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Italy’s 18th Asian Film Festival Best Film Award: Taiwanese film "Synapses"

Video speech by award-winning director Chang Tso-chi (張作驥) (Photo / Provided by the Ministry of Culture)
Video speech by award-winning director Chang Tso-chi (張作驥) (Photo / Provided by the Ministry of Culture)
Taiwan Immigrants' Global News Network】Edited by Angela Rodriguez

Taiwanese family drama "Synapses (那個我最親愛的陌生人)" directed by filmmaker Chang Tso-chi (張作驥), won the Best Film Award at the 18th edition Asian Film Festival organized by Cineforum Robert Bresson. Taiwan's representative to Italy Lee Sing-ying (李新穎) received the award on behalf of Chang in Rome.

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Taiwan's representative Lee Sing-ying (李新穎) (right) and Asian Film Festival curator Antonio Termenini (left). (Photo / Provided by the Ministry of Culture)Taiwan's representative Lee Sing-ying (李新穎) (right) and Asian Film Festival curator Antonio Termenini (left). (Photo / Provided by the Ministry of Culture) 

The event took place at the Cinema Farnese in Rome, Italy, from June 17 through 23. An on-site film festival open to the public. It screened 30 films from 11 Asian countries.

Jury members, Italian director Valentina de Amicis and film critic Aldo Spiniello, selected the award-winning films, including the best film "Synapses" (Taiwan), and the best male actor award for Tran Anh Khoa's performance in "Ròm Human Nature Breaking Lesson" (Vietnam). 

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In 2021, the list of selected films from 11 Asian countries (including Japan, South Korea, China, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore).

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