This second part of Streamlined’s Cannes recap looks at Japan and Korea’s high-profile presence at the festival and market; debunks some of the rumours swirling around Saudi pulling back from building out its nascent film biz; and provides some long overdue updates on developments in the African film industries of Nigeria and South Africa.
Additions to Toronto line-up include Peter Ho-sun Chan's The Road Not Taken; It's My Time, directed by Bai Xue and starring Michelle Yeoh, and Bahman Ghobadi's Trees Are Watching.
Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has selected 11 projects for the seventh edition of its Series section, scheduled to run November 17-19 in Taipei.
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.
UPDATED AUGUST 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