Korea & Japan
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.
Europe
Additions to Toronto line-up include Peter Ho-sun Chan's The Road Not Taken; It's My Time, directed by Bai Xue and starring Michelle Yeoh, and Bahman Ghobadi's Trees Are Watching.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
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.
UPDATED AUGUST 5: 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
UPDATED AUGUST 2: Below is a list of films selected for the main sections of Venice 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. See
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
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
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, US horror Obsession and a Kill Bill re-release have all been scheduled for China release.
Inside the film & streaming industries of Asia Pacific and Africa
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.
UPDATED AUGUST 5: 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
RS Prasanna, Satyanshu Singh and Amit Masurkar are mentoring this year's lab, which culminates in a pitching event on August 22.
UPDATED AUGUST 2: Below is a list of films selected for the main sections of Venice 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. See
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
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
Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Project Market has selected 30 projects from 20 countries for its 2026 edition.
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, US horror Obsession and a Kill Bill re-release have all been scheduled for China release.
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
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,
Lloyd Lee Choi’s Lucky Lu wont Best Film in the Golden Global Awards of this year’s Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest, July 18-25). The US-Canada collaboration, which premiered in Directors Fortnight at last year’s Cannes film festival, follows a New York City delivery rider whose
