East Winds Film Festival

The fifth incarnation of the only major film festival of East Asian cinema outside of London and the first of its kind in the Midlands will be kicking off in Coventry from the 15th to the 19th of May.

This year’s bonanza of East Asian cinema will be organised with the help of students drawn from Coventry University’s Communication, Culture and Media MA.

In a first for East Winds, the festival will aim to be a truly immersive and open experience, featuring a range of digital broadcasts with the latest news and information directly from the festival. Screenings will be supported by live broadcasts streaming daily, with interactive digital content across all of our social media platforms, allowing our audience to engage and interact with content and be part of the East Winds experience.

19 FILMS. 11 EUROPEAN PREMIERES. 6 UK PREMIERES. 2 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS.6 COUNTRIES. 2 SPECIAL GUESTS. 2 VENUES. 2 MAJOR LOCATIONS.

The Opening Gala and Reception will officially kick off the 2017 festival with the UK Premiere of Alan Mak and Anthony Pun‘s action-packed Chinese blockbuster ‘Extraordinary Mission’, which follows an undercover police officer infiltrating a drug cartel only to be hit with a blast from the past.

The full list of films and event details can be found here, grab your tickets now https://eastwindsfilmfest.com/

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