Festivals

‘Bound In Heaven’ Wins Grand Prix At Osaka Asian Film Festival

OAFF also announced that the next edition of the festival will be held August 29-September 7, 2025.

News

Cinevesture Opens With ‘A Normal Family’; CinéV Launches WIP & Short Film Sections

Festival and market in Chandigarh, India, is also screening 17 indie titles in its India Unveiled section.

Streamlined Guides

Streamlined Guides: Hong Kong Producers & Buyers

With Filmart taking place this month, Streamlined is turning its attention to the Hong Kong film industry, looking at the current state of production financing and leading production companies, as well as the local box office and distribution of imported films. Once home to the most prolific film industry in

Streamlined Insights

Success Of ‘Ne Zha 2’: Could This Finally Be China’s Soft Power Moment?

Last weekend I finally went to see Ne Zha 2 and began to understand why this Chinese animated film has grossed US$2bn. First the basics – it’s a visually jaw-dropping movie, truly epic in scale, but also contains humour (mostly toilet humour, but still amusing); pathos, with more

News

CinéV Market Projects 2025: Full Line-Up

CinéV Market Projects has selected 22 projects for its second edition.

Korea & Japan

‘Through Rocks And Clouds’ Takes Best Film At Okinawa's Cinema At Sea

Festival focuses on films from the countries of the Pacific Rim and Pacific Islands.

Streamlined Guides

Streamlined Guides: Updates On Upcoming Editions

February has been a month of intense research and reflection for the Streamlined Guides, the results of which I want to share with Streamlined’s paying subscribers here. After publishing nine editions of the Guides, I’ve learned a lot, received a lot of feedback, and finally decided to change

Chinese-Speaking Markets

'Dreams (Sex Love)', 'Living The Land' Among Winners In Berlin

Dreams (Sex Love), from Norway's Johan Haugerud, took the Golden Bear, while China's Huo Meng was awarded best director for Living The Land.

Streamlined Insights

Berlin & Rotterdam; India’s JioHotstar; Singapore Cinema Contraction

Not surprisingly, given current events in the US and Europe, politics weighed heavily on this year’s Berlin and Rotterdam film festivals. The films, awards and speeches all reflected the valid concerns of the industry and filmmakers as they attempt to navigate an alarming new world order. At the same

Chinese-Speaking Markets

HKIFF Industry Animation & JFW 2025: Full Line-Up

HKIFF Industry Project Market has launched a new animation section and entered a partnership with Jakarta Film Week.

Korea & Japan

Osaka Asian Film Festival Announces 13-Strong Competition Line-up

Titles include China's Bound In Heaven, Korea's The Land Of Morning Calm and The Trophy Bride from Vietnam.

Chinese-Speaking Markets

HAF Works-in-Progress 2025: Full Line-Up

Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has selected 15 projects for the Works-in-Progress (WIP) section of this year’s HAF.

Europe

‘Fiume O Morte!’, ‘Raptures’ Win Top Prizes In Rotterdam

Igor Bezinović’s documentary Fiume o Morte! took the Tiger Award and the FIPRESCI prize at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Swedish director Jon Blåhed’s Raptures won the top award in the Big Screen Competition. Combining documentary and dramatic reconstruction, Fiume o Morte! [PICTURED ABOVE] explores

Chinese-Speaking Markets

‘Ne Zha 2’ Becomes Highest-Grossing Chinese Film Of All Time

Lunar New Year release, an animation based on Chinese mythology, has overtaken the record set by war drama 'The Battle Of Lake Changjin'.

Streamlined Insights

Sundance & Rotterdam; Lunar New Year Box Office In China, Korea & Vietnam

Before we dig into recent events, I just want to explain that Streamlined is changing its format this year to get back to its roots – which is to make your life easier by summarising all the major news in the content industries of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Over

Middle East & North Africa

Doha Film Institute Autumn 2024: Funding News

Qatar’s Doha Film Institute (DFI) has selected 47 projects for its autumn 2024 funding round, including 11 from Qatari and Qatar-based creatives. The grantees include Palestinian director Razan Madhoon’s Gaza-set drama The Good Spirit; Moroccan-French filmmaker Sofia Alaoui’s thriller Tarfaya; and The Joyful 1926

Chinese-Speaking Markets

HAF In Development 2025: Full Line-up

Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has selected 25 In-Development projects for this year’s HAF.

Streamlined Insights

India Box Office 2024: Why Are Hindi Films Struggling While Telugu Triumphs?

Looking in general at the film industries that have recovered at the box office since the pandemic, and those that are still struggling, it does seem that the more established production hubs of Hollywood, Bollywood and South Korea (I have an aversion to the term Hallyuwood) are having a tough