Festivals
Uzbekistan’s ‘Sunday’, India’s ‘Stolen’ Take Top Awards At Skip City
'Sunday' was awarded the Grand Prize, while 'Stolen', directed by India's Karan Tejpal, took best director and the Audience Award.
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Streamlined Guides: Philippines - Studios, Producers, VFX & Locations
The Philippines’ film industry is best known internationally for crime thrillers and social issue films, which win awards on the international festival circuit, while its mainstream industry is known for romantic comedies that are distributed to the diaspora. But the country’s reputation for those genres does not do justice
Festivals
BIFAN Top Awards Go To ‘Last Stop In Yuma County’ & ‘Esper's Light’
'The Last Stop In Yuma County' scooped the Best of Bucheon Award at this year’s BIFAN, while 'Esper’s Light' took the top award in Korean Fantastic: Features.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
‘Old Fox’, ‘From Island To Island’ Take Top Awards In Taipei
Lau Kek-huat’s From Island To Island won the Grand Prize and Best Documentary at the Taipei Film Awards, while Old Fox took five prizes.
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‘Molder’, ‘The Heirloom’ Among Winners At BIFAN’s NAFF Project Market
Kenneth Dagatan’s 'Molder' won the top Bucheon Award, while Le Hoang's 'The Heirloom' took the NAFF Award.
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Co-producing Across Colonial Borders; Working Between Europe & the Global South
Chinese-Speaking Markets
‘The River That Holds Our Hands’ Wins Eye Catcher’s New Director Award
Asian New Director Award came with a cash prize of HK$100,000.
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Alternativa Film Project For Social Impact Titles To Hold Awards In Indonesia
Non-profit founded by tech company inDrive is holding the second edition of its awards show in Indonesia in November 2024.
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MIFFest To Open With Woo Ming Jin’s 'Indera'; Unveils Competition Line-Up
Four films have racked up seven nominations each: Abang Adik, Every You Every Me, In The Land Of Brothers and Betania.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Kazakh Drama ‘The Divorce’, China’s ‘Friday, Funfair’ Take Top Awards In Shanghai
The Divorce took best film & actress in the main competition, while Friday, Funfair won best film in the Asian New Talent Awards.
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Africa Updates: Canal+ Takeover Of MultiChoice; Nigeria Film Fund; Yetu (Un)Limited
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Streamlined Guides: Vietnam - Distributors, Exhibitors, Festivals & Streamers
Driven by investment in the exhibition sector, Vietnam’s box office has grown from $15m and less than 100 screens in 2010 to around $150m and 1,100 screens last year. In addition to films produced by a thriving local production sector, the market screens Hollywood and other international titles