News

Busan’s ACFM Launches Korea Co-production Support Fund

Asian Contents & Film Market has launched a new initiative to support international co-productions with Korea.

Festivals

‘Island Of The Winds’, ‘Yen And Ai-Lee’ Take Top Prizes At Taipei Film Awards

Lithuania’s Drowning Dry took home the Grand Prize in Taipei Film Festival's International New Directors Competition.

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.

News

Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Black Red Yellow’ Wins Best Film In Shanghai

Full list of award winners from this year's Shanghai International Film Festival and SIFF Project.

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

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

Middle East & North Africa

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

Streamlined Insights

Nigeria Goes Global; AFRIFF Plots Market; Doha Launches New Festival

Africa had a notably bigger presence at this year’s Cannes film festival and market, in particular Nigeria, which had My Father’s Shadow in Un Certain Regard, while the Nigerian government was talking up plans to invest in the country’s creative economy. In addition, the Africa International Film

Streamlined Insights

Cannes 2025 Recap Part Two: Neon & Mubi Share The Spoils; Asian Sellers Quiet

Part Two of Streamlined’s Cannes 2025 recap looks at the sales business announced (or not announced) in the market this year. I’m keeping the recap of activity by the African continent and Arab world at the Cannes market for another newsletter, to be published shortly, as there’s

Streamlined Insights

Cannes 2025 Recap Part One: Hello Brave New Multipolar Film Industry

It was an odd Cannes film festival this year. The films were good, but the business was muted and the instability created by US President Donald Trump rattled around the market, much like the mistral winds that led to the unfortunate palm tree incident on the Croisette. But then we

Chinese-Speaking Markets

CANNES 2025: LIST OF AWARD WINNERS

All the winners from this year’s Cannes film festival, across official selection, Critics Week, Directors Fortnight and the Immersive Competition.

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).

News

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

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 Markets

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,