Chinese Speaking

Pingyao Project Promotion 2025: Full Line-Up

China’s Pingyao International Film Festival (September 24-30) has selected 16 projects for this year’s Pingyao Project Promotion (PPP), including two projects from filmmakers in Shanxi province.    This year’s PPP will also include a selection of 15 literary works, from short stories to full-length ficion, that are being

Korea & Japan

'The Last Summer' Wins Grand Prix At Osaka Asian Expo Edition

The festival was held for the second time this year to coincide with the Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai.

Festivals

‘Father Mother Sister Brother’, ‘Voice Of Hind Rajab’ Take Top Prizes In Venice

In a controversial set of awards, major winners also included The Smashing Machine, which took the Silver Lion for best director.

Europe

TORONTO & SAN SEBASTIAN 2025: Titles Selected From Asia, Africa & Midde East

UPDATED SEPT 5: Below is a list of films selected for the main sections of Toronto and San Sebastian film festivals, originating from or mostly filmed in Asia, Africa and the Middle East (or from filmmakers originating from these regions but based elsewhere) with sales agents and nationalities of co-production

Southeast Asia

QCinema Project Market 2025: Full Line-Up

QCinema Project Market has selected 12 Philippine and eight Southeast Asian projects for its third edition.

Chinese Speaking

Golden Horse FPP Features 2025: Full Line-Up

Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has selected 12 works-in-progress and 38 in development projects for this year's features section.

Korea & Japan

KPop Demon Hunters; India Embraces AI; Busan's ACFM Tackles Market Problems

Middle East

Autumn Fest Politics & Press Coverage; Visions Sud Est & Singapore’s The Projector

Europe

LOCARNO & VENICE 2025: Titles Selected From Asia, Africa & Midde East

UPDATED: Below is a list of films selected for the main sections of Locarno and Venice film festivals, originating from or mostly filmed in Asia, Africa and the Middle East (or from filmmakers originating from these regions but based elsewhere) with sales agents and nationalities of co-production partners where known.

Festivals

Sho Miyake’s ‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ Wins Golden Leopard In Locarno

'Hair, Paper