2025 Festival Lineup
Official Selection
Opening Film | Focus on S. Korea
South Korea’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Park Chan-Wook
South Korea | 139 min
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Closing Film
Tunisia’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Kaouther Ben Hania
Tunisia | 89 min
Centerpiece | Focus On Taiwan
Taiwan’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Shih-Ching Tsou
Taiwan | 108 min
In Competition | West Coast Premiere
Bhutan’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Dechen Roder
Bhutan | 141 min
In Competition | Focus On Cambodia
Tenement
Cambodia’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Jin Ong
Cambodia | 115 min
Dead to Rights
In Competition
Shen Ao
China | 173 min
China’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
In Competition
George Sikharulidze
Georgia | 95 min
Georgia’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
In Competition
The Last Dance
Anselm Chan
Hong Kong | 126 min
Hong Kong Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
In Competition | Q&A
Neeraj Ghaywan
India | 119 min
India’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Cause of Death: Unknown
In Competition
Iran | 123 min
Kiran Rao
Iran’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Sore: Wife from the Future
In Competition
Yandy Laurens
Indonesia | 127 min
Indonesia’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Cadet
In Competition
Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Kazakhstan | 126 min
Kazakhstan’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
All That's Left of You
In Competition
Cherien Dabis
Jordan | 145 min
Jordan’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
In Competition | Focus on Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Aktan Arym Kubat
Kyrgyzstan | 93 min
Palestine 36
In Competition
Palestine’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Annemarie Jacir
Palestine | 115 min
In Competition
Singapore’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Yeo Siew Hua
Singapore | 100 min
In Competition | Q&A
Lebanon’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Cyril Aris
Lebanon | 110 min
In Competition
Turkey’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Murat Fıratoğlu
Turkey | 83 min
Special Screenings
Special Screening
France’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Jaafar Panahi
Iran/France | 105 min
The Things You Kill
Special Screening
Canada’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Alireza Khatami
Turkey/Canada | 114 min
The Sea
Special Screening
Israel’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Shai Carmeli-Pollak
Israel | 93 min
Special Screening
Hong Kong | 118 min
Larry Yang
Special Screening | 10th Anniversary | US Premiere
Dragon Blade
China | 137 min
Daniel Lee
Special Screening | Q&A
Ramesh Sharma
India | 100 min
Special Screening
Hady Zaccak
Lebanon | 87 min
Special Screening
Isamu Imakake
Japan | 119 min
Special Screening | Focus on Korea
Lee Sang Hoon
South Korea | 104 min
Special Screening | Focus on Korea | World Premiere
Yoon Eun-kyoung
South Korea | 93 min
Special Screening | Focus on Korea
SHIN Joon
South Korea | 103 min
From Island to Island
Special Screening | Focus on Taiwan
Kek Huat Lau
Taiwan | 290 min
Special Screening
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
Thailand | 130 min
Thailand’s Submission for the 98th Academy Awards®
Special Screening
USA | 54 min
Mei-Juin Chen
Love and Karma
Special Screening | World Premiere
Ilara Venzara, Giovannie Espiritu
USA | 93 min
Special Screening
USA | 97 min
Eric Lin
Special Screening
My Little Grandma
Khuong Ngoc
Vietnam | 122 min
Knowledge is Light
Special Screening
Yemen | 72 min
Tommaso Cotronei
Special Screening | Focus on Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan | 23 min
Ilgiz-Sherniiaz Tursunbek uulu
Asian Vision Competition
Asian Vision
Mishima Yukiko
Japan | 118 min
Asian Vision
Evacuation
Kazakhstan | 82 min
Farkhat Sharipov
Asian VIsion | US Premiere
Shalz
Amarsaikhan Baljinnyam
Mongolia | 109 min
Asian Vision
Deepak Rauniyar
Nepal | 115 min
Asian Vision | World Preimere
Doggy
Slava Ross
Russia | 97 min
Asian Vision | US Preimere
Taiwan | 116 min
Jui-Chih Chiang
The Summer Will End
Asian Vision
Maksim Arbugaev, Vladimir Munkuev
Yakutia | 118 min
Short Film Program
Short Film Program
Sisters
Songnia Xiao
China
Short Film Program
Abraham
Iran
Elnaz Ghaderpour, Reza Gamini
Before the Winter
Short Film Program
Juan Zuloaga Eslait
USA, China
Saverio
Short Film Program
Ellen Ancui
USA, Korea
Zahra
Short Film Program
Hadi Shatat
Jordan
Don’t be late, Myra
Short Film Program
Pakistan
Afia Nathaniel
What if They Bomb Here Tonight?
Short Film Program
Samir Syriani
Lebanon
Short Film Program
Life Support
Sheep
Short Film Program
USA, South Korea
Andy Chu
Iran
Hadi Babaeifar
Don't Fuck with Ba
Short Film Program
Sally Tran
USA, Vietnam
Don’t Leave Home!
Short Film Program
David Japaridze
Georgia
Trap
Short Film Program
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India