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.
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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
‘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
‘You Won’t Be Alone’ Wins Best Film At BIFAN Film Festival
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
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
Park Chan-wook & Song Kang-ho Win Major Cannes Film Festival 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
Korean & Chinese Titles 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
Streamlined Insights
Pekingman Shoot: Living Proof That China Co-production Still Exists
In addition to a rare pandemic-era China co-production, Streamlined takes a brief look at Asghar Farhadi’s legal woes and the controversial restructure of India’s film-related public bodies. 1. Sino-French co-production Pekingman wraps in China Earlier this week, Streamlined caught up with Shanghai-based
News
Full Circle Lab Philippines Unveils 15 Projects For Fourth Edition
First Cut Lab projects include Woo Ming Jin’s Stone Turtle; He Shuming’s Ajoomma, produced by Anthony Chen; and Where Is The Lie? from Quark Henares.