Chinese-Speaking Markets

FESTIVALS: ‘Coo-Coo 043’, ‘Marry My Dead Body’ To Bookend Taipei Golden Horse

Golden Horse has set Coo-Coo 043 as this year's opening film, while Cheng Wei-hao’s Marry My Dead Body will close the festival.

Chinese-Speaking Markets

Taiwan’s Studio76 & Singapore’s IFA Media Wrap 'Love Punch'

Wen Chen-Ling and Ding Ning head the cast of boxing drama co-financed by Hong Kong's Celestial Tiger Entertainment.

Korea & Japan

Asian Project Market 2022: Full Line-Up

Busan International Film Festival has announced the 29 projects selected for this year’s Asian Project Market.

Funding News

Asian Cinema Fund 2022: Funding News

Busan’s Asian Cinema Fund is returning this year after a two-year hiatus with a selection of 13 projects.

Middle East & North Africa

FESTIVALS: ‘Drowning In Holy Water’ Takes Best Film At MIFFEST Awards

Eric Gravel's Full Time was presented with best director and best actress at fifth edition of the awards.

Festivals

FESTIVALS: ‘You Won’t Be Alone’ Wins Best Film At BIFAN

Goran Stolevski’s horror drama You Won’t Be Alone took best film at this year's Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.

Chinese-Speaking Markets

FESTIVALS: Elvis Lu’s ‘A Holy Family’ Wins Grand Prize At Taipei Film Awards

Fiona Ruan Fengyi’s American Girl took best narrative feature at the awards, held during the Taipei International Film Festival.

Streamlined Insights

So That Was Cannes 2022: A Return To The New Normal

A few friends will know that I left Cannes film festival early because my father, who had a long illness, reached the end of that journey and I went to sit with him and my mum for his final few days. While I’m obviously heartbroken, I’m also extremely

Korea & Japan

ROUND-UP: Major Sales Deals Out Of This Year’s Cannes Market

A summary of the major sales deals announced at this year's Cannes market on films originating from Asia & Middle East.

Middle East & North Africa

FESTIVALS: Park Chan-wook, Song Kang-ho Win Major Cannes Awards

Korean talent took two of the top awards, with Park Chan-wook winning best director and Song Kang-ho taking best actor.

Streamlined Insights

Why Aren’t Chinese Films Travelling To International Festivals?

Chinese cinema is conspicuous by its absence at this year’s Cannes film festival, with only a few short films announced across the official selection and parallel sections. Directors Fortnight said last week that the Asian “surprise film” that it was hoping to announce, was a Chinese film, that it

Streamlined Insights

China Warms Up To Big Tech But Stays Cool On Hollywood

While Streamlined doesn’t want to focus too much on any one market, there are several questions swirling around China that impact the global content industries and would be good to address before Cannes gets underway. This week’s edition of Streamlined will touch on two of these issues – Beijing’

Southeast Asia

Purin Pictures Spring 2022: Funding News

Five grantees include the fund's first animated feature, The Missing, along with two docs and two live-action fiction projects.

Chinese-Speaking Markets

FESTIVALS: Korean, Chinese Films Triumph At Far East Film Festival

Lee Jang-hoon's Miracle: Letters To The President was presented with the Golden Mulberry, while China's Return To Dust and Too Cool To Kill took multiple awards.

Chinese-Speaking Markets

STREAMING UPDATES: Amazon India Slate, Tokyo Vice Sales, CJ ENM Studios

APRIL 2022: Rolling updates of the latest streaming content announcements from Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

Streamlined Insights

Will Asia’s Distribution Landscape Ever Return To Normal?

And what was normal anyway? These were some of the big questions being debated at Focus Asia, the industry platform of Far East Film Festival (FEFF, April 22-30) in Udine, Italy, which has turned out to be one of the first major in-person interactions between the Asian and

Streamlined Insights

How Much Can Netflix Grow In Asia Pacific?; Arab Titles Join Cannes Line-up; South Indian Cinema Strikes Again

Another busy week with Netflix’s shock news of declining subs, more Cannes announcements, the Warner Bros Discovery international restructure and another big global hit from India. Next week, Streamlined will be reporting from the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, which is shaping up to be one of

Streamlined Insights

Cannes 2022 Official Selection: Korean Wave Rolls On, Strong Middle East Presence & A Rare Film From Pakistan

This year’s Cannes official selection has something for everyone – leading arthouse auteurs and former Palme d’Or winners; new talents and discoveries; US studio movies including Top Gun: Maverick, and many other films that will pepper the red carpet with big stars. It feels like a return to business