ASIATICAFILMMEDIALE:
Meeting asian cinema

Achieving this year its sixth edition, Asiaticafilmmediale – Incontri con il cinema asiatico will be held in Rome from 19 to 27 November, presenting a rich and variegated programme of feature and documentary films, meetings and round tables with directors and actors.

The event is organized by the Cultural Association Mnemosyne, in collaboration with the Foundation Musica per Roma, with the support and contribution of the Municipality of the City of Rome - Cultural Policies Department, the Ministry of Culture and the patronage of various Asian Embassies and Cultural Institutes.

After the success of the five previous editions, this year the festival will take place in two prestigious venues: the Auditorium and the Casa del Cinema.

It is a unique opportunity to discover the most interesting and original representatives of Asian cinema that, after the great response obtained in several international festivals, finally get to Rome as well. The festival will present over thirty works, including films and documentaries, in Italian premiere, produced in Afghanistan, Burma, China, Cambodia, Korea, Philippines, Japan, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Uzbekistan.

Among side events a discussion on the relationship between reality and fiction will take place at the presence of important Asian guests and notable Italian journalists, in collaboration with the UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

A novelty marking this edition of the festival is the introduction of a new section dedicated to “Cinema and Literature”, with the participation of a high profile guest: Bengalese writer Mahasweta Devi (Nonino Award 2005; published in Italy by Einaudi, Teoria and Filema), one of the great authors of our times, who has filled pages and pages with extraordinary writing for over half a century: novels, short stories, political articles and essays, theatre pièces, tales for children. Her commitment in the struggle against unjustice as well as castal and class violence in her country has also marked her life for over fifty years. Some successful films have been drawn from her literary works.


The festival will close with the award of tree prizes: the “City of Rome Award” to the best 2005 Italian premiere full-length film, the “Best Documentary Award” and the “Audience Award”.