Jameson Dublin International Film FestivalFollowing his spectacular move into the martial arts genre with Hero, Zhang Yimou's House of Flying Daggers is one of the most anticipated films of the year along with Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle. Beautiful Boxer is a loosely fictionalised portrait of Thai kickboxing sensation Nong Toom, who fought in drag.

Nobody Knows is a heartbreaking story of four abandoned children. Animation is represented by the futuristic, melancholic Sky Blue and also by The Cat Returns, from the director of Spirited Away.

In Sylvia Chang's 20.30.40, three women reflect on their ups and downs while Untold Scandal retells Les Liaisons Dangereuses, setting it in Korea.