BUZZ LIST: Southeast Asia Projects In The Pipeline 2026

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We Are All Strangers

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 as most are multi-territory co-productions.

9 TEMPLES TO HEAVEN
Dir:
Sompot Chidgasornpongse (Thailand)
Prods: Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Kissada Kamyoung
Co-prods: Lai Weijie, Thomas Hakim, Julien Graff, Renée Hansen Mlodyszewski
Prod Cos: Kick the Machine (Thailand), E&W Films (Singapore), Petit Chaos (France), Needle In The Haystack (Norway)
Synopsis: A family of nine takes their grandmother on a merit-making trip to nine temples in one day, hoping to prolong her life. But the trip takes an unexpected turn.
Status: Post Production
Contact: Kissada Kamyoung, kissadakamyoung@gmail.com

AND THE MOUNTAINS ECHOED
Dir:
Nhan Tran (Vietnam)
Prods: Elizabeth Wijaya, Lai Weijie
Prod Co: E&W Films (Singapore)
Synopsis: The crossed destinies of three H’mong women whose dreams are tied to migration to a city, but are drawn back by the weight of their obligations.
Status: Post Production
Contact: Lai Weijie, weijie@ewfilms.com.sg

BLACK SUN (previously titled THE DROUGHT)
Dir:
Nelson Yeo (Singapore)
Prods: Tan Si En, Wendy Lie
Prod Cos: Momo Film Co (Singapore)
Synopsis: In the time of an uninhabitable drought, Kai struggles with his retracting genital syndrome and his wife, Ling demeans him with this impotency. Their widowed neighbour, Daming, grieves over the death of the last of his three sons, while his mother devises a secret plan for another grandson.
Status: Pre-production
Contact: Momo Film Co, hello@momofilm.co

THE BURNING GIANTS
Dir:
Phuttiphong Aroonpheng (Thailand)
Prods: Mai Meksawan, Bee Thiam Tan, Ola Byszyk, Anouk Sluizer
Prod Cos: Diversion (Thailand), 13 Little Pictures (Singapore), Nord-Ouest Films (France), Sluizer Film Productions (Netherlands)
Synopsis: A mysterious ethnic man with a bizarre skin condition is captured by the Thai forestry officers. The officer's girlfriend believes the man is her sister's missing husband. Meanwhile, deep inside a mountain forest covered in strange thick smoke, an ancient war between ogre soldiers and the King's army unfolds.
Status: Post Production
Contact: Mai Meksawan, mai@diversion-th.com

CHAMELEON
Dir:
Brillante Mendoza (Philippines)
Cast: Eiji Okuda, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Mariko Ledesma, Takeda Rina, Shogen
Prods: Takahiro Yamashita, Krisma Maclang Fajardo, Fumie Suzuki Lancaster, Bobo
Prod Cos: Center Stage Productions (Philippines), Yaman Films (Japan), SC Films International (UK)
Int’l sales: SC Films International
Synopsis: Filipina transgender dancer Marie becomes entangled with the dangerous underbelly of the criminal world after an immigration raid leaves her vulnerable and desperate. Whilst in hiding, Marie takes a job at the Chameleon Club where she works hard to gain the favour of Yakuza boss, Shimamura. Here, Marie finds herself immersed in a volatile world of deceit, greed, and betrayal, realising she must find a way to escape even though the promise of freedom may be fleeting.
Status: Post Production

CUBS (AMUK HARIMAU)
Dir:
Riri Riza (Indonesia)
Prods: Ifa Isfansyah, Mira Lesmana
Prod Cos: Forka Films (Indonesia), Miles Films (Indonesia)
Synopsis: An innocent teenager, who lives in a corrupt and harsh gold mining town, finds himself caught in the whirlwind of greedy and violent people who stop at nothing for money and power. To get out of it, the tiger within him needs to be unleashed.
Status: Development
Contact: info@forkafilms.com

DAUGHTERS OF THE SEA
Dir:
Martika Ramirez Escobar (Philippines)
Prods: Rajiv Idnani, Monster Jimenez
Prod Cos: This Side Up (Philippines), Arkeofilms, (Philippines), Alba Sotorra Cinema Productions (Spain)
Synopsis: Three lives intertwine like kindred beings from the same soil. Lucia, a curious tour guide who unknowingly meets her father for the first time, lives vicariously through two people – a pet shop owner who tries to keep a dying mermaid alive and a fish vendor whose long missing husband reappears from nowhere.
Status: Pre-production
Contact: Monster Jimenez, monster@thissideupmanila.com

