2025 Festival Lineup
Official Selection
Opening Film | Focus on S. Korea
South Korea’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Park Chan-Wook
South Korea | 139 min
Closing Film
Tunisia’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Kaouther Ben Hania
Tunisia | 89 min
Centerpiece | Focus On Taiwan | Q&A
Taiwan’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Shih-Ching Tsou
Taiwan | 108 min
In Competition | Centerpiece
Palestine’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Annemarie Jacir
Palestine | 115 min
In Competition | Focus On Cambodia
Inrasothythep Neth, Sokyou Chea
Cambodia | 115 min
Cambodia’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
In Competition
China’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Shen Ao
China | 137 min
In Competition
George Sikharulidze
Georgia | 95 min
Georgia’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
In Competition | Q&A
Hong Kong Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Anselm Chan
Hong Kong | 126 min
In Competition | Q&A
India’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Neeraj Ghaywan
India | 119 min
In Competition
Iran’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Ali Zarnegar
Iran | 123 min
In Competition | Q&A
Indonesia’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Yandy Laurens
Indonesia | 127 min
In Competition
Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Kazakhstan | 126 min
Kazakhstan’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
In Competition
Cherien Dabis
Jordan | 145 min
Jordan’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
In Competition | Focus on Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Aktan Arym Kubat
Kyrgyzstan | 93 min
In Competition | West Coast Premiere
Bhutan’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Dechen Roder
Bhutan | 141 min
In Competition
Singapore’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Yeo Siew Hua
Singapore | 100 min
In Competition | North America Premiere
Lebanon’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Cyril Aris
Lebanon | 110 min
In Competition
Turkey’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Murat Fıratoğlu
Turkey | 83 min
Special Screenings
Special Screening
France’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Jaafar Panahi
Iran/France | 105 min
Special Screening | Q&A
Canada’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Alireza Khatami
Turkey/Canada | 114 min
Special Screening
Israel’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Shai Carmeli-Pollak
Israel | 93 min
Special Screening
China | 118 min
Larry Yang
Special Screening | 10th Anniversary | US Premiere | Q&A
China | 137 min
Daniel Lee
Special Screening
Ramesh Sharma
India | 100 min
Special Screening
Hady Zaccak
Lebanon | 87 min
Special Screening | Q&A
Isamu Imakake
Japan | 119 min
Special Screening | Focus on Korea | US Premiere | Q&A
Lee Sang Hoon
South Korea | 104 min
Special Screening | Focus on Korea | Int'l Premiere | Q&A
Yoon Eun-kyoung
South Korea | 93 min
Special Screening | Focus on Korea | Int'l Premiere
SHIN Joon
South Korea | 103 min
Special Screening | Focus on Taiwan | Q&A
Kek Huat Lau
Taiwan | 290 min
Special Screening
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
Thailand | 130 min
Thailand’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Special Screening
USA | 54 min
Mei-Juin Chen
Special Screening | World Premiere | Q&A
Ilara Venzara, Giovannie Espiritu
USA | 93 min
Special Screening | Q&A
USA | 97 min
Eric Lin
Special Screening | Q&A
Vietnam | 122 min
Khuong Ngoc
Special Screening
Yemen | 72 min
Tommaso Cotronei
Special Screening | Focus on Kyrgyzstan
Ilgiz-Sherniiaz Tursunbek uulu
Kyrgyzstan | 23 min
Special Screening | World Premiere | Q&A
Various Directors
Cambodia | 105 min
Special Screening | Focus on Taiwan | Q&A
Taiwan | 22 min
Wan Kin-Fai
Special Screening | Q&A
Saudi Arabia’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Shahad Ameen
Saudi Arabia | 93 min
Special Screening | Q&A
55 min
Various Directors
Special Screening | Q&A
Kazakhstan | 95 min
Baurzhan Abishev
Special Screening | Q&A
Various Directors
122 min
Special Screening | Q&A
Various Directors
45 min
Asian Vision Competition
Asian Vision
Mishima Yukiko
Japan | 118 min
Asian Vision
Kazakhstan | 82 min
Farkhat Sharipov
Asian Vision | US Premiere | Q&A
Amarsaikhan Baljinnyam
Mongolia | 109 min
Asian Vision | Q&A
Deepak Rauniyar
Nepal | 115 min
Asian Vision | World Premiere
Slava Ross
Russia | 97 min
Asian Vision | Q&A | US Premiere
Taiwan | 116 min
Jui-Chih Chiang
Short Film Program
Schedule
First Block
November 16th @ 12 PM
Second Block
November 16th @ 2 PM
Finalist - Block 1
Short Film Program
Abraham
Elnaz Ghaderpour, Reza Gamini
Iran
Short Film Program
Before the Winter
USA, China
Juan Zuloaga Eslait
Don’t be late, Myra
Short Film Program
Afia Nathaniel
Pakistan
Saverio
Short Film Program
Ellen Ancui
USA, Korea
Don't Fuck with Ba
Short Film Program
Sally Tran
USA, Vietnam
Life Support
Short Film Program
USA, South Korea
Andy Chu
Finalist - Block 2
Sisters
Short Film Program
Songnia Xiao
China
Short Film Program
The River Runs Still
Vietnam
Mai Huyền Chi
Short Film Program
What if They Bomb Here Tonight?
Samir Syriani
Lebanon
Zahra
Short Film Program
Hadi Shatat
Jordan
Sheep
Short Film Program
Hadi Babaeifar
Iran
Trap
Short Film Program
India
Rahul Raghu