Asian Cinerama
Five Flavors is not only about arthouse. Asian Cinerama presents the most popular films in Asian cinemas and those highly rated during the festival season. These are mainstream offerings, including both crime thrillers and poignant melodramas – films that bring an element of fun and pure pleasure to the festival program. Asian Cinerama offers viewers excitement, spectacle, and cinema that relieves fears and sometimes comes to terms with important facts from local history.
Every year, Asian Cinerama presents the current state of commercial cinema in Asia. This section is filled with box office hits and works by renowned filmmakers – films that surprise with their narrative style, impress with their scale, and at the same time strike sensitive emotional chords.
Recent years have brought enormous changes to world cinema. The pandemic, the growing role of streaming, and the rapidly shifting architecture of the global order have all affected the state of film art. Meanwhile, cinema in Asia is thriving, and the cinema hall remains a unique space in which one can experience emotions and gain valuable insights into the world we live in. This year’s Asian Cinerama selection keeps its promise, combining commercial hits with ambitious social films.
