CinemAsia ScriptLAB 2019

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In 2019 during the 10th edition of CinemAsia FilmLAB the first FilmLAB ScriptLAB was organised. In this edition we have given 10 participants the opportunity to create their film idea into a filmplan and filmscript. The participants of the 2019 edition of CinemAsia ScriptLAB are: Rinku Kalsy, Haider Hussain, Rishi Chamman, Sofia Murell, Priscilla Rasyid, Fawad Nahimi, Winston Cattaroja, Maine … Read More

Father & Son

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Fiction Short | Drama | 7 min. When a mother passes a father and son need to find a new way to communicate and understand each other. Director: Jimmy Tai Writer: Deepti Rao Screenings: CinemAsia Film Festival 2019 CinemAsia On Tour NATLAB Tong Tong Fair 2019

Integration 2.0

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Fiction Short | Comedy | 7 Min. Have you ever gone into absurdities in order to be accepted in another culture? Our story will give you chills, provoke thoughts and reflections. Director: Alex Lai Writer: Aaron Wan DOP: André Kloer Screenings: CinemAsia Film Festival 2018 CinemAsia On Tour 2018 NATLAB Asian Film Festival Berlin – Hamburg Tong Tong Fair 2019

Hangul Blues

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Fiction Short | Drama | 7 Min. When 28-year-old Petra receives a letter and a picture from her Korean birth mother she is determined to learn Korean, but that’s easier said than done. Director: Daan Vree Writer: Jung Sun Den Hollander DOP: DJ Yoon Screenings: CinemAsia Film Festival 2018 CinemAsia On Tour 2018 NATLAB Asian Film Festival Berlin – Hamburg … Read More

Hirofumi’s Suitcase

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Fiction Short | Comedy | 7 Min. An introverted Japanese expat gives his all to express his love for his Dutch language instructor. What will it take to get the message across? Director: Natasja Pattipeilohy Writer: Raoul Groothuizen Screenings CinemAsia Film Festival 2018 CinemAsia on Tour 2018 NatLAB Tong Tong Fair 2019 Lift-Off Global Network Tokyo American Filmatic Arts Awards … Read More

Truth Will Out

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Fiction Short | Drama | 7 Min. Hiromi (34) returns home to her Dutch boyfriend Tom (26) after a brief trip to visit her family in Japan.Their reunion seems happy at first, but the tension between the couple starts to grow. Although Tom doesn’t say it, Hiromi seems to know something is going on. Director: Michael Creutzburg DOP: DJ Yoon … Read More

Dinnertime

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Fiction Short | Comedy | 9 Min. Ricky and Emma are best friends. When Ricky is at Emma’s house playing, he is unpleasantly surprised when Emma’s mother doesn’t allow him to join them for dinner. Instead he has to wait on the couch. Both kids don’t really understand why this is the case and slowly realize that is is actually … Read More

Pricetag

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Fiction Short | 10 Min. The 29-year-old Jeffrey Chen works as a shop assistant in a Chinese supermarket. His fiancé is the 26-year-old Annie Li, who comes from a traditional, wealthy Chinese family with strict parents. Struggling financially, Jeffrey does not have enough money to meet the demands of his parents-in-law. This film is inspired by stories the filmmaker sees … Read More

Breakable

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Fiction Short | Drama | 11 Min. When his beloved music box breaks, an elderly man is offered help from a Filipino caregiver to fix it. The two seem to have more similarities than appears at first sight.This film is inspired by a personal story from the director. In his youth he was separated from his mother while she was … Read More

Gamelan

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Fiction Short | Mystery | 11 Min. Tari has no contact with her family in Indonesia.After the divorce from her Dutch husband and after a mysterious dream from her daughter,she discovers things from her family in the attic,which has been hidden from her for years.This film is inspired by the relationship Daniel Porcedda has with his family in Indonesia. Director: … Read More