No Boundaries: Challenging Taboos
Michael Rowe, director of Early Winter and winner of the Venice Days Award at the Venice Film Festival: "(The Balinale is special because of what) this festival sets out to do in what is dominated by an American monoculture. A festival that promotes and foments local culture."
October 4, 2016
The 10th annual Bali International Film Festival, or better known as the Balinale, opened on September 24, featuring 105 films from 31 countries, including 30 local entries. The screenings took place at the Lippo Mall, Kuta, both outdoors and in the Cinemaxx theaters. The opening film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, directed by Taika Waititi, was preceded by Endri Pelita's Negeri Van Oranje, a rom-com set in the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.
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