The documentary To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self, originating from Hong Kong, has been removed from the Far East Film Festival in Udine. The withdrawal follows an escalating dispute among the documentary's stakeholders, leading the distributor to express regret and reserve legal rights.

Award-winning Hong Kong documentary To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self has been withdrawn by its distributor from an Italian film festival after a dispute among stakeholders worsened. Golden Scene said on Sunday that its documentary would not feature at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, 10 days after the event’s line-up listed the title in its “out of competition” section. “We deeply regret this and reserve all legal rights to protect our company’s reputation and interests,” the film distributor...