“Like & Share” from Indonesia’s Gina S. Noer was named one of the best image and picked up the Grand Prix on Sunday on the Osaka Asian Film Festival.
“All of us on the jury have been struck by the movie’s clear and highly effective message, which affirms younger ladies’s sexual curiosity and want whereas clearly saying no to sexual violence. The type of the movie can also be authentic. The candy, poppy feeling that fascinates the viewers within the first half of the movie turns into darker because the story progresses, making us shudder. “Like & Share,” with its sturdy message and good route, is a movie that must be seen now greater than ever,” stated the jury in an announcement.
“This film is speaking about how we take care of trauma and the way we take care of sexual violence. It’s not straightforward to inform and it’s not straightforward to make a film about it, however I feel that if we belief one thing necessary sufficient, it is going to honor the best viewers,” stated Noer.
Taiwan’s actor-turned-director Kai Ko gained probably the most promising expertise award for his directorial debut movie “Bad Education.”
Hong Kong director Ho Cheuk-tin gained the ABC TV Awards for “Over My Dead Body,” complete the Yakushi Pearl Award for greatest actor went to Lu Hsiao-fen for efficiency in “Day Off.” The movie, directed by Fu Tien-yu, additionally collected the pageant’s viewers award.
The Japan Cuts Award went to “When Morning Comes, I Feel Empty,” directed by Ishibashi Yuho.
Short movie prizes went to ”Swallow Flying to the South” (U.S., Canada, China) by Lin Mochi, and to “Daddy-To-Be,” by Taiwan’s Pan Ke-yin.
The pageant ran March 10-19 and closed with the world premiere screening of “Side by Side,” a magical-realist thriller drama, the second movie as director from prolific screenwriter Ito Chihiro. The screening at Osaka preceded the movie’s industrial launch in Japan on April 14.
