2009 (6th) Hong Kong Asian Film Festival

Profile

• Film Festival: Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
• Edition: 6th
• Period: October 15th-30th
• Location: Hong Kong

Program

Opening Films

• "The Warrior And The Wolf" - Zhuangzhuang Tian (China)
• "Thirst" - Chan-wook Park (South Korea)

Closing Films

• "At the End of Daybreak" - Yuhang Ho (Malaysia)
• "Seven 2 One" - Danny Pang (Hong Kong)

Special Presentation

• "Summer Wars" - Mamoru Hosoda (Japan)

New Talent Award

• "Beijing Is Coming" - Bono Lee (Hong Kong/China)
• "Breathless" - Ik-jun Yang (South Korea)
• "The Dark Harbour" - Naito Takatsugu (Japan)
• "Heiran" - Shalizeh Arefpour (Iran)
• "Here" - Tzu Nyen Ho (Singapore)
• "Jalainur" - Ye Zhao (China)
• "The Man Beyond the Bridge" - Laxmikant Shetgaonkar (India)
• "Pastry" - Risky Liu (Hong Kong)

Cineaste Delights

• "Air Doll" - Hirokazu Koreeda (Japan)
• "Nanayomachi" - Naomi Kawase (Japan)
• "Crows Zero II" - Takashi Miike (Japan)
• "Face" (Visage) - Ming-liang Tsai (Taiwan/France)
• "Mother" - Joon-ho Bong (South Korea)
• "Wheat" - Ping He (China)
• "How are you, Dad?" - Tso-chi Chang (Taiwan)
• "The Window" - Buddhadeb Dasgupta (India)

Asian Wide Angle

• "Adela" - Adolfo Alix Jr. (Philippines)
• "Ain't No Tomorrows" - Yuki Tanada (Japan)
• "Best in Time" - Youngyooth Thongkonthun (Thailand)
• "Cow" - Hu Guan (China)
• "Delhi-6" - Rakesh Omprakash Mehra (India)
• "Dev. D" - Anurag Kashyap (India)
• "Finding Her" - Fenfen Zheng (Taiwan)
• "Flowers of the Sky" - Prasanna Vithanage (Sri Lanka)
• "Jamila and the President" - Ratna Sarumpaet (Indonesia)
• "Manila" - Raya Martin, Adolfo Alix Jr. (Philippines)
• "Weaving Girl" - Quanan Wang (China)
• "Woman On Fire Looks For Water" - Ming Jin Woo (Malaysia/South Korea)

In Memory of Yasmin Ahmad

• "Talentime" - Yasmin Ahmad (Malaysia)
• "My Failing Eyesight" (Rabun) - Yasmin Ahmad (Malaysia)

Director in Focus:Sion Sono

• "Be Sure To Share" - Sion Sono (Japan)
• "Bicycle Sighs" - Sion Sono (Japan)
• "Into a Dream" - Sion Sono (Japan)
• "Hazard" - Sion Sono (Japan)
• "Love Exposure" - Sion Sono (Japan)
• "Noriko's Dinner Table" - Sion Sono (Japan)

Asian Classic

• "The Housemaid" - Ki-young Kim (South Korea)

APA 25th Anniversary

• "Brother" (GeGe) - Danny Pang (Hong Kong)
• "City Without Baseball" - Lawrence Ah Mon, Scud (Hong Kong)
• "Election" - Johnnie To (Hong Kong)
• "Exodus" - Ho-Cheung Pang (Hong Kong/China)
• "Funeral March" - Joe Ma (Hong Kong)
• "The Heirloom" - Leste Chen (Hong Kong)
• "High Noon" - Heiward Mak (Hong Kong)
• "Tongzhi in Love" - Ruby Yang (Hong Kong)

Reel Vision

• "1428" - Haibin Du (China)
• "The Flower of Kim Jong-il" - NC Heikin (Korea/USA/France)
• "Her Dear Old House" - Tatsuya Yamamoto (Japan)
• "A Moment in Time" - Ruby Yang (USA)
• "Old Partner" - Chung-ryeol Lee (South Korea)