2019.08.9
FOCUS ON ASIA FUKUOKA INTERTIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019 Official Film Festival Schedule, Venue and Theater Information
FOCUS ON ASIA FUKUOKA INTERTIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
Note: Above image from our 2018 Opening Ceremony
VENUE and THEATER INFORMATION
Like last year, our main venue will be held at Canal City Hakata (in Hakata-Ku [Hakata-Ward] of Fukuoka City). Our main theater will be United Cinemas Canal City 13.
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
the Focus on Asia Fukuoka International Film Festival 2019 (“Film Festival”) will be shown for 7 days from September 13(Fri.) 2019-September 19 (Wed.), 2019.
THEATERS
As mentioned above, we will be showing our programs at United Cinemas Canal City 13
This year as well, we will be showing films from Asian countries and regions. Some of these films are motion pictures drawing world-wide attention. Some will be making their Japanese premiere at our Film Festival.
There will be a total of 15 films officially invited to our Film Festival, which qualify for our Fukuoka Audience Award. These include 12 titles under our “New and Much Talked About Films from Asia” section and 3 under our main special feature “Going Regional in Southeast Asia”.
“Tehran： City of Love” from our “New and Much Talked About Films from Asia” section
“Humba Dreams” from our Special Feature: “Going Regional in Southeast Asia”
Additionally, we will be putting on other attractions such as our “Special Feature on Zhang Lu Commemorating the Film ‘Fukuoka’” and our “Special Feature on Japanese Films. Film Director Kurahara Koreyoshi: Being Cinematic and Maybe Too Cinematic”, among other events to offer you a program lineup rich in variety.
“Fukuoka” from our “Special Feature on Zhang Lu Commemorating the Film ‘Fukuoka’”
“I Hate But Love” from “Film Director Kurahara Koreyoshi: Being Cinematic and Maybe Too Cinematic”
Advance tickets go on sale August 9.
For further information, please access our official website.
