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Former FDCP Head Liza Diño Honoured By France’s Ministry Of Culture
Diño was awarded the Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for her work promoting the Philippines film industry and building ties with France.
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Johnnie To Head MIFFest Jury; Sylvia Chang To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Malaysia International Film Festival (July 23-29) also announced its full competition line-up and a partnership with BiFan.
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FESTIVALS: Japan’s ‘Yoko’ Wins Three Prizes At Shanghai Fest
Top award winners also included Spanish documentary Muyeres and Liu Jiayin's All Ears.
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Cannes 2023 Recap Part Two: China’s Return, Saudi Funding, South Asian Diaspora Dynamics
Part Two of Streamlined’s Cannes 2023 recap looks at China’s return to international markets, funding for arthouse content in the Middle East and the growing power of the South Asian diaspora audience in the US and Canada. 4. China Is Back..Sort Of One territory that wasn’t
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Cannes 2023 Recap Part One: Fremaux Under Fire, Awards For Asia & Africa, Arthouse Glimmer Of Hope
When storm clouds and rain were lashing Cannes in the first week, it was easy to think of all the negative forces impacting the market – global streamers upending international distribution, only to savagely cut spending when it hit their bottom line; writers on strike in the US, soon to be
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FESTIVALS: Asian & African Films Scoop Top Awards At Cannes
Japanese and Southeast Asian films won several major awards across the festival, while African cinema triumphed in Un Certain Regard.
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How The US Writers Strike Might Impact International Territories
It’s been an interesting week with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) calling a strike of its members, just a few weeks before the world descends on Cannes to trade new independent film packages. I won’t go into the reasons for the strike here as they’ve been
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'Abang Adik' Becomes First Malaysian Film To Win Golden Mulberry At FEFF Udine
Jin Ong’s Abang Adik was awarded with the Golden Mulberry and two other awards at this year’s Far East Film Festival (April 21-29) in Udine, Italy.
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Cannes Unveils Diverse International Line-Up; Scripted Drama Boom Declared Over At MipTV
Now the Cannes film festival (May 16-27) line-up is mostly announced, it’s safe to say it’s one of the most internationally diverse selections for years, across both the Official Selection and the parallel sections, although the choice of an opening film starring Johnnie Depp, Maiwenn’s
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CANNES 2023 LINE-UP: Titles Selected From Asia, Africa & Midde East
List of titles selected for Cannes Official Selection, Critics Week and Directors Fortnight from Asia, Africa and the Middle East with sales agents.
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FESTIVALS: ‘Stonewalling’, ‘Totem’ Win Firebird Awards At Hong Kong Film Festival
Stonewalling, co-directed by Huang Ji and Otsuka Ryuji, and Mexican director Lila Avilés’s Totem both won Firebird Awards at this year's HKIFF.
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Thailand & Singapore Sweeteners; K-Pop Slowdown; How The Film Biz Can Use ChatGPT
Like many writers around the world right now, I’ve been distracted in recent weeks by playing with GPT-4, the technology that is making many creative types start thinking about retirement or a second career. But I’ve also been researching the K-pop industry, which led to an