero Never Dies Johnnie To  Hong Kong
2000 Shower (ex aequo) Zhang Yang  China
2000 My Heart (ex aequo) Bae Chang-ho  South Korea
2001 The Foul King Kim Jee-woon  South Korea
2002 Love Undercover Joe Ma  Hong Kong
2003 Infernal Affairs Andrew Lau & Alan Mak  Hong Kong
2004 The Twilight Samurai Yoji Yamada  Japan
2005 Peacock Gu Changwei  China
2006 Welcome to Dongmakgol Park Kwang-hyun  South Korea
2007 No Mercy for the Rude Park Chul-hee  South Korea
2008 Gachi Boy [jp] Norihiro Koizumi  Japan
2009 Departures Yōjirō Takita  Japan
2010 Castaway on the Moon Lee Hey-jun  South Korea
2011 Aftershock Feng Xiaogang  China
2012 Silenced Hwang Dong-hyuk  South Korea
2013 How to Use Guys with Secret Tips Lee Won-suk  South Korea
2014 The Eternal Zero Takashi Yamazaki  Japan
2015 Ode to My Father Yoon Je-kyoon  South Korea
2016 A Melody to Remember Lee Han  South Korea
2017 Close-Knit Naoko Ogigami  Japan
2018 1987: When the Day Comes[2] Jang Joon-hwan  South Korea
2019 Still Human[3] Oliver Chan  Hong Kong
2020 Better Days Derek Tsang  China
2021 Midnight Swan Eiji Uchida  Japan
2022 Miracle: Letters to the President[4] Lee Jang-hoon  South Korea
2023 Abang Adik Jin Ong  Malaysia

References[edit]

  1. ^ Frater, Patrick (13 March 2023). "Udine Far East Film Festival Celebrates 25 Years of Asian Films". Variety. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Audience Award History". FEFF Official Website.
  3. ^ "Still Human triumphs". FEFF Official Website.
  4. ^ Patrick Brzeski (1 May 2022). "Udine Far East Film Festival: South Korea's 'Miracle: Letters to the President' Takes Top Prize". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

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