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.

News

Thai Hit ‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ Takes Audience Award At NYAFF

Malaysian filmmaker Chong Keat Aun's 'Snow In Midsummer' took the Uncaged Award at the close of this year's New York Asian Film Festival.

Festivals

German Drama ‘Every You Every Me’ Wins Three Awards At MIFFest

Michael Fetter Nathansky's drama about a failing relationship took best film, screenplay and actress.

Streamlined Insights

Asia Summer Box Office: A Few Big Whales & A Lot Of Long Tails

Before signing off for a few weeks holiday, Streamlined is taking the temperature of the summer box office, along with a round-up of half-year box office results, in major Asian markets. There is so much drama currently going on in the world between wars, natural disasters, political unrest,

Middle East & North Africa

World Cinema Fund Summer 2024: Funding News

Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund awarded eight production and two distribution grants in its latest funding round.

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.

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.