Chinese-Speaking Markets
Golden Horse FPP Features 2025: Full Line-Up
Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has selected 12 works-in-progress and 38 in development projects for this year's features section.
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Europe
LOCARNO & VENICE 2025: Titles Selected From Asia, Africa & Midde East
UPDATED: Below is a list of films selected for the main sections of Locarno and Venice film festivals, originating from 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 where known.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Golden Horse FPP Series 2025: Full Line-Up
Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has selected 14 projects for the sixth edition of its Series section.
Funding News
Hubert Bals Development Support 2025: Funding News
International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund has selected 15 projects for the latest round of its Development Support scheme.
Korea & Japan
Asian Project Market 2025: Full Line-Up
Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has selected 30 projects for this year’s Asian Project Market.
Europe
Venice Gap Financing Market 2025: Full Line-Up
The 12th edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market (August 29-31) has selected 67 projects.
News
SGIFF Film Fund 2025: Funding News
Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) Film Fund has awarded $98,000 (S$125,000) to seven projects in its 2025 funding round.
Funding News
Doha Film Institute Spring 2025: Funding News
Qatar’s Doha Film Institute (DFI) has selected 45 projects for its spring 2025 funding round, including recent Cannes film festival premieres Renoir and Once Upon A Time In Gaza.
Korea & Japan
Asian Cinema Fund 2025: Funding News
ACF, a support programme of South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival, has awarded funding to 14 Asian projects for 2025.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Shanghai SIFF Project 2025: Full Line-Up
SIFF Project, the projects market of Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF, June 13- 22), selected 34 projects across five categories for its 2025 edition. The categories include Genre Projects, New Talent Projects, Co-production Projects, Pre-Production Projects and Works-in-Progress. Launched in 2007, SIFF Project aims to connect Chinese and Sino-foreign co-production
Africa
Locarno Open Doors 2025: Full Line-Up
Open Doors, the co-production and talent development programme of Locarno Film Festival (August 6-16, 2025), has selected six projects and six producers for the first edition of its Africa Focus. The programme provides comprehensive training, mentoring and networking opportunities, alongside public screenings and events during Locarno Pro (August 7-12, 2025)
Middle East
Amman Film Industry Days 2025: Full Line-Up
Amman Film Industry Days (AFID), the industry platform of Amman International Film Festival – Awal Film (AIFF), has selected 18 projects to take part in this year’s Pitching Platforms. Taking place during the sixth edition of AIFF (July 2-10), the Pitching Platforms provide a space for Arab filmmakers and producers