Film catalogue

Jakarta, the metropolitan city, suddenly became dark. A group of terrorists launched their attack with the threat of 13 bombs scattered throughout Jakarta. Investigations by the Intelligence Agency into the terror led to Oscar and William who were thought to be involved. The agency's mission becomes compromised when they suspect an intruder amongst them, while Arok, the leader of the terrorist group, continues to spread terror by exploding bombs every 8 hours. The only way to stop this terror attack is to hand over bitcoins worth billions of rupiah to Arok or risk the safety of all Jakarta residents.

While a gamer uploads a testimonial video to denounce the harassment she suffers in a war video game, a stranger enters her home and hacks her computer, blurring the boundaries of the real and the virtual with chaotic consequences.

A buddhist fable-like story about the guilt of a childhood incident of killing an ant while washing hands in the sink. Animated through photographic sequences painted with golds and grays, the Zen-like visuals sweep into one another with whispering monologues and glitching noises reflecting the realms of cosmos, power, guilt, prayers, and existence.

In a small Portuguese town, a family is turned upside down when their son leaves to study in London. Focusing only on the school breaks when he comes back home (Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn), we observe snapshots of a daughter’s coming of age, a father's mid-life crisis, a son’s emancipation and a mother learning to cope with an "empty nest”. 'Autumn’ is an intimate, heartwarming and nuanced portrayal of family relationships, offering a poignant reflection on how we all often struggle to move on, grow up and grow old.

A husband and wife married for 5 years, own an Odong-Odong at the carnival together, spending their days entertaining and taking care of other people’s children without any of their own. Between meddling relatives, self-doubt and an explosive confrontation, they uncover why they have not been blessed with a child.

This is a story of reminiscence, remembering my long-deceased Grandpa. To remember is to transcend, therefore it’s a story of time and space, overlapped and intertwined. It’s also a quest of love and work, a spiritual and emotional journey: and through which values are re-examined and life reaffirmed. In the end, what Faye has been yearning for is not a ‘home’ in the conventional sense, but a ‘hotel’ which she owns and designs by herself like her Grandpa used to.

NOEL, an aspiring actress, had been maintaining her silence as a rape victim. Unable to come to terms with her past, she finds a safe house for women called "Blue Imagine". Slow process of healing begins as she interacts with other inhabitants who have been through similar experiences of abuse. One day Noel learns that a young actress had been sexually assaulted by film director MINORU, who had also taken advantage of her two years ago. Noel and others find the strength to publicly speak out. Though they encounter cultural prejudice, bias and backlash, a small Japanese #MeToo movement gains momentum. As Minoru's film gets released as scheduled, Noel and her friends confront Minoru face to face at his film press conference and successfully elicits a testimony from the lead actress that she was also was harassed. Noel sees that society is slow to change but is able to face her past, which she could never have until regaining her power through the camaraderie formed at Blue Imagine.

The film about classical music, "Boléro," directed by Anne Fontaine, will officially open the first Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival (HIFF) on April 6, 2024, at the City’s Opera House. HIFF’s red carpet will welcome the presence of Director Anne Fontaine and Leading actor Raphaël Personnaz. He was a member of the Caméra d'Or Jury at the Cannes Film Festival 2023, the Category in which a Vietnamese film - “Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell” was awarded.

A late summer typhoon looms as Ting’s wedding approaches. Urged on by her mother, Ting sets out from Guangzhou to Hong Kong to look for her father who has been absent for 20 years. On her trip, Ting’s vague memories from the past come back to her. An unexpected encounter leads Ting to find out the truth of her family. She gets in touch with an old friend, Yuseng. They spend a night together at Yuseng's place, both feeling as if they were in a dream, searching for the lost time…

It’s the last night of the funeral. Grandfather has died leaving the family a fortune - but they soon find out that their father has not only lost their entire inheritance gambling, but he’s deeply in debt to the mafia. And tonight the gangsters come to collect their debt. Their father must pay by sunrise, or else there will be another funeral. Tonight they will be paid, whether in gold or in blood. As they suffer through their crucible, the family’s demons of neglect and abuse all come out. Does the family have enough patience, courage and love to last through the night?