Festivals
‘MA - Cry Of Silence’, ‘The Land Of Morning Calm’ Win Busan New Currents Awards
Kim Jiseok Awards went to Indian filmmaker Rima Das’ Village Rockstars 2 and Taiwanese director Tom Lin Shu Yu’s Yen And Ai Lee.
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Streamlined Insights
BUSAN 2024: Should Asia’s Content Biz Consider Policy To Respond To Inflation, Monopoly & AI?
The outdoor billboards towering over the streets of Centum City during this year’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) said it all. One was for the second season of Netflix’s Hellbound and the other for Disney’s Gangnam B-Side, both of which were premiering in BIFF’s On
Middle East & North Africa
CineGouna Funding 2024: Full Line-Up
Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival has selected 21 projects from 13 Arab countries for the seventh edition of CineGouna Funding.
Africa
OSCARS 2025: Best International Feature Submissions
Rolling list of submissions for the Best International Feature category of the Oscars from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
News
BUZZ LIST: Southeast Asia Projects In The Pipeline 2024
The list below highlights noteworthy Southeast Asian film projects that were completed and premiered at international film festivals in 2024. Nationality of the director is in brackets after their names, but nationality of the projects is harder to determine as most are multi-territory co-productions. UPDATE October 14: MA
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Pingyao Gives Top Awards To ‘Karst’, ‘The Sparrow In The Chimney’
Yang Suiyi’s Karst about a woman reconnecting with her childhood in Guizhou Province, won best film in the Fei Mu Awards for up-and-coming Chinese filmmakers at this year’s Pingyao International Film Festival (September 24-30). Swiss director Ramon Zurcher’s The Sparrow In The Chimney won
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Taiwan Creative Content Fest 2024: Full Line-Up
Taiwan Creative Content Fest has selected 42 projects and 20 pieces of IP for the Pitching section of its 2024 edition.
Streamlined Guides
Streamlined Guides: Indian Web Series Writers & Showrunners
A vast amount of investment has flowed into Indian streaming content with more than 1,500 original titles released across various platforms between 2016 and 2023, according to local analysts Ormax Media. Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have both prioritised India in their local-language content drives, while several other
Korea & Japan
Tokyo Gap Financing Market 2024: Full Line-Up
Tokyo Gap Financing Market has selected 20 projects for its fifth edition, including five from Italy.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Pingyao Project Promotion 2024: Full Line-Up
China's Pingyao International Film Festival has selected 16 projects for this year’s Pingyao Project Promotion.
Streamlined Insights
What Venice & Toronto Revealed About The Current State Of World Cinema
After a relatively buoyant if not exemplary Cannes, this year’s autumn festival season is expected to be a bellwether of the current health of the global film industry. Do we still have an independent sales business? Do we have many strong awards contenders, despite Hollywood strikes and other disruptions?
Africa
AUTUMN FESTIVALS 2024: Titles Selected From Asia, Africa & Midde East
UPDATED AUGUST 26: A list of films selected for Locarno, San Sebastian, Venice & Toronto from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Golden Horse FPP Features 2024: Full Line-Up
Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has selected 38 film projects and 13 film works-in-progress (WIP) for its features section.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Golden Horse FPP Series 2024: Full Line-Up
Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has selected 12 projects for the fifth edition of its Series section.
News
QCinema Project Market 2024: Full Line-Up
QPM, organised by Quezon City Film Commission, has selected 20 projects for its second edition.
Streamlined Insights
How Korean Films Are Performing In Global Markets Since The Pandemic
This week, I’m sharing an article I wrote for KoBiz about how Korean films are being received internationally since the pandemic. Since I wrote this, a few mid-budget Korean films have been performing relatively well at the local box office, including Pilot, Handsome Guys and Escape, which is
Streamlined Guides
Streamlined Guides: Philippines - Distributors, Exhibitors, Festivals & Streamers
Box office in the Philippines is still in recovery mode, registering a 51% year-on-year increase to $115m (PHP6.6bn) in 2023, but still around 60% below pre-pandemic levels. However, high attendance at recent editions of local film festivals, including last year’s QCinema and Metro Manila and
Korea & Japan
Asian Project Market 2024: Full Line-Up
Busan has selected 30 projects for this year’s Asian Project Market, including new works from previous New Currents filmmakers.