Korea & Japan
BIFAN NAFF Project Market 2025: Full Line-Up
BIFAN has selected 26 projects for the 2025 edition of Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF).
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DANAFF Project Market 2025: Full Line-Up
Project market will take place alongside the third Danang Asian Film Festival in Vietnam.
Africa
CANNES 2025 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 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 where known.
Streamlined Guides
Streamlined Guides: Chinese Buyers
Back in January, Streamlined Guides released an edition looking at imported movies at the China box office in 2024 and promised to follow up with a report on Chinese buyers. In the meantime, US president Donald Trump slapped huge tariffs on China, which reciprocated by saying it would “moderately reduce”
Chinese Speaking
HKIFF, Meta Media Team On Asian Short Film Fund
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) and NownessAsia, a subsidiary of Meta Media Group, have launched the Asian Short Film Fund (ASFF). The ASFF is inviting aspiring directors and producers to submit short film proposals from May 7 to June 15. Three selected projects will receive up to $35,
Chinese Speaking
'Her Story', 'The Last Dance' Take Top Awards In FEFF
'Like A Rolling Stone' was awarded the Crystal Mulberry, while the White Mulberry went to 'Diamonds In The Sand'.
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FEFF Udine 2025: Hong Kong Legends, Japanese Dolls & Arthouse Distribution
Africa
Durban FilmMart 2025: Full Line-Up
Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI) has selected 31 projects from 15 countries for the Pitch and Finance Forum of the 2025 Durban FilmMart (DFM).
Southeast Asia
Purin Pictures Spring 2025: Funding News
Cambodia’s Danech San and Indonesia’s Wregas Bhanuteja are among the grantees in Purin Pictures' latest funding round.
Chinese Speaking
‘Black Ox’, ‘To Kill A Mongolian Horse' Take Top Honours In Hong Kong
Black Ox, directed by Japanese filmmaker Tsuta Tetsuichiro, won the Firebird Award in the Young Cinema Competition (World) at this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival (April 10-21). Jiang Xiaoxuan’s To Kill A Mongolian Horse was presented with the same award in the Young Cinema Competition for Chinese-language
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Cannes 2025 Line-Up; China's Reduction Of US Film Imports
Southeast Asia
Thailand Creative Content Agency 2025: Funding News
Thailand Creative Culture Agency (THACCA) has announced its first major funding round for Thai productions, handing out $6.4m (THB220m) to 86 projects. A total of 15 narrative feature projects are receiving production funding, including 9 Temples To Heaven, directed by Sompot Chidgasornpongse and produced by Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Kick