The festival opened with the Filipino film “Fidel.” Indonesia had two films: “The Alienation” and “The Dreamer.” Korea ran a documentary and a feature film “Duratta” (The Alienation). China featured “Desert Family.” India made its presence conspicuously felt with “Three Idiots.”
Thailand and Japan got the spotlight with their respective movies “Best of Times” and “Love Letter.” The films that were in their national or native languages had English subtitles. Among the documentaries shown were Indonesia’s “Ultimate in Diversity,” China’s “Tea Culture,” Bangladesh’s “Discover Bangladesh” South Korea’s “A Bright Day in Korea,” Thailand’s “Phuket” India’s “Incredible India,” Malaysia’s Sabah, Land of Borneo,” Japan’s “Visit Japan,” Singapore’s “Miracle of Asia Singapore Success Story,” Pakistan’s “Story of Pakistan” and Sri Lanka’s “Locations in Sri Lanka.”
Saudi Arabia featured documentaries including “Jeddah Meeting of Cultures and Civilizations,” “Ayesh” and “Shadow of Silence.” Movies from Singapore and Brunei follow on Sunday and Monday, respectively.
