Chinese-Speaking Markets
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has announced seven animation and six genre projects for HAF.
Africa
Variations On A Theme, from South African filmmakers Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar, won the Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Master, from Bangladesh’s Rezwan Shahriar Sumit, took the top award in the Big Screen Competition. Set in South Africa’s Kamiesberge mountain range,
Funding News
Palestine Film Institute has selected nine projects to receive grants through the Palestine Film Fund in its first ever funding round.
Imported films had a market share of around 20% at the China box office in 2025, with Zootopia 2 and Avatar: Fire And Ash the highest-grossing foreign films. Below is a list of imported films and co-productions (excluding Hong Kong-China co-productions) that have been dated for China release in 2026,
Vietnam's 2025 box office and projects set for release in 2026, along with updates on production companies, film festivals and streaming.
Dates for film and TV festivals and markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, along with the major film and TV events in Europe and North America. Sundance Film Festival (Park City, US) January 22-February 1 International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands) January 29-February 8 Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)
Part Two of this guide looks at how six international territories are regulating streamers: UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa & Brazil.
The insider view on the content industries of Asia, Africa & the Middle East
IFFR Pro, the industry platform of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), held its awards ceremony for this year’s expanded edition on February 4, with prizes going to projects from the Philippines’ Martika Ramirez Escobar, Senegal’s Mamadou Dia and Taiwanese digital artist Coco Chen. Daughters Of The Sea, Escobar’
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has selected 12 projects for the Works-in-Progress section of this year’s HAF.
Imported films had a market share of around 20% at the China box office in 2025, with Zootopia 2 and Avatar: Fire And Ash the highest-grossing foreign films. Below is a list of imported films and co-productions (excluding Hong Kong-China co-productions) that have been dated for China release in 2026,
Doha Film Institute (DFI) has awarded funding to 57 projects in its autumn 2025 funding round, including 10 projects by Qatari and Qatar-based filmmakers. Filmmakers with projects that have received funding include Bassel Ghandour, who previously directed Theeb, Hinde Boujemaa (Noura’s Dream) and Ismaël El Iraki (Zanka Contact). With
Vietnam's 2025 box office and projects set for release in 2026, along with updates on production companies, film festivals and streaming.
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has selected 17 In-Development projects for this year’s HAF.
Hong Kong and Macau’s box office continued their downwards slide in 2025, with ticket sales coming in at a combined $155m (HK$1.21bn), a decrease of 15% compared to the previous year, according to figures from Hong Kong Box Office. In 2024, Hong Kong’s total box office
Dates for film and TV festivals and markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, along with the major film and TV events in Europe and North America. Sundance Film Festival (Park City, US) January 22-February 1 International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands) January 29-February 8 Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)
China’s box office increased by 22% to reach $7.4bn (RMB51.83bn) in 2025, compared to $5.8bn the previous year, according to figures from China Film Administration. Two animated titles topped the year-end top ten, raking in $2.8bn between them – Lunar New Year hit Ne Zha 2,
Part Two of this guide looks at how six international territories are regulating streamers: UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa & Brazil.
Sigrid Bernardo’s I’m Perfect and Jun Robles Lana’s Call Me Mother were among the major winners at this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (December 25-January 7) in the Philippines. In a heartening win for representation, Krystel Go, an actress with Down’s Syndrome, was awarded Best
