Casa Asia grants the Golden Durian Award to the Best Film of Baff - Barcelona Asian Film Festival
Activity Casa Asia grants, once again, the Golden Durian Award of the Official Section to the best film made by a new talent at the Barcelona Asian Film Festival. The twelfth edition of Baff is held between the 30th of April and the 9th of May in Barcelona, and it consists of a selection of more than 60 films with the best made by Asian cinematographies throughout the last year.
Organizer 100.000 retinas, in collaboration with Casa Asia, Barcelona Cultura of the Barcelona City Council, CCCB, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Ministry of Culture, Korean Film Council
Starts on 30/04/2010
Ends on 09/05/2010
Venue Cine Rex
Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes, 463
Barcelona
Cines Aribau Club 2
Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes, 565-567
Barcelona
CCCB Auditori
c/ Montalegre, 5
Barcelona
CCCB Hall
c/ Montalegre, 5
BarcelonaSchedule Consult the timetable at the website.
Price Cine Rex, Cines Aribau Club 2, CCCB: 6.5 Euros per ticket
CCCB Hall, FNAC: Free admission
5 tickets: 25 Euros
10 tickets: 45 EurosRegistration Exclusive sale at the points of information of BAFF placed at the CCCB, Rex cinema and Aribau Club 2. Sale in advance at the point of information of CCCB from the 28th of April.
Additional information Golden Durian
Award that is granted to the best film of the Official Section. Given by Casa Asia and consisting of 6000 Euros; which the winning director must address to his next production.
Members of the jury
Aruna Vasudev (President of the jury), President of NETPAC, association that supports and spreads Asian cinema and that grants the famous award named after it. This year NETPAC celebrates its twentieth anniversary.
Desirée de Fez , cinematographic critic and journalist.
Maggie Lee , cinematographic critic of 'Hollywood Reporter'.
Angel Sala, Director of the International Festival of Fantastic Cinema of Catalonia.
Max Tessier, journalist, specialist in Asian cinema.
Films that compete for the Golden Durian in this edition of BAFF
At the end of daybreak Ho Yuhang. Malaysia/Hong Kong/South Korea, 2009.
Au revoir Taipei by Arvin Chen. Taiwan/USA, 2010.
Aurora by Adolfo Alix Jr. Philippines, 2009.
Between two worlds by Vimukthi Jayasundara. Sri Lanka/France, 2009.
Karaoke by Chris Chong. Malaysia, 2009.
Like you know it all by Hong Sang-soo. South Korea, 2009.
Mundane history by Anocha Suwichakornpong. Thailand, 2009.
Paju by Park Chan-ok. South Korea, 2009.
Parade by Isao Yukisada. Japan, 2009.
Villon's wife by Kichitaro Negishi. Japan, 2009.
Where are you? by Masahiro Kobayashi. Japan, 2009.
Weaving girl by Wang Quan'an. China, 2009.