Festivals
Uzbekistan’s ‘Sunday’, India’s ‘Stolen’ Take Top Awards At Skip City
'Sunday' was awarded the Grand Prize, while 'Stolen', directed by India's Karan Tejpal, took best director and the Audience Award.
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Streamlined Guides
Streamlined Guides: Philippines - Studios, Producers, VFX & Locations
The Philippines’ film industry is best known internationally for crime thrillers and social issue films, which win awards on the international festival circuit, while its mainstream industry is known for romantic comedies that are distributed to the diaspora. But the country’s reputation for those genres does not do justice
Festivals
BIFAN Top Awards Go To ‘Last Stop In Yuma County’ & ‘Esper's Light’
'The Last Stop In Yuma County' scooped the Best of Bucheon Award at this year’s BIFAN, while 'Esper’s Light' took the top award in Korean Fantastic: Features.
Southeast Asia
SGIFF Film Fund 2024: Funding News
SGIFF Film Fund, managed by Singapore International Film Festival, has selected four docs and three short films in its most recent funding round.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
‘Old Fox’, ‘From Island To Island’ Take Top Awards In Taipei
Lau Kek-huat’s From Island To Island won the Grand Prize and Best Documentary at the Taipei Film Awards, while Old Fox took five prizes.
News
‘Molder’, ‘The Heirloom’ Among Winners At BIFAN’s NAFF Project Market
Kenneth Dagatan’s 'Molder' won the top Bucheon Award, while Le Hoang's 'The Heirloom' took the NAFF Award.
Streamlined Insights
Co-producing Across Colonial Borders; Working Between Europe & the Global South
One issue that comes up repeatedly in the conversations I’ve had with producers in Asia and the Middle East over the years is the difficulty of setting up co-productions between ‘established’ (usually meaning Western European) nations and ‘developing’ nations. Of course, there are other established film producing territories
Chinese-Speaking Markets
‘The River That Holds Our Hands’ Wins Eye Catcher’s New Director Award
Asian New Director Award came with a cash prize of HK$100,000.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
CHINA RELEASE SCHEDULE: Imports & Co-Productions Jan-Jun 2024
Imports & co-productions released in China during the period January to June 2024.
Funding News
Asian Cinema Fund 2024: Funding News
Busan film festival's Asian Cinema Fund has awarded funding to 13 Asian projects for 2024.
Korea & Japan
Venice Gap Financing Market 2024: Full Line-Up
The 11th edition of the Venice Gap Financing Market has selected 61 projects from around the world.
News
Alternativa Film Project For Social Impact Titles To Hold Awards In Indonesia
Non-profit founded by tech company inDrive is holding the second edition of its awards show in Indonesia in November 2024.
News
MIFFest To Open With Woo Ming Jin’s 'Indera'; Unveils Competition Line-Up
Four films have racked up seven nominations each: Abang Adik, Every You Every Me, In The Land Of Brothers and Betania.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Kazakh Drama ‘The Divorce’, China’s ‘Friday, Funfair’ Take Top Awards In Shanghai
The Divorce took best film & actress in the main competition, while Friday, Funfair won best film in the Asian New Talent Awards.
Streamlined Insights
Africa Updates: Canal+ Takeover Of MultiChoice; Nigeria Film Fund; Yetu (Un)Limited
When Streamlined was launched two years ago, it came with a promise to cover Africa, swiftly followed by the realisation that a steep learning curve would be necessary before doing justice to the content industries of this huge and complex continent. One thing I’ve learned since launching Streamlined is
Middle East & North Africa
Amman Film Industry Days 2024: Full Line-Up
Jordan’s Amman International Film Festival selected 16 projects from eight Arab countries for Amman Film Industry Days.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Shanghai SIFF Project 2024: Full Line-Up
Shanghai International Film Festival's SIFF Project selected 34 projects across four categories for its 2024 edition.
Korea & Japan
BIFAN NAFF Project Market 2024: Full Line-Up
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival has selected 37 projects for this year’s NAFF Project Market.