Festivals
‘Rhythm Of A Flower’ Wins Golden Gateway Award In Mumbai
Amit Dutta's hand drawn animation took the top award in Mumbai's South Asia Competition.
Liz Shackleton
Festivals
‘MA - Cry Of Silence’, ‘The Land Of Morning Calm’ Win Busan New Currents Awards
Kim Jiseok Awards went to Indian filmmaker Rima Das’ Village Rockstars 2 and Taiwanese director Tom Lin Shu Yu’s Yen And Ai Lee.
Newsletters
BUSAN 2024: Should Asia’s Content Biz Consider Policy To Respond To Inflation, Monopoly & AI?
Africa
OSCARS 2025: Best International Feature Submissions
Rolling list of submissions for the Best International Feature category of the Oscars from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
News
BUZZ LIST: Southeast Asia Projects In The Pipeline 2024
The Maw Naing's MA - Cry Of Silence picked up a New Currents Award at this year's Busan film festival, while Tale Of The Land, by Indonesia's Loeloe Hendra Komara, won the FIPRESCI Award.
Chinese Speaking
Pingyao Gives Top Awards To ‘Karst’, ‘The Sparrow In The Chimney’
Yang Suiyi’s Karst about a woman reconnecting with her childhood in Guizhou Province, won best film in the Fei Mu Awards for up-and-coming Chinese filmmakers at this year’s Pingyao International Film Festival (September 24-30). Swiss director Ramon Zurcher’s The Sparrow In The Chimney won best film in
Streamlined Guides
Streamlined Guides: Indian Web Series Writers & Showrunners
A vast amount of investment has flowed into Indian streaming content with more than 1,500 original titles released across various platforms between 2016 and 2023, according to local analysts Ormax Media. Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have both prioritised India in their local-language content drives, while several other India-based
Newsletters
What Venice & Toronto Revealed About The Current State Of World Cinema
Africa
AUTUMN FESTIVALS 2024: Titles Selected From Asia, Africa & Midde East
UPDATED AUGUST 26: A list of films selected for Locarno, San Sebastian, Venice & Toronto from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Newsletters
How Korean Films Are Performing In Global Markets Since The Pandemic
Streamlined Guides
Streamlined Guides: Philippines - Distributors, Exhibitors, Festivals & Streamers
Box office in the Philippines is still in recovery mode, registering a 51% year-on-year increase to $115m (PHP6.6bn) in 2023, but still around 60% below pre-pandemic levels. However, high attendance at recent editions of local film festivals, including last year’s QCinema and Metro Manila and the recent Cinemalaya,
News
Thai Hit ‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ Takes Audience Award At NYAFF
Malaysian filmmaker Chong Keat Aun's 'Snow In Midsummer' took the Uncaged Award at the close of this year's New York Asian Film Festival.