News

OSCARS 2027: Best Int'l Feature Submissions

New Zealand submits Mārama; UK picks Rehearsals For A Revolution; Iran's Midday Meal qualifies through Busan.

Funding News

Philippines Launches Two-Track System For International Co-production Fund

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) has adjusted its International Co‑Production Fund (ICOF) to provide two tracks for minority and majority co-productions.   The Minority Track supports international projects where the Filipino producer holds a minority equity share and offers the following levels of support [US$ amounts

Korea & Japan

Streamlined Guides: K-Content – What A Hit Is Worth & To Whom

PART TWO: Who is paid when a Korean drama succeeds, where that leaves the industry now, and what the next three installments will cover Editor's Note: This is the second installment in a series that looks at the Korean content industry – how it evolved, where it stands now

Korea & Japan

Streamlined Guides: K-Content – What Korean Drama Built & Who Gets Paid

PART ONE: Where Korean drama's strengths came from; why the hits don't pay the people who make them, and what the next 18 months decide Editor's Note: This is the first installment in a series that looks at the Korean content industry – how it

South Asia

What The Success Of 'Elephants In The Fog' Reveals About Nepal’s Film Industry

This edition of Streamlined is taking a close look at the Nepali film industry, which received a huge boost this year with the Cannes award and international sales success of Abinash Bikram Shah’s Elephants In The Fog. But like many smaller film industries in the Global South, the Nepali

Australia & New Zealand

Screen Australia Announces $4m In Documentary Funding

Grantees include Australia-Germany co-production 'Saving Tuvalu' and a feature doc about the Bondi Beach terror attacks.

Africa

Durban FilmMart To Present 36 Projects In Rescheduled October Edition

Postponed edition of DFM has selected 36 African projects across fiction features & series, animation and documentary.

Africa

African Films 'Congo Boy' & 'Ben'Imana' Win Major Prizes At Pingyao Film Festival

While African cinema shone in the Roberto Rossellini Awards, Niu Niu's Final Payment took two prizes in the Fei Mu Awards.

Africa

Red Sea Fund Backs 30 Asian & African Projects In 2026 Funding Cycles

Grantees include Cannes Camera d'Or winner Ben'imana, Theja Rio's Angh and Kamila Andini's Four Seasons In Java.

News

CHINA RELEASE SCHEDULE: Imports & Co-Productions Sept-Oct 2026

Egyptian film Happy Birthday and Zach Cregger's Resident Evil have been scheduled to open in China in October.

News

BUZZ LIST: Southeast Asia Projects In The Pipeline 2026

UPDATED SEPTEMBER 28: 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

Middle East & North Africa

Palestine Film Fund Selects Seven Projects For Second Funding Round 2026

Four features and three shorts were supported by PFI in its second funding round of 2026 with grants totalling €43,000

Korea & Japan

Streamlined Guides: Japan Indie Producers - From 'Lost Land' To 'Nagi Notes'

In this third and final section of the Streamlined Guide to Japan’s Independent Producers we profile six more producers who represent a new generation in the sense that they’re working across borders, tapping into the international sales and festival circuit, and finding innovative methods of financing and distributing

Festivals

Northeast India’s ‘Angh’ Wins Toronto Platform Prize; Qualifies For Oscars Consideration

Konyak-language film is eligible for the Oscars' Best International Feature category, even though another film, Marathi-language Gondhal, is India's official pick.