Japan, China, Korea to feature at 10th Asian film fest

DEAUVILLE, France (AFP) — Japan, China and Korea will feature strongly among the some 50 shorts and feature-length movies to be shown at the 10th Asian film festival, director Bruno Barde said Saturday.

"We are paying tribute to the oldies, because the first film was made in Japan in 1896, in China in 1905 and in Korea in 1919," said Barde ahead of the opening of the festival in seaside Deauville next week.

The festival, which styles itself a mirror of Asia in Europe, opens with "Beyond the Years", by South Korean director Im Kwon-Taek, who at the age of 71 has made a total of 100 films.

For China the spotlight is on Jia Zhangke, one of the new generation of Chinese directors, and the multi-talented actor Jiang Wen, described by Barde as "the Chinese Marlon Brando".

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