Middle East & North Africa

HBF+Europe Minority Co-Prod & Post 2024: Funding News

Hubert Bals Fund has selected eight projects for its HBF+Europe: Minority Co-pro scheme, and two for its HBF+ Europe: Post scheme.

Chinese-Speaking Markets

China’s Pingyao International Film Festival Moves Dates To September

Festival co-founded by Jia Zhangke will be held September 24-30 in Pingyao Ancient City.

Streamlined Insights

FEFF Udine 2024: Is There A Theatrical Future For Asian Films In Europe?

As Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine, northern Italy, was kicking off last week, the festival’s associated distribution company, Tucker Film, was gearing up to release Malaysian drama Abang Adik on 50 screens across Italy. Tucker Film has partnered with another Italian distributor, Academy 2, to release the

Europe

Japan Triumphs At FEFF With ‘Takano Tofu’, ‘Confetti’ Taking Top Awards

Mihara Mitsuhiro’s Takano Tofu was awarded with the Golden Mulberry, while Fujita Naoya’s Confetti took the Silver Mulberry award.

Southeast Asia

Purin Pictures Spring 2024: Funding News

Four Filipino projects and one Indonesian docudrama were awarded grants in Purin Pictures' spring 2024 funding round.

Middle East & North Africa

‘Forever-Forever’, ‘Dormitory’ Take Top Prizes At Istanbul Film Festival

Forever-Forever, from Ukrainian filmmaker Anna Buryachkova, won the Golden Tulip in the international competition.

Streamlined Insights

Cannes 2024: China & India Back In Action; Saudi Debut; Taiwan & Vietnam Rising

Although this year’s Cannes line-up is one of the most commercial in a while, it’s also one that highlights how much cross-cultural collaboration we still have in international cinema, and how borders continue to blend and shift, despite the divisions thrown up by politics, war and

Africa

CANNES 2024 LINE-UP: Titles Selected From Asia, Africa & Midde East

UPDATED: A list of films and their sales agents selected for Cannes, Critics Week & Directors Fortnight from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Chinese-Speaking Markets

FEFF Focus Asia 2024: Full Line-Up

FEFF Udine's industry platform has selected 11 projects for its All Genres Project Market and six for its Far East In Progress section.

Festivals

'The Gospel Of The Beast' Wins Golden Star At First HCM City Film Festival

Nicole Midori Woodford's Last Shadow At First Light won four prizes in the festival's Southeast Asia competition.

Streamlined Insights

Cinevesture: What We Learned About Indian Film Finance At CIFF Market

This is very late as I’ve just been very sick with Covid (yes, it’s still out there) but I wanted to summarise the major themes from the ‘Conversations’ section of the recent Cinevesture International Film Festival (CIFF, March 27-31) in Chandigarh, India. Cinevesture, which comprises the festival,

Festivals

‘Snow In Midsummer’, ‘Sons’ Win Top Firebird Awards At HKIFF

Chong Keat-aun's Snow In Midsummer won best film in the Young Cinema Competition (Chinese-language) at this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival.

News

HIFF Project Market 2024: Full Line-Up

Ho Chi Minh International Film Festival has selected 15 projects for Autumn Meeting and 10 for Viet Script Lab.

News

Directors Factory Philippines Wraps; Four Shorts To Premiere In Cannes

The four films will be screened at Cannes Directors Fortnight on May 15 at the Theatre Croisette.

Chinese-Speaking Markets

Far East Film Festival To Open With ‘YOLO’, ‘Citizen Of A Kind’; Zhang Yimou To Be Honoured

Zhang will receive a Golden Mulberry Award for Lifetime Achievement and present three films.

Streamlined Insights

India’s Cinevesture Fest & Market Launch; Filmart Wrap & Hong Kong Film Industry

It’s taken me a while to gather my thoughts on Filmart and what is currently going on in Hong Kong. More on that below. First a quick introduction to a new event in India, Cinevesture International Film Festival, which kicks off in the city of Chandigarh next week. And

News

India’s Cinevesture Unveils Screenings Line-up; CIFF Market To Present 20 Projects

Cinevesture International Film Festival will open with The Taste Of Things and close with Exhuma.

News

CIFF Market Projects 2024: Full Line-Up

CIFF Market in Chandigarh, India, has selected 20 projects for its inaugural edition (March 27-31).