THE DIARY
Dir:
Nonzee Nimibutr (Thailand)
Cast: ‘Oab’ Oabnithi Wiwattanawarang, Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi, Bront Palarae
Prods: Kanyanan Worasan, Natchapon Purikananond
Int’l Sales: Mokster Films
Synopsis: An explosion shatters the lives of a Muay Thai fighter who is imprisoned for his role in the tragedy and a pianist who is blinded. When they cross paths after the former’s release from jail, their shared pain sparks a connection that may lead to redemption.
Status: Post Production
Contact: Mokster Films, hello@moksterfilms.com

DOMINION OF DARKNESS: REPHAIM
Dir:
Rizal Mantovani (Indonesia)
Cast: Jerome Kurnia, Lukman Sardi
Prods: Robert Ronny, Pandu Birantoro, Prima Taufik
Prod Cos: Paragon Pictures, Ideosource Entertainment
Int’l Sales: Mokster Films
Synopsis: Two exorcist priests confront a powerful Rephaim demon born of an ancestral blood pact, as a failed ritual in a remote Indonesian town unleashes chaos and an impending apocalypse.
Status: Pre-production
Contact: Mokster Films, hello@moksterfilms.com

FICTION
Dir:
Anocha Suwichakornpong (Thailand)
Prod: Mai Meksawan
Prod Cos: Diversion (Thailand), Electric Eel Films (Thailand)
Synopsis: In an imagined Thai courtroom, survivors of the 2010 military crackdown present their testimonies, staging the trial they were never granted in real life.
Status: Pre-production
Contact: mai@diversion-th.com

FOUR SEASONS IN JAVA (EMPAT MUSIM PERTIWI)
Dir:
Kamila Andini (Indonesia)
Prods: Ifa Isfansyah, Christophe Bruncher, Erik Glijnis, Verona Meier, Anthony Chen, Fred Burle
Prod Cos: Forka Films (Indonesia), Ici èt La Productions (France), Lemming Film (Netherlands), Storm Films (Norway), Giraffe Pictures (Singapore)
Synopsis: Released from prison, a woman returns to her village and tries to face the four seasons of her past. The lack of welcome from the villagers, and even her family, lead her into a power that is hidden underneath the fog. Aiming to heal, a sexual assault survivor takes a journey to redefine her own meaning of home, family and peace.
Status: Post Production
Contact: info@forkafilms.com

Ghost In The Cell
Ghost In The Cell

GHOST IN THE CELL
Dir:
Joko Anwar (Indonesia)
Cast: Abimana Aryasatya, Bront Palarae, Danang Suryonegoro
Prod: Tia Hasibuan
Prod Cos: Come and See Pictures (Indonesia), Rapi Films (Indonesia), Barunson E&A (South Korea), Legacy Pictures (Indonesia)
Int’l sales: Barunson E&A
Synopsis: A high-security prison under the yoke of a tyrannical warden is rocked by a spate of gruesome murders, with victims’ bodies put on morbidly spectacular display. Who is the perpetrator, and who will be the next prey? Between spontaneous dance-offs and sudden prayers, kinetic fistfights and Kierkegaard invocations, hapless inmates scramble for cover. Overcoming internal gang rivalry, they unite to decipher the motive behind the killings and pacify their invisible, otherworldly enemy.
Status: Completed, premiered in Berlinale Forum 2026

HEARING (THÍNH GIÁC)
Dir:
Lê Bảo (Vietnam)
Prods: Elizabeth Wijaya & Lai Weijie, Huynh Yen
Prod Cos: E&W Films (Singapore), Sensory Ocean Films (Vietnam)
Synopsis: Ninh is a mechanic who installs decibel meters in public spaces and homes. As sound levels rise in his work and life, they become a warning for matters of the heart.
Status: Post Production
Contact: Lai Weijie, weijie@ewfilms.com.sg

HOLD MY GAZE
Dir:
Carlo Catu (Philippines)
Prods: Bradley Liew, Bianca Balbuena, Stefano Centini, Huang Junxiang
Prod Cos: Epicmedia Productions Inc (Philippines), Volos Films (Taiwan), Dropkick (Singapore)
Synopsis: In Taipei City, a young Filipino man is reunited with his long lost brother when he moves in with a wealthy Taiwanese dancer caught in a murder scandal. But they soon discover that this unlikely family of three may only come with the promise of vengeance, jealousy and murder.
Status: Post Production
Contact: Bradley Liew (delegate producer), brad@epicmedia.ph

