BUZZ LIST: Southeast Asia Projects In The Pipeline 2026

UPDATED AUGUST 23: The list below highlights noteworthy Southeast Asian film projects in various stages of production, along with films that have premiered at international film festivals from Berlin 2026 onwards. Nationality of the director is in brackets after their names, but nationality of the projects is harder to determine

CHINA RELEASE SCHEDULE: Imports & Co-Productions July-Aug 2026

The Dog Stars and a re-release of Avengers Endgame have been cleared for China release in September.

Busan Awards Co-Pro Support To Koji Fukada, Jakrawal Nilthamrong & Boo Junfeng

Asian Cinema Fund (ACF), operated by Busan film festival’s Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), has selected projects from Koji Fukada, Jakrawal Nilthamrong and Boo Junfeng for this year’s Co-Production Support Fund.   All three projects – Fukada’s Grateful, Jakrawal’s Rhizome and Boo’s Trinity – are co-

Downside Of AI Overviews; Is Korea Recovering?; Indonesia 2026 H1 Box Office

In the week that Spider-Man: Brand New Day is tearing up the box office in multiple international territories, Streamlined is taking a look at whether the Korean market is recovering and what’s going on in Indonesia, where Spider-Man is already the highest-grossing film of the year.

'Taxi Driver', 'Project: I Do' Adaptations Among Golden Horse FPP Series Selections

Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has selected 11 projects for the seventh edition of its Series section, scheduled to run November 17-19 in Taipei.

Hubert Bals Development Support 2026: Funding News

IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) has selected 20 projects to receive a grant of €10,000 each under its flagship Development Support Scheme 2026.

India's Writers Ink Unveils Mentors & Line-Up Of 13 Projects For Fourth Annual Lab

RS Prasanna, Satyanshu Singh and Amit Masurkar are mentoring this year's lab, which culminates in a pitching event on August 22.

LOCARNO 2026: Titles Selected From Asia Pacific & Africa

UPDATED AUGUST 2: Below is a list of films selected for the main sections of Locarno Film Festival originating from or mostly filmed in Asia Pacific and Africa (or from filmmakers originating from these regions but based elsewhere) with sales agents and nationalities of co-production partners where known. More

FESTIVAL DATES: Film Festivals, Markets & TV Events 2026

UPDATED JULY 31: 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. Some major events in the region have yet to confirm their 2026 dates. Streamlined will keep updating this list

Asian Project Market 2026: Full Line-Up

Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Project Market has selected 30 projects from 20 countries for its 2026 edition.

Why China’s AI Strategy Has The US Spooked; India 2026 H1 Box Office

We’re having another summer in which AI, war and wildfires are dominating the news cycle, while in India, students have been attacked with batons and tear gas as they protest for education reform. In the film and streaming industries, we’re being served up another dose of mega-mergers

‘Fujiko’, ‘My Name’ Win Top Awards At New York Asian Film Festival

Taichi Kimura’s Fujiko, about a single mother navigating personal freedom in 1970s Japan, was presented with the Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film at the close of this year’s New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF, July 10-26). The jury praised the film, saying: “With remarkable confidence, vision,