Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Returns with Exciting Line-up

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Organised by the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Society in cooperation with Broadway Cinematheque, the 22nd edition of the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (HKAFF) opens with the long-awaited local animated feature Another World, which blends Buddhist philosophy with Eastern aesthetics.

Closing the festival are two highly anticipated new Hong Kong films: the inspirational comedy Pass and Goal, which will have its world premiere at the festival, tells a heartwarming and humorous story about pursuing dreams through football; and the Hong Kong-Japan co-produced action film Road to Vendetta, which follows a mysterious assassin organisation operating under the guise of a noodle shop.

Alongside the local films, highlights include a special selection from notable Thai filmmaker Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, featuring the premiere of his latest work, Human Resource, and a talk following the screening of Die Tomorrow. A group of well-known directors will also visit the city with their films, including South Korean director Yoon Ga-eun with her acclaimed new film The World of Love, Taiwanese director Julian Chou’s Blind Love, and Singaporean director Ong Kuo Sin’s A Good Child.