Published by Helen

May 06, 2010

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UDINE FAREAST Film Festival wrap for 2010

UDINE Teatro Giovani: Photo : Helen Dobrensky

23rd April/1st May 2010 - Teatro Nuovo “Giovanni da Udine” and
Visionario

FAR EAST FILM 12

50 thousand spectators:

a record-breaker for the twelfth edition!

The Korean masterpiece Castaway On The Moon triumphs at the Audience
Awards

2010!

In the spotlight is also Japan, with Accidental Kidnapper, and
Indonesia,

with The Dreamer.

UDINE – A time of success for Far East Film 2010. And if talking about a record-edition is almost a tradition by now, talking about it for twelve consecutive years is truly something else: it really is a record within a record, both on the level of pure success as well as regarding the continuity of the culture and planning.

The figures? Here they are: the Udinese festival, again this year, has surpassed the threshold of 50,000 spectators, between the two venues of Teatro Nuovo and Visionario, gathering a very high number of European
and

International visitors despite the inconveniences caused by the unpronounceable Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökul. Around ten countries
were affected: from the United States to Spain, and as far north as Norway.

The figures speak for themselves: the bookshop sold more than 1600 items (amongst books, t-shirts, posters, DVDs), the official website (<http://www.fareastfilm.com>
www.fareastfilm.com) attracted a total of 50,000 visitors throughout the month of April and the official fan-page
on

Facebook ( <http://www.tinyurl.com/udinefareast>

www.tinyurl.com/udinefareast) reached 4400 members.

A record-breaking edition, and not only because of the extraordinary programme formed largely by first-time previews, but also for the
excellent quality of it, certified by names and titles already registered in the golden book of new Asian cinema! A cinema that, according to the
Audience Award votes, has seen South Korea triumph with Lee Hey-jun’s bizarre masterpiece Castaway On The Moon: almost a a perfect scoring, as had occurred the previous year with Departures, with a star rating of 4.70
(5 is the highest possible score on the voting card!) They then paid honour to
the

efforts of Japan and Indonesia, with a high score (4.34 and 4.33) for
the second and third-place runners up: Hideo Sakaki’s irresistible
Accidental Kidnapper and the poetic The Dreamer from Riri Riza (already the winner
of a

bronze medal in 2009 for Rainbow Troops). The jury of the accredited
Black Dragon voted Castaway On The Moon in at number 1, whilst the readers of Mymovies.it, voting directly online, preferred the Japanese Bandage.

First in line in the group of major international cinematographical
events, Far East Film is a unique festival, away from the inner workings of
power and strong in its sole and clear vocation: a passion for the popular
culture of the Extreme Orient.

A true celebration of cinema that doesn’t establish hierarchies between
the popular and elite showings: from all angles, it finds the support of a
very motivated and faithful public made up of journalists, critics, cinema students (an increasing number this year, with the presence of France, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and England), experts, people
working in the field, and mostly, those who love the cinematographical dream of
the Far East. And already, talk of the thirteenth edition has begun: bring
on 2011!

Thanks to the Udine Far East Film 12 Press Office's Gianmatteo Pellizzari e Manuela Morana.

and to the Udine Far East Film 12 Hospitality Office :

Francesco Novello, Eleonora Russo e Clara Visintini