Korea & Japan
Tokyo Gap Financing Market 2023: Full Line-Up
Tokyo Gap Financing Market selected 15 projects for its fourth edition, held during TIFFCOM (October 25-27).
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Streamlined Insights
Inside Mainland China’s Scorching Hot Box Office Summer
Last weekend I decided to take a look at mainland China’s box office recovery from the inside and took the ferry across to Shenzhen to watch some movies. I saw two Chinese films in multiplexes in the Nanshan district – creature feature The Meg 2: The Trench, a Sino-US
Europe
Iran’s ‘Critical Zone’, Singapore’s ‘Dreaming & Dying’ Take Best Film Awards In Locarno
Critical Zone won the Golden Leopard in Locarno's international competition, while Dreaming & Dying took the same honours in Cinema of the Present.
Korea & Japan
Asian Project Market 2023: Full Line-Up
Busan International Film Festival has announced the 30 projects selected for this year’s Asian Project Market, including new works from Japan’s Koji Fukada, Indonesia’s Makbul Mubarak and India’s Rima Das.
Streamlined Insights
US Strikes Impact On Global Production: Whose Stories Are We Telling Anyway?
So there I was thinking that Streamlined could safely take a few months off over the summer – nothing big was likely to happen; instead of which Hollywood has gone on strike, the world is on fire (not in a good way), and a brilliant marketing gimmick has convinced everyone to
Festivals
‘When The Seedlings Grow’ Wins Grand Prize At Japan’s Skip City Festival
Drama directed by Turkey's Reger Azad Kaya was filmed in northern Syria with non-professional actors.
News
Full Circle Lab Set For Second Indonesian Edition In September
LOCK Full Circle Lab has launched a call for projects for event taking place in Jakarta September 18-24.
Funding News
HBF+Europe Minority Co-Prod & Post 2023: Funding News
Hubert Bals Fund has selected eight projects for its HBF+Europe: Minority Co-production scheme and four projects for its first ever HBF+ Europe: Post-production Scheme.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
'Diamond Marine World', 'Eye Of The Storm' Win Big At Taipei Film Awards
Diamond Marine World won both the Grand Prize and best documentary at this year’s Taipei Film Awards, while Lin Chun-yang’s Eye Of The Storm scooped five prizes.
Funding News
Asian Cinema Fund 2023: Funding News
Asian Cinema Fund has announced 14 selections for its 2023 funding round.
Korea & Japan
Busan Film Festival’s Asian Cinema Fund Announces Support For 14 Projects
Selections include three script development awards, four post-production awards and grants for seven documentaries.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: BIFAN Hands Top Prizes To Chile’s ‘Sorcery’, Korea’s ‘Iron Mask’
Christopher Murray's Sorcery won the Best of Bucheon award, while Iron Mask took Best Korean Fantastic Film.
Europe
Venice Gap Financing Market 2023: Full Line-Up
Venice Gap-Financing Market (Sept 1-3), held as part of the Venice Production Bridge at Venice film festival, will present 62 projects from around the world.
Korea & Japan
‘Passport’, ‘Please Bear With Me’ Win Prizes at BIFAN’s NAFF Project Market
Ananth Subramaniam’s The Passport took the top award at this year’s NAFF Project Market in Korea, while Gabriela Serrano's Please Bear With Me scooped three other prizes.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
TAICCA Partners With BIFAN; Launches Award At NAFF
Taiwan Creative Content Agency will present a $10,000 award at BIFAN's NAFF Project Market.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
LGBTQ+ Drama ‘Fragrance Of The First Flower’ Blooms Again With Second Season
First season of award-winning show sold to Korea, Australia, Spain and Portugal.
Southeast Asia
Lao Filmmakers Fund Supports Nine Projects: Funding News
Fund previously supported The Signal, from Lao filmmaker Lee Phongsavanh, which premiered in Shanghai this month.
News
Former FDCP Head Liza Diño Honoured By France’s Ministry Of Culture
Diño was awarded the Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for her work promoting the Philippines film industry and building ties with France.