THE HOUSE ON THE MOON
Dir:
Nelson Yeo
Cast: Lim Shi An, Harry Chang, Akira Huang, Lee Kang-sheng, Dominick Rustam, Doreen Toh
Prods: Tan Si En, Wendy Lie, Quek Shee Heng
Prod Cos: Momo Film (Singapore), Aview Images (Taiwan), Weydemann Bros (Germany), KawanKawan Media (Indonesia), 9LB Films (Hong Kong)
Synopsis: A reinterpretation of the ancient legend of Chang Er and Hou Yi through a genre-defying lens set in a fractured world suspended between myth and futurism. Chang Er is a fairy maiden who embarks on a journey to the dark side of the moon to search for Hou Yi, her sun-shooting archer lover who vanishes on his quest to save the dying sun.
Status: Post Production

HUM
Dir:
Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan (Philippines, US)
Prods: Hannah Schierbeek, Alemberg Ang
Prod Cos: Daluyong Studios (Philippines), Prima Materia Pictures (US)
Synopsis: An earthquake unravels the lives of two runaway land defenders turned rodeo stars in this rugged tale of nature’s retribution.
Status: Development
Contact: Alemberg Ang, alem@daluyong.ph

I WILL SMILE IN SEPTEMBER
Dir:
Aakash Chhabra (India)
Prods: Sanjay Gulati, Fran Borgia
Prod Cos: Crawling Angel Films (India), Akanga Film Asia (Singapore)
Synopsis: After a heart-wrenching separation from the love of his life and a brutal altercation in the aftermath in which he loses his front teeth, a young brass band player in Old Delhi attempts to move on in life by finding his smile back.
Status: Development
Contact: info@akangafilm.com

JANI BE GOOD
Dir:
Ariani Darmawan (Indonesia)
Prods: Meiske Taurisia
Prod Co: Palari Films
Synopsis: Jani overhears a heated fight between her sister, Julia, and their mother, Winnie, the night before Julia runs away. While Winnie—a single mother and breadwinner—becomes increasingly intense at home, Jani withdraws into a quiet rage. She finds escape with her warm grandmother, Oma, who is preparing her own cremation. As Jani receives secret messages from Julia, the tension escalates until she finally confronts Winnie. Over four days leading up to Christmas, small, shared moments and arguments change Jani's perception of her mother, sister, and her own freedom.
Status: Post Production [HAF 2026 Works-in-Progress]

JENGIRA’S MAGNIFICENT DREAM
Dir:
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cast: Jenjira Pongpas, Connor Jessup, Sakda Kaewbuadee, Tilda Swinton
Prod Cos: Anna Sanders Films (France), Burning (Colombia), Kick the Machine (Thailand), Baldr Film (Netherlands), Piano Productions (Mexico), Meta Films (Canada)
Synopsis: Jengira, a Thai widow, travels to Sigiriya to scatter her husband's ashes. As blurred visions distort her perception of time and space, she finds herself drawn into a journey through different eras. Guided by science and empathy, Jengira becomes a living portal connecting past, future, and spirit. The film explores a retro aesthetic, inspired by 1970s science fiction films, and is distinguished by a world where the only visible temporal difference is the absence of cell phones.
Status: In Production (shooting in Sri Lanka)

KAALI: DEPTH OF DARKNESS
Dir:
Gogularaajan Rajendran (Malaysia)
Prods: Kumanavannan Rajendran, Elizabeth Wijaya & Lai Weijie
Prod Cos: Om Sakthi Films (Malaysia), E&W Films (Singapore)
Synopsis: 1966, a plantation bordering a lush Malayan forest: Kali, once claimed and saved by the forest as a child, grows up to be a young wife and plantation worker. Initially struggling with her mother-in-law’s impatience for an heir, she finally feels accepted when she gets pregnant. Yet, things take a dark turn when Kali decides to ignore the forest’s plea for help in return.
Status: Development
Contact: Lai Weijie, weijie@ewfilms.com.sg, Kumanavannan Rajendran, kumanavannan@gmail.com

KAWALAN
Dir:
Lav Diaz (Philippines)
Cast: Nanding Josef, Janine Gutierrez, Hazel Orencio
Prod: Hazel Orencio
Prod Co: Sine Olivia Pilipinas
Synopsis: The old venerable mayor of the remote town of Kawalan learns that the invading Japanese will set up a garrison. He organises willing members in his community to set up a hidden settlement in the middle of the forest, where they can live unaffected by the horrors of the war.
Status: Post Production [HAF 2024 Works-in-Progress]

