The dates for the 2022 edition of the Amsterdam-based Film Festival CinemAsia are announced, which is planned to take place in May from Tuesday 10 to Sunday 15. The locations for the upcoming edition are Studio/K, Rialto De Pijp and Rialto VU. Earlier this year, the organisation shared the news that they were working hard on the 2022 edition, but that the event would not take place in March. Now the dates 10 to 15 May can be put in the (digital) calendar.
After the cancellation of the 2021 edition of the CinemAsia Film Festival and losing a 4-year structural subsidy, the organisation decided to start a crowdfunding campaign to stay afloat. This became a big success which is the reason why the 2022 edition is currently in the works. It is still possible to donate via the website Voordekunst.nl.
The film festival has been introducing Asian films in The Netherlands for almost 20 years. Their mission is to help Asian voices and stories be heard and represented in the media and cultural sector in the Netherlands and Europe through an annual film festival, educational and training programs such as FilmLAB. They have been screening more than 1000 Asian films since the start and produces 40 Asian diasporic short films in their FilmLAB programme, but also trained young filmmakers, programmers and cultural workers and they are the first Asian LGBTQI film and cultural festival in Europe.
