TIFF 2025: ‘Renoir’ Examines a Coming of Age in the Shadow of Grief
Renoir’s thematic through-line is death, though refracted this time through the eyes of a child who refuses to confront it ...
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Watch the Trailer for HIKARI’s ‘Rental Family’
Following the announcement from the Toronto International Film Festival that Japanese filmmaker HIKARI will receive the TIFF Emerging Talent Award, ...
HIKARI and Lee Byung Hun to be Honoured at TIFF50
A little over a month ahead of the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, Cameron Bailey, CEO, TIFF ...
The Soft Power of Quiet Films: How Silence Speaks in Asian Storytelling
These are the quiet films, stories told not through spectacle or speed, but through silences, stillness, and what’s left unsaid.
‘Great Absence’ Dissects Memory, Estrangement and the Language of Silence
Sometimes, the best we can offer another person is presence—even when our understanding of them falters.
Film Forum Announces Kurosawa in 4K Festival
With support from the Reginald S. Reinhardt, Ling-Makekau Fund for Asia-Pacific Films, Film Forum has announced a nine-film festival celebrating ...
The Choreography of Trust: Masayuki Suô and Kusakari Tamiyo on ‘Shall We Dance?’
"Just beyond that first step is where your dream waits."
Naoko Yamada on Light and Religion in ‘The Colors Within’
The Asian Cut speaks to the director of 'The Colors Within' to discuss creating the character of Totsuko and the ...
Many Happy Returns: Notes on the 18th Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
Reporting from the 18th Five Flavours Asian Film Festival, Olivia Popp shares her highlights and favourites.
Harrowing ‘Black Box Diaries’ Documentary Allows Director To Be The Subject Too
Japanese journalist Shiori Itō produced and directed this documentary of her investigation into her own sexual assault case.
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