Celebrating Asian Diasporic Cinema
CinemAsia not only aims to bring the best of contemporary Asian cinema to the Netherlands, but also seeks to help support the stories of the Asian Diaspora. The word diaspora refers to the “movement or migration of people away from an established or ancestral homeland.” Asian diasporic cinema re
All About Love: Asian Films To Watch On Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day! No matter if you’re single or if you have a partner, this is the day to celebrate all kinds of love: romantic, platonic, familial. Watching a film about love can tell you a lot about your own feelings and relationships you have with people. From rom-coms, through dramas to
Why Do We Need Film Festivals? A Look at Sundance Film Festival
With the 16th edition of CinemAsia swiftly approaching, we want to look at the history of film festivals and highlight their importance for independent filmmakers around the world. One of the most prominent events in the industry is Sundance Film Festival, the biggest independent film festival in th
CinemAsia FilmLAB rewind
We travel back in time as we look back on CinemAsia FilmLAB throughout the years. The program started in 2006, initiated by the founder of CinemAsia Film Festival Doris Yeung. She realized that screening films from the Asian continent in the Netherlands wouldn’t suffice to reach CinemAsia’s miss
BEEF – The Secret to the Success of the Award Sweeping Show
The richness and originality of Asian art exceeds the limits of film yet again, this time in a limited comedy-drama miniseries BEEF (2023), produced by A24 and released on Netflix. When Amy (Ali Wong) and Danny (Steven Yeun) accidentally meet in a road rage incident, they don’t realize their liv
CinemAsia Film Festival 2024 presents the Competition Program and Closing Film
From March 5 to 10, the 16th edition of the CinemAsia Film Festival will bring Asian cinema to Amsterdam at Studio/K, Rialto De Pijp, and Rialto VU. Since CinemAsia’s first edition in 2004, the Competition program has been at the heart of the festival. This year, the competition features seven tit
IFFR 2024 – 13 Asian Film Recommendations
The 53rd edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam is starting in just a few days, from 25 January until 4 February 2024. Here are 13 CinemAsia recommendations on which Asian films to watch at the festival: 13 BOMBS (dir. Angga Dwimas Sasongko, Indonesia) Everything goes BOOM! When the city o
CinemAsia Film Festival announces opening film and celebrates 20th anniversary
The 16th edition of the CinemAsia Film Festival will take place from March 5 to 10 at Studio/K, Rialto De Pijp, and Rialto VU in Amsterdam. This edition marks the 20th anniversary of CinemAsia. For two decades, the festival has been bringing the latest and best of Asian cinema to the N