Asian Film Festival Barcelona, 2018. Barcelona | October 31 - November 11, 2018.

El Asian Film Festival Barcelonand | AFFBCN (2018) was held, once again, with a selection of more than a hundred feature films, which has been made from among the numerous titles that we receive this year from more than twenty countries and, among them, it is worth highlighting the presence of Macao, a newcomer to the festival until this year. The programming of the AFFBCN The 2018 edition was divided into the following sections: Official, Official Panorama, Discoveries, Netpac, and Special. Also noteworthy is the inclusion of a selection of the awards given in 2017 by the Asian Film Academy, based in Hong Kong, to Asian cinema. With seven of the most representative award-winning titles, a new window opens to Asian cinema, through which we can see other horizons and scenarios that we would otherwise not have access to. With this edition Casa Asia continues once again with its commitment, so that Barcelona has a festival that brings together the best filmography from the Asian continent, and facilitates public access to productions from these local geographies in a global world saturated with images, as well as the meeting between professionals from the sector and the film industry. In all cases, it is a cinema that once again offers a contemporary portrait of Asian society, both rural and urban, for all audiences, with drama being the most represented genre.

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