Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021 Announces Opening/Closing Films

The Organisers of the Osaka Asian Film Festival have announced details of the 2021 edition. The top headlines are:

It is going ahead in two forms, one physical and one digital

• On screen (OAFF 2021 programs in cinemas): March 5 – March 14
• Online (Selected films from previous OAFF programs): February 28 – March 20

The screen programs will consist of the Competition, Indie Forum, and other sections and special programs dedicated to emerging trends in Asian cinema.

The Online Programs will have a rich selection of works that have been screened at the Osaka Asian Film Festival in the past. These films will be available to rent for a limited time through VOD (video on demand) services via a streaming platform. The viewing period for these films is from February 28 to March 20 as “Osaka Asian Film Festival Online” and it will be available in Japan. The first title to bee announced for online screening is WHOLE, a drama about biracial people searching for their identity in Japan (here’s my review).

Due to the Coronavirus situation, there will be rules in place at cinemas to keep people safe and the festival’s program might change at short notice, so please keep an eye on the official site and also SNS: Twitter, Facebook etc.

Also announced were the OPENING and CLOSING films.

Endless SHOCK, Jukai Village, Suicide Forest Village, The Cinderella Addiction, Utsusemi no Mori, Gekijouban utsuhime obakamiko Japanese Film Trailers

Happy weekend, everyone.

I hope you are all well.

This week I was in work for a few days as I helped set up an exhibition. I’ve also continued work on writing material for a film festival coming up in March. Expect more details soon.

This week I posted a review of the film Stay (2019) and a preview of the Japanese films at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. I’ll have another post later today but for now…

What is released this weekend? Look below in part one of a two-part trailer post!