Middle East
Doha Film Institute Spring 2026: Funding News
Qatar's Doha Film Institute has selected 48 projects from 39 countries for its Spring 2026 funding round.
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Korea & Japan
Asian Cinema Fund 2026: Funding News
Busan International Film Festival's Asian Cinema Fund has selected 12 projects for its 2026 funding round.
Project Markets
DANAFF Project Market 2026: Full Line-Up
Vietnam's DANAFF Talents has selected ten Asian arthouse projects and eight Script Lab genre projects for its 2026 edition.
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CHINA RELEASE SCHEDULE: Imports & Co-Productions June-Aug 2026
Backrooms, Supergirl & Thai drama Gohan open in China this weekend, while The Odyssey has been cleared for release in July.
Middle East
Amman Film Industry Days 2026: Full Line-Up
Jordan’s Amman International Film Festival has selected 20 projects to take part in the Pitching Platforms of Amman Film Industry Days.
Africa
Locarno Open Doors 2026: Full Line-Up
Locarno film festival's Open Doors programme has selected six projects, six producers and five directors for the second year of its Africa Focus.
FESTIVAL DATES: Film Festivals, Markets & TV Events 2026
UPDATED MAY 22: 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
BIFAN NAFF Project Market 2026: Full Line-Up
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival has selected 27 projects for this year’s Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) Project Market
Africa
Annemarie Jacir & Rithy Panh Projects Among Titles Selected By Displacement Film Fund
International Film Festival Rotterdam’s (IFFR) Displacement Film Fund has revealed the five filmmakers selected for the second cycle of its short film grant scheme: Mohammed Amer, Annemarie Jacir, Akuol de Mabior, Bao Nguyen and Rithy Panh. Established in 2025, the fund is spearheaded by Cate Blanchett, actor, producer and
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BUZZ LIST: Southeast Asia Projects In The Pipeline 2026
UPDATED MAY 5: 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
Funding News
Purin Film Fund Spring 2026: Funding News
Bangkok-based Purin Film Fund has selected six projects to receive funding in its Spring 2026 session, including two fiction and two documentary projects for production support, and two documentary projects for post-production support. In total, the fund is handing out grants of $160,000 in this funding round.
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CANNES 2026 LINE-UP: Titles Selected From Asia, Africa & Midde East
Below is a list of films selected for Cannes Official Selection, Critics Week and Directors Fortnight 2026 originating from, set in or mostly filmed in Asia, Africa and the Middle East (or from filmmakers originating from these regions but based elsewhere) with sales agents and nationalities of co-production partners