LAND OF EVANESCENCE [Hybrid Documentary]
Dir:
Trang Thi Xuan Nguyen (Vietnam)
Prods: Wilfredo Manalang, Nguyen Thi Xuan Trang, Charlotte Lelong
Prod Cos: Lagi Limited (Vietnam), Fusee (Philippines), Trance Films (France)
Synopsis: The intertwined stories of a post-war generation, a Vietnamese propagandist and a haunted Vietnam War veteran reveal how the echoes of past conflict shape the present and future, urging a collective reckoning with the enduring scars of battle and a quest for peace.
Status: Post Production
Contact: create@fusee.biz

LAST NOTE [Hybrid Documentary]
Dir:
Patrick de Belen (Canada, Philippines)
Prods: Patrick de Belen, Wilfredo Manalang
Associate prods: George K. Sommerrock, Alicia Catubay-Watt, Melissa Alviar
Prod Cos: Still Here Productions, Fusee
Synopsis: After his younger brother’s death, a Filipino-Canadian poet reconstructs a voice from journals, songs, and memory. Last Note is a documentary that blurs reality and narration to confront grief, mental illness, and cultural silence within diasporic Filipino families.
Status: Post Production

MOTHER MAYBE
Dir:
Sonny Calvento (Philippines)
Cast: Anthony Jennings, Lhorvie Nuevo-Tadioan
Prods: Sheron Dayoc, Arden Rod Condez, Jo Andrew Torlao
Co-Prods: Weijie Lai, Elizabeth Wijaya, Stefano Centini
Prod Cos: Southern Lantern Studios (Philippines), E&W Films (Singapore), Volos Films (Taiwan)
Synopsis: A son is reunited with his mother in Tokyo as he joins a high-stakes Japanese game show, but his joy turns to horror as he discovers that at night, his mother becomes a monster.
Status: In Production
Contact: hello@southernlantern.com, sherondayoc@southernlantern.com

MY MOTHER
Dir:
Eddie Cahyono (Indonesia)
Prods: Tika Bravani, Isabelle Glachant
Prod Cos: ANP Talenta Media (Indonesia) Knockonwood Inc (Japan), Chinese Shadows (Hong Kong)
Synopsis: Sumiati, in her sixties, lives alone in a remote Java village after her husband’s suicide. Her daughter, Sri, has left to work abroad and to escape a forced marriage and a violent husband. One day, Sumiati received the news that Sri was on death row in Saudi Arabia for killing a man who tried to abuse her. Determined to help and see her daughter one last time, Sumiati is now desperate to find the financial resources. She searches for friends and relatives and ways to make money, while the village chief helps her contact the Indonesian authorities and media for support.
Status: Post Production [HAF 2026 Works-in-Progress]

MY NEIGHBOR THE GANGSTER
Dir:
Mario Cornejo (Philippines)
Cast: JM Garcia, Althea Ruedas, Kate Alejandrino, Jane Oineza, Sid Lucero, Michael de Mesa
Prod: Monster Jimenez
Exec Prod: Jon Romulo
Prod Cos: This Side Up (Philippines), Nathan Studios (Philippines)
Synopsis: In 1980, a young boy’s life is changed when the Philippines’ most notorious gangster moves in next door.
Status: Post Production
Contact: Monster Jimenez, monster@thissideupmanila.com

OTHER PEOPLE’S DREAMS
Dir:
Daniel Hui (Singapore)
Prods: Tan Si En
Prod Cos: Momo Film Co (Singapore)
Synopsis: Two runaway souls escaping a dark past meet in the chaos of Singapore. They find a way to survive by stealing, unseen from the public, melding themselves with the rhythms of the dreaming city.
Status: Development
Contact: Momo Film Co, hello@momofilm.co

OUR SON
Dir:
Luhki Herwanayogi (Indonesia)
Prods: Iqbal M. Hamdan, Giovanni Rahmadeva
Co-prods: Siera Tamihardja, Kuek Shee Heng
Prod Cos: Catchlight Pictures (Indonesia), Qun Films (Indonesia), Aview Images (Taiwan)
Synopsis: Two childless married couples raise an unexpected son from an illicit affair between the two households. Amidst the chaos that follows a paternity reveal, the two wives take parenting into their own hands.
Status: Post Production
Contact: Giovanni Rahmadeva, deva@qunfilms.com

