CHINA RELEASE SCHEDULE: Imports & Co-Productions November-December 2025

Japanese hit anime 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Infinity Castle' is scheduled for China release on November 14.

BUZZ LIST: Southeast Asia Projects In The Pipeline 2025

Southeast Asia buzz projects, from development to post-production and soon to be premiering at festivals.

QCinema Unveils Competition Sections; Alice Winocour’s ‘Couture’ Set As Opening Film

Asian Next Wave competition will screen nine films, including four award-winning titles making their Southeast Asian premiere.

Tatino Films Launches First Cut Lab Paris For International Projects

The Paris-based lab is open to feature-length films at the editing stage from anywhere in the world.

El Gouna Golden Stars Awarded To 'A Poet', 'Always' & 'Agapito'

Audience awards went to Sepideh Farsi’s documentary 'Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk' and Egyptian filmmaker Sarah Goher’s 'Happy Birthday'.

Cannes Critics' Week Launches Next Step Studio Indonesia

Four young Indonesian directors will co-direct four short films to be presented at Critics Week at Cannes 2026.

JAFF Future Project 2025: Full Line-Up

JAFF Future Project has selected ten projects for its second edition, while JAFF Content Market will present ten pieces of IP to producers, investors and distributors during the three-day event.

Warner & CJ ENM Deal; Lessons From Levies; YouTube At Mipcom

I was hoping to write about my recent trip to China for Pingyao International Film Festival and what I learned there for this edition of Streamlined, but other events need addressing first. Last week, Warner Bros Discovery announced a major deal with Korea's CJ ENM, Streamlined published the

Berlin World Cinema Fund 2025: Funding News

Berlin film festival’s World Cinema Fund is supporting 12 projects in its latest funding round.

Streamlined Guides: Streaming Levies & Investment Obligations Part One

Part One of this guide looks at how the EU and some member states are regulating streamers to ensure investment is flowing into local-language production and producers are holding on to IP rights.

Berlin’s EFM Launches Training Programme For African Distributors

EFM Toolbox Distribution Academy will train participants annually through a five-week residency in Europe culminating in participation in the Berlinale’s EFM.

Philippines’ Cinemalaya Fest Wraps Successful Edition Despite Budget Woes

Noni Abao’s land rights documentary Bloom Where You Are Planted was awarded Best Film in the feature length category.