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CHINA RELEASE SCHEDULE: Imports & Co-Productions Feb-March 2026
Marty Supreme, Project Hail Mary and Hoppers have all been dated for China release.
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FESTIVAL DATES: Film Festivals, Markets & TV Events 2026
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. Sundance Film Festival (Park City, US) January 22-February 1 International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands) January 29-February 8 Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)
Chinese-Speaking Markets
HAF Animation & Genre 2026: Full Line-Up
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has announced seven animation and six genre projects for HAF.
Funding News
Palestine Film Fund First Round 2026: Funding News
Palestine Film Institute has selected nine projects to receive grants through the Palestine Film Fund in its first ever funding round.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
HAF Works-in-Progress 2026: Full Line-Up
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has selected 12 projects for the Works-in-Progress section of this year’s HAF.
Funding News
Doha Film Institute Autumn 2025: Funding News
Doha Film Institute (DFI) has awarded funding to 57 projects in its autumn 2025 funding round, including 10 projects by Qatari and Qatar-based filmmakers. Filmmakers with projects that have received funding include Bassel Ghandour, who previously directed Theeb, Hinde Boujemaa (Noura’s Dream) and Ismaël El Iraki (Zanka Contact). With
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HAF In Development 2026: Full Line-Up
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has selected 17 In-Development projects for this year’s HAF.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
CHINA RELEASE SCHEDULE: Imports & Co-Productions Jan-Dec 2025
Zootopia 2 was the highest-grossing import at the China box office in 2025, grossing $627m (as of Feb 2, 2026) and ranking second in the year-end chart.
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BUZZ LIST: Southeast Asia Projects In The Pipeline 2025
UPDATED DECEMBER 31: The list below highlights noteworthy Southeast Asian film projects that were completed and premiered at international film festivals in 2025. Nationality of the director is in brackets after their names, but nationality of the projects is harder to determine as most are multi-territory co-productions. AMOEBA Dir: Siyou
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Kerala Film Market 2025: Full Line-Up
India's Kerala Film Market has selected 25 projects across two sections, Project Market and Curators’ Pick, for its 2025 edition.
Project Markets
IFFR Pro Darkroom 2026: Full Line-Up
IFFR Pro’s Darkroom has selected ten works-in-progress projects for this year’s edition, which will run during CineMart (Feb 1-4).
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IFFR CineMart 2026: Full Line-Up
IFFR Pro has selected 21 projects for the 43rd edition of CineMart, the co-production market of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).