MUMBAI: The recently held 4th Asian Film Festival had a good turnout of film fans. The festival that was organized by the Asian Consuls General Club saw the participation of fourteen nations.

The festival opened with the Filipino film Fidel, Indonesia had two films The Alienation and The Dreamer. Korea ran a documentary and a feature film Duratta (The Alienation). While China featured Desert Family, India made its presence felt with the Aamir Khan starrer Three Idiots. Thailand and Japan got the spotlight with their respective films Best of Times and Love Letter. 

Akin to international film festivals, a day was given to each country to show its films. Among the documentaries that were shown were Indonesia‘s Ultimate in Diversity, China‘s Tea Culture, Bangladesh‘s Discover Bangladesh South Korea‘s A Bright Day in Korea, Thailand‘s Phuket, India‘s Incredible India, Malaysia‘s Sabah, Land of Borneo, Japan‘s Visit Japan, Singapore‘s Miracle of Asia Singapore Success Story, Pakistan‘s Story of Pakistan and Sri Lanka‘s Locations in Sri Lanka.

Saudi Arabia featured documentaries including Jeddah Meeting of Cultures and Civilizations, Ayesh and Shadow of Silence.