Chiu Keng Guan
KUALA LUMPUR: The popular Malaysian film ‘The Journey’ has been invited to participate in the 16th Udine Far East Film Festival (Feff) in Udine, Italy from April 25 to May 3.
The film director Chiu Keng Guan said in a press release yesterday they were honoured that the film would be making its European premier at Feff.
“I am delighted that The Journey is the only Malaysian film invited to participate in this prestigious film festival. I believe the values in the movie – love, family bonds, filial piety and cultural diversity – are universal and will resonate with European film enthusiasts,” he said.
Chiu also said he was looking forward to exchanging ideas on filmmaking craft with other directors at Feff.
“Additionally, The Journey has been selected for official screening in the ‘Beijing Film Panorama’ category at the 4th Beijing International Film Festival from April 16 to 24,” he said.
The Journey, starring
Ben Andrew Pfeiffer, Frankie Lee and Joanne Yew, set a new box office record for the highest grossing Malaysian film with a collection of RM17.28 million within 56 days of its theatrical release.
It was released in Malaysian and Singaporean cinemas on Jan 30 and March 20 respectively, and has a planned release in Taiwan later this year.
The 16th Feff will be presenting 60 of the most popular blockbuster and cult movies from Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and the Philippines.