IFFI: New and dynamic Asian films to be screened in ‘Soul of Asia’ section

A number of acclaimed films from Asian countries will be screened in a special section called “Soul of Asia” at the upcoming International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

2019 marks the 50th year of the International Film Festival of India, which is often counted among one of the earliest film festivals of the Asian continent.

To commemorate this special event, this year IFFI will be presenting a specially curated section which consists of some of the new and dynamic films that have made their mark from across various Asian countries and filmmakers. With this spirit in mind it has been named, Soul of Asia.

Films to be showcased in this section include:

• Taiwanese film Ten Years Taiwan
• Chinese film Feelings to Tell by Wen LI
• Chinese film Summer is the Coldest Season by Sun Zhou
• Chinese film The Fourth Wall co-directed by Zhang Chong and Bo Zhang
• Japanese film Ten Years Japan
• Srilankan film The Other Half directed by Lalith Rathnayake
• Wet Season directed by Anthony Chen co-produced by Singapore and Taiwan

Amongst these, Ten Years Japan and Ten Years Taiwan are omnibus films which started with the Ten Years series in 2015 and which reflect how young directors from the respective countries envision their immediate surroundings in decade’s time and is a wonderful depiction of the dark times ahead.

These films celebrate the dynamic and bold efforts in filmmaking from various Asian countries through this section. These filmmakers will be honoured at 50th IFFI which serves as the bridge between films and audiences from around the world and open new vistas in terms of cinephilia.

The 50^th International Film Festival of India, 2019 will witness over 200 best films from 76 countries, 26 feature films and 15 non feature films in Indian panorama section and around 10,000 people and film lovers are expected to participate in the golden jubilee edition.

As IFFI is celebrating its Golden Jubilee edition, 12 prominent films in different languages that have completed 50 years in 2019, are also going to be showcased from 20^th to 28^th November.