“Asleep” and “Ode To My Father” to bookend Japan’s Osaka FestJanuary 29, 2015 - 13:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Japanese film “Asleep” will have its world premiere as the opening film of the Osaka Asian Film Festival. South Korean hit “Ode To My Father” has been set as the festival’s closing title, Variety reports. “Asleep” is based on a novel by cult writer Yoshimoto Banana and is directed by Wakagi Shingo. It stars Ando Sakura, Tanimura Mitsuki and Iura Arata. It will have its commercial theatrical release in May. “Ode,” a patriotic melodrama, has been watched by over 12 million people in Korea. Directed by Yun Je-gyun, it stars Hwang Jung-Min. The festival this year runs March 6 – 15. The full line-up will be announced in early February. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |