2024 Festival Lineup

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Official Selection

Opening Film | Focus on S. Korea

Hur Jin-ho

South Korea | 116 min

Closing Film | Q&A

SOLD OUT

Cathy Garcia-Sampana

Philippines | 125 min

Centerpiece | Restored 4K | Focus On Hong Kong

Wong Kar-Wai

Hong Kong | 98 min

In Competition | Focus on S. Korea

Kim Sung-su

South Korea | 141 min

South Korea’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

In Competition | Q&A

LA Premiere

Jin Ong

Malaysia | 115 min

Malaysia’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

In Competition

Mira Shaib

Lebanon | 93 min

Lebanon’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

In Competition

Sahim Omar Kalifa

Iraq | 88 min

Iraq’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

In Competition | Focus on Kazakhstan | Q&A

Askhat Kuchinchirekov

Kazakhstan | 113 min

Kazakhstan’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

In Competition

Pat Boonntipat

Thailand | 126 min

Thailand’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

Lost Ladies (Laapataa Ladies)

In Competition | Q&A

India | 123 min

Kiran Rao

SOLD OUT

India’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

In Competition

Babak Khajeh Pasha

Iran | 88 min

Iran’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

Life (Hayat)

In Competition | Q&A

Zeki Demirkubuz

Turkiye | 160 min

Turkey’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

In Competition | Focus on Taiwan | Q&A

Hsiao Ya-Chuan

Taiwan | 112 min

Taiwan’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

In Competition | Focus on Cambodia

Cambodia’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

Rithy Panh

Cambodia | 112 min

In Competition | Focus on Kyrgyzstan | Q&A

Kyrgzstan’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

Ruslan Akun

Kyrgyzstan | 140 min

In Competition | Focus on Vietnam

Phi Tien Son

Vietnam | 100 min

Vietnam’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

In Competition | Q&A

Bangladesh’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

Iqbal H. Chowdhury

Bangladesh | 91 min

In Competition | Focus on Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

Hong Kong | 125 min

Soi Cheang

Focus on Asia Screenings

Focus on Taiwan | Q&A

Taiwan | 12 min

Birdy Wei-Ting Hung

Taiwan’s Live Action Short Submissions for the 97th Academy Awards®

Focus on Vietnam | Q&A

Mai Thu Huyen

Vietnam | 96 min

Focus on S. Korea

Jang Kun-jae

South Korea | 107 min

Focus on Kazakhstan

Kuanysh Beisekov

Kazakhstan | 90 min

Focus on Taiwan | Q&A

Various Directors

Taiwan | 37 min

Taiwan’s Animated Short Submissions for the 97th Academy Awards®

Focus on Cambodia | Q&A

Élodie Yung

Cambodia | 17 min

Focus on Korea

E.oni

South Korea | 118 min

Focus on Hong Kong

Soi Cheang

Hong Kong | 109 min

Focus on Vietnam

Elizabeth Ai

USA | 88 min

Focus on Vietnam

Lưu Huỳnh

Vietnam | 142 min

Special Screenings

Special Screening | Q&A

Special Screening

Ramona S. Diaz

Philippines | 99 min

Kazakhstan | 38 min

Aruzhan Dossymkoza

Philippines’ Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

Special Screening

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Japan | 123 min

Japan’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

Special Screening | Tribute to Peter Chan | Q&A

Peter Ho-sun Chan

Hong Kong | 118 min

Special Screening | Q&A

Tom Nesher

Israel | 107 min

Israel’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

Special Screening | Q&A

Jordan Schulz

USA | 20 min

Special Screening | Q&A

Kevin Costner

USA | 190 min

Special Screening

Various Directors

Palestine | 93 min

Palestine’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

Special Screening

Mongolia’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

Zoljargal Purevdash

Mongolia | 98 min

Special Screening

Palestine | 93 min

Mohamed Jabaly

Special Screening

Saudi Arabia | 95 min

Tawfik Alzaidi

Special Screening

Sandhya Suri

UK/India | 120 min

UK’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

Special Screening | 70th Anniversary Restored 4K

Akira Kurosawa

Japan | 207 min

Special Screening | Q&A

Xierzhati Yahefu

Kazakhstan | 104 min

Special Screening | Q&A

Pakistan’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®

Usman Riaz

Pakistan | 96 min

Special Screening | Q&A

South Korea | 40 min

Jang Cheol-soo

Special Screening | Q&A

Fang Li

China | 122 min

Submission for Best Documentary Feature Film of the 97th Academy Awards®

Special Screening | Tribute to Anna May Wong

Raoul Walsh

USA | 149 min

Special Screening | Q&A

USA | 15 min

Sharon Park

Submission for Live Action Short for the 97th Academy Awards®

Special Screening | Q&A

USA | 118 min

Marc Marriott

Special Screening

Monear Shaer

Palestine/USA | 93 min

Western Avenue - Season 1

Special Screening | TV Series

Yoo Seok Jong

USA | 90 min

Special Screening | Q&A

Juefang Zhang

Hong Kong/USA/Taiwan | 90 min

Asian Vision Competition

Asian Vision | Focus on Kyrgyzstan

US Premiere

Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi

Kyrgyzstan | 103 min

Asian Vision

Asian VIsion

Marianna Siegen

Turkiye | 91 min

Norway/Iraq | 93 min

Halkawt Mustafa

Asian Vision

Alexey Romanov

Yakutia | 80 min

Asian Vision | Q&A

MAO

Japan | 82 min

Asian Vision

Ali Kalthami

Saudi Arabia | 110 min

Asian Vision

So Young Shelly Yo

USA | 120 min

Asian Vision | Focus on S. Korea

Various Directors

South Korea | 119 min

Short Film Program

Finalist Block - 1

November 16th @ 4 PM

Fort, da?

Short Film Program

Rita Younes

Lebanon

BORN A CELEBRITY

Short Film Program

Omar Elemawi

Palestine

Palestine

Luay Awwad

Is anyone alive?

Short Film Program

Mar Mama

Short Film Program

Majdi El Omari

Palestine

The Deer's Tooth

Short Film Program

Saif Hammash

Palestine

The First Dinner

Short Film Program

Thekra ZOHIR MAKALDE

Palestine

Finalist Block - 2

November 16th @ 6 PM

A Good Day Will Come

Short Film Program

Amir Zargara

Canada/Iran/Turkey

Milky White

Short Film Program

The Pencil

Short Film Program

Thomas Schultz

Kazakhstan

China

Yoyo Liu

콘 (Cone)

Short Film Program

Ji-in Yu

South Korea

Lullaby

Short Film Program

Chi Thai

UK/Vietnam

The Rain Lady

Short Film Program

Lyla Mzayek

USA / Syria