8th Five Flavours Film Festival

Five Flavours Film Festival is an annual overview of cinema from East, South-East and South Asia. For eight years, the Festival has been presenting premiere screenings of the latest and most appealing productions from the Far East, as well as retrospectives of selected filmmakers and national cinematographies.

The organizers base the program mostly on productions unknown in the country, not available in regular distribution. The previous editions saw the pioneering overviews of cinema from Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong. The Festival hosted a number of prominent artists from Asia, giving the audience a unique chance to meet the outstanding filmmakers.

The screenings are always accompanied by a diverse program of additional events, including meetings with specialists, travelers, debates, and workshops.
The ambitious repertoire and the creative atmosphere are appreciated by the community, and the Festival receives prestigious distinctions. It was nominated to Polish Film Institute awards (in the International Film Events category), and the Canadian film industry portal TWITCHFILMS placed it among the 10 best events of 2013 (alongside the festivals in Cannes and Toronto).

This year's program includes the following sections:

• New Asian Cinema - recent productions from East, South-East and South Asia; a competition section judged by People's Jury
• Focus: Queer Asia – the most intriguing films with LGBTQ themes from East, South-East and South Asia
• Wild Wild East – a fusion version of the classic Hollywood genre
• Horror cinema – a night film marathon made up of blood-flowing horrors and thrillers

For the first time, the organizers of Five Flavours present also a new project – Radio Asia, a cycle of concerts of the most interesting independent Asian musicians.