PICTUREHOUSE
Dir:
Nghiem Minh Nguyen-Vo (Vietnam)
Prods: Johann Chapelan, Silvia Wong, Phan Gia Nhat Linh, Nghiem Minh Nguyen-Vo
Co-prods: Bao Nguyen, Anderson Le, Alemberg Ang, Nguyen Trinh Hoan, Jenni Trang Lê, Huang Junxiang, Nguyen Nu Nhu Khue
Prod Cos: Girelle Production (France), Add Oil Films (Singapore), East Films (Vietnam), Daluyong Studios (Philippines), HKFilm (Vietnam)
Synopsis: In 1960s Vietnam, an eight-year-old boy finds a haven in a family-run cinema in a country that is being torn apart by war.
Status: Post Production
Contact: Johann Chapelan, chapelan.johann@gmail.com

PRAY TO THE THUNDER
Dir:
Ananth Subramaniam (Malaysia)
Prods: Choo Mun Bel, Bradley Liew, Dominique Welinski, Fran Borgia
Prod Cos: Sixtymac Productions (Malaysia), Epicmedia Productions Inc (Philippines), DW (France), Akanga Film Asia (Singapore)
Synopsis: Clashing with her traditional community to fuse rebel spirit with cultural roots, Thunder, a young Malaysian Tamil punk rocker, claims a life that’s truly her own.
Status: Financing
Contact: Choo Mun Bel (delegate producer), belz@sixtymacproduction.com

RED THREAD
Dir:
Ham Tran (Vietnam, US)
Cast: Doan Minh Anh, Hoai Khanh, Ba Tay, Tran Nghia, Quang Tuan
Prods: Mai Hoai, Nguyen Tuan Anh, Trinh Thanh Phuoc Loc, Nguyen Thi Truc Ly, Nelson Mok
Int’l Sales: Mokster Films
Synopsis: When a podcaster delving into ghost stories crosses paths with a young girl cursed to see the dead and a serial killer who believes he’s harvesting souls for hell, the ancient red thread binding them tightens and starts dragging them all toward damnation.
Status: Post Production
Contact: Mokster Films, hello@moksterfilms.com

THE RETURNING
Dir:
Atsuko Hirayanagi (Japan, US)
Prods: Wilfredo Manalang, Eiko Mizuno-Gray
Prod Cos: Fusee (Philippines), Kinofaction (Japan), Matchgirl Pictures (US)
Synopsis: A homeless Japanese man in Manila joins an environmental charity offering a chance to rebuild his life by planting trees in deforested areas of the Philippines, only to discover that it is a sinister cult serving an ancient forest spirit.
Status: Development
Contact: create@fusee.biz

RIA
Dir:
Arvin Belarmino (Philippines)
Prods: Kristine De Leon, Alemberg Ang, Pavel Feldamn, Maria Sophia C. Atayde, Jossette C. Atayde, Jefferson Moneo
Co-prods: Fenanda Renno, Rafa Laperal, RSVP Film Studios
Prod Cos: WAF Studios (Philippines), Daluyong Studios (Philippines)
Synopsis: A folk-punk woman aids her chronically ill foster mother while defending their punk commune – the sole surviving home amidst the ruins of a land-grabbed neighbourhood.
Status: Post Production
Contact: Kristine De Leon, tin@daluyong.ph

THE SEA IS CALM TONIGHT
Dir:
Lê Bảo (Vietnam)
Prods: Elizabeth Wijaya & Lai Weijie, Huynh Yen
Prod Cos: E&W Films (Singapore), Sensory Ocean Films (Vietnam)
Synopsis: At sea, Vietnamese boat people of 40 years past have a miraculous meeting with Rohingya refugees of the present in their extraordinary parallel journeys to find peace.
Status: Development, Fundraising
Contact: Lai Weijie, weijie@ewfilms.com.sg

THE SEA SPEAKS HIS NAME
Dir:
Yosep Anggi Noen (Indonesia)
Cast: Reza Rahadian, Eva Celia Latjuba, Dian Sastrowardoyo
Prods: Gita Fara, Budi Setyarso, Leila S. Chudori
Prod Cos: Pal8 Pictures, VMS Studio, Jagartha, Lynx Films (Indonesia)
Synopsis: In the turbulent final years of Indonesia’s New Order, 1998, a generation of young idealists risked everything for the dream of freedom. Among them is Biru Laut, a university student whose passion for justice and belief in democracy draws him into a secret circle of activists known as the Winatra group. The story follows the disappearance of Biru Laut and the subsequent search for him and other student activists by his family, particularly his younger sister Asmara Jati, revealing a dark period of Indonesian history marked by violence and the struggle for democracy.
Status: Post Production [HAF 2026 Works-in-Progress]

SKIN COAT [Animation]
Dir:
Tan Wei Keong (Singapore)
Prods: Anthony Chen, Teoh Yi Peng
Prod co: Giraffe Pictures (Singapore)
Synopsis: Singapore animator Tan Wei Keong’s debut feature follows a son returning to his village to see his aging parents and his male lover, who has to put on a woman’s skin coat to accompany him back home.
Status: In Production

Sleep No More
Sleep No More

SLEEP NO MORE
Dir:
Edwin (Indonesia)
Cast: Rachel Amanda, Lutesha, Iqbaal Ramadhan, Sal Priadi, Kev Luqman
Prods: Meiske Taurisia & Muhammad Zaidy
Prod Cos: Palari Films (Indonesia), Hassaku Labs (Japan), Giraffe Pictures (Singapore), In Good Company (Germany)
Synopsis: A satirical dark fantasy centred on two sisters who are forced to work at a hair factory to repay their late mother’s debt, only to start seeing strange and dangerous things around them.
Status: Completed, premiered in Berlinale Special Midnight 2026
Contact: meisketaurisia@gmail.com

THE THONGLOR KIDS
Dir:
Aditya Assarat (Thailand)
Prods: Fran Borgia, Aditya Assarat, Tanwarat Sombatwattana
Prod Cos: Akanga Film Asia (Singapore), Pop Pictures (Thailand)
Synopsis: A drama-comedy about a divorced middle-aged professor who plans to spend the long weekend with his 11 year old daughter but gets sidetracked when he unexpectedly falls in love with a new woman.
Status: Post Production
Contact: info@akangafilm.com

TO LEAVE, TO STAY
Dir:
Danech San (Cambodia)
Prods: Daniel Mattes, Marine Arrighi de Casanova, Tan Si En
Prod Cos: Anti-Archive (Cambodia), Apsara Films (France), Momo Film Co (Singapore)
Synopsis: Bored of her island life, Mera travels with her friend Bopha to visit a soldier she met online. Weeks later, Mera goes missing. Bopha’s search begins.
Status: Development
Contact: info@antiarchive.com

TROPICAL RAIN, DEATH-SCENTED KISS [Hybrid Animation & Live Action]
Dir:
Charlotte Hong Bee Her (Singapore, US)
Prods: Tan Si En, Giuliana Foulkes, Sophia Sim
Prod Cos: Momo Film Co (Singapore), Total Blur Productions (US), Dayulong Studios (Philippines)
Synopsis: In a vision of Singapore slowly falling into a wilderness populated by spirits, the ghost of a girl’s best friend follows her home.
Status: Post Production
Contact: hello@momofilm.co

WE ARE ALL STRANGERS
Dir:
Anthony Chen (Singapore)
Cast: Yeo Yann Yann, Koh Jia Ler
Prods: Anthony Chen, Teoh Yi Peng
Prod Co: Giraffe Pictures (Singapore)
Synopsis: After Ilo Ilo and Wet Season, the third and final film of Anthony Chen’s ‘Growing Up’ trilogy once again reunites frequent collaborators Yeo Yann Yann and Koh Jia Ler as they play strangers made to become family.
Status: Completed, premiered in Berlinale competition 2026
Contact: Giraffe Pictures, contact@giraffepictures.asia

WHAT'S LEFT OF US
Dir:
Tyrone Acierto (Philippines, US)
Prods: Wilfredo Manalang, Michael Peterson
Prod Cos: Fusee (Philippines), Peterson Polaris Corp (Canada), CineBandits (US)
Synopsis: In a world ravaged by a mysterious brain disease that erases memories, a family struggles to survive and stay together, battling both the infected and their own fading minds in a desperate journey to find each other, safety and hope amid the violent madness around them.
Status: Development
Contact: create@fusee.biz

A WOMAN BUILDS
Dirs:
Huang Ji, Ryuji Otsuka (China, Japan)
Prods: Ryuji Otsuka, Ming-Jung Kuo, Fran Borgia, Alex C. Lo
Prod Cos: Yellow-Green Pi (Japan), Island X Pictures (Taiwan), Akanga Film Asia (Singapore), Cinema Inutile (Japan-US)
Synopsis: Lynn enjoys working in China, apart from her husband and child in Japan. In her pseudo-single life she has her colleague Long for company, VR for sexual satisfaction, and the determination to build her own house.
Status: In Production

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