{"id":160429,"date":"2025-11-30T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T09:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/160429\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T09:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T09:00:07","slug":"jaff-sets-hong-kong-cinema-showcase-with-asian-film-awards-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/160429\/","title":{"rendered":"JAFF Sets Hong Kong Cinema Showcase With Asian Film Awards Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival<\/a> is partnering with the Asian Film Awards<\/a> Academy for a second consecutive year to present a Hong Kong film program featuring director Ann Hui<\/a> and works spanning multiple generations of filmmakers.<\/p>\n

\n\tRunning Nov. 30-Dec. 4 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the \u201cTogether We Dare to Direct\u201d showcase will feature a masterclass with Hui, one of Asian cinema\u2019s most influential female directors, alongside screenings of nine features and four shorts representing different eras of Hong Kong cinema.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe program marks the 20th anniversary of JAFF and builds on the festival\u2019s 2023 collaboration with AFAA, a non-profit founded by the Busan, Hong Kong and Tokyo international film festivals to promote Asian cinema globally.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cJAFF\u2019s collaboration with AFAA represents the transformation of Asian cinema through a selection of curated Hong Kong films lineup, which continues to evolve through various challenges, while reflecting on what can be learned from the journeys by filmmakers across generations and genres,\u201d said Alexander Matius, JAFF program director.<\/p>\n

\n\tTwo of Hui\u2019s works will screen in newly restored 4K: \u201cA Simple Life\u201d (2011) and \u201cJuly Rhapsody\u201d (2002). The lineup also includes Man Lim Chung\u2019s documentary \u201cKeep Rolling,\u201d which chronicles Hui\u2019s creative process.<\/p>\n

\n\tAdditional features include Tommy Kai Chung Ng\u2019s \u201cAnother World,\u201d winner of the 2025 Golden Horse Award for best animated feature; Robin Lee\u2019s documentary \u201cFour Trails,\u201d which won best new director at the 2025 Hong Kong Film Awards; John Woo\u2019s action classic \u201cThe Killer\u201d; crime thriller \u201cSons of the Neon Night\u201d; and drama \u201cThe Remnant.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe short film compilation features two works by Ivan Cheung, a participant in the AFAA International Film Camp: \u201cThe Apple of My Eye\u201d and \u201cTomatoes Are Poisonous.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLee, Mandrew Kwan Man Hin, Quist Tsang and Cheung will participate in Q&A sessions following their screenings. The filmmakers will also speak at the JAFF Community Forum alongside production designer Man Lim Chung.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cLed by the legendary Ann Hui, we are honored to have the support from a group of Hong Kong directors and film professionals to JAFF20,\u201d said Josie Lin, AFAA executive director. \u201cTheir presence reflects the craft, discipline and leadership that define the art of directing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe program receives financial support from Hong Kong\u2019s Creative Cultural Industries Development Agency and the Film Development Fund, with additional backing from the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Jakarta.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe festival\u2019s market component, the JAFF Market<\/a>, runs through Dec. 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival is partnering with the Asian Film Awards Academy for a second consecutive year…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":160430,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[96581,96582,146,85,46,95688,95880],"class_list":["post-160429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-ann-hui","tag-asian-film-awards","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-jaff-market","tag-jogja-netpac-asian-film-festival"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}