We’re excited to announce our new MINT Release: Films to Die For (2025) directed by LΓΊcia Nagib, launching this May! Screenings in the UK and Germany are now on sale

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✨ We’re excited to announce our new MINT Release: Films to Die For (2025) directed by Lúcia Nagib, launching this May! This international release is brought to you by film curator Yixiang Lin and presented by the MINT Chinese Film Festiv
✨ The reviews from our 2026 Emerging Critics Scheme are now live on our website. A selection of reviews are also being published on Asian Movie Pulse @asianmoviepulse . We’re incredibly proud of our critics for their thoughtful and engaging wr
πŸ”₯We are proud to announce the winners of the 2026 MINT Chinese Film Festival Competitions! These winners were selected through discussions and votes by our esteemed jury, alongside the Audience Choice Award winner, decided by the votes of our on-sit
✨ That’s a wrap on the successful 4th edition of MINT Chinese Film Festival! 🎞️From March 6 to 8, 2026, we were thrilled to once again bring together audiences and guests from across the globe in the Lake District. This year’s expanded p
πŸ¦„ Here we go! The 4th edition of the MINT Chinese Film Festival is officially underway! πŸ’œ πŸ₯‚ We kicked off the festival test yesterday at Kendal Brewery Arts @brewery_arts_kendal with a spectacular Opening Gala, featuring Purple Butterfly (2003) b
This year, we’re launching something special for International Women’s Day! 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕 π‘Ίπ’Šπ’”π’•π’†π’“ is a small gift exchange among women at 2026 MINT CFF. From the beginning of the festival, female audience members are invited to brin