Europe
TORONTO & SAN SEBASTIAN 2026: Titles Selected From Asia Pacific & Africa
UPDATED SEPT 11: Goodfellas boards Kamila Andini's Four Seasons In Java; Cercamon picks up The Smell Of Apples.
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Korea & Japan
Boo Junfeng, Diep Nguyen Hoang & Vincci Cheuk Projects Selected For Tokyo Gap Financing Market
Tokyo Gap Financing Market (TGFM) has selected 24 projects for its 2026 edition including new works from Singapore’s Boo Junfeng, Vietnamese filmmaker Diep Nguyen Hoang and Hong Kong’s Vincci Cheuk. Boo Junfeng’s multi-territory co-production Trinity and Vincci Cheuk’s Hong Kong-Japan co-production 38.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Taiwan’s Golden Horse FPP Unveils 48 Projects For Features Section
Golden Horse Film Project Promotion (FPP) has selected 48 projects for this year’s edition of its Features section, including 38 In Development Projects and 10 Works-in-Progress (WIP). As previously announced, Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has also selected 11 projects for its Series section (see here for
Project Markets
TCCF Launches Four New Prizes; Unveils 70 Selections Across Projects & Stories
Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) has made 70 selections for the 2026 edition of Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) Pitching; among which 44 are Projects and 26 are Stories across fiction & non-fiction works and comics. TCCF Pitching is also introducing four new prizes of $30,000 for a
Europe
VENICE 2026: Titles Selected From Asia Pacific & Africa
Documentary NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor, has been added to Venice competition with MK2 Films handling sales.
News
CHINA RELEASE SCHEDULE: Imports & Co-Productions Sept-Oct 2026
Heart Of The Beast and a re-release of Avengers Endgame have been cleared for China release in September.
News
BUZZ LIST: Southeast Asia Projects In The Pipeline 2026
UPDATED AUGUST 23: 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
Europe
Hubert Bals Development Support 2026: Funding News
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.
Europe
LOCARNO 2026: Titles Selected From Asia Pacific & Africa
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
FESTIVAL DATES: Film Festivals, Markets & TV Events 2026
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
Korea & Japan
Asian Project Market 2026: Full Line-Up
Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Project Market has selected 30 projects from 20 countries for its 2026 edition.
Europe
Berlin World Cinema Fund 2026: Funding News
Berlinale World Cinema Fund allocated €365,000 to projects from nine countries in its latest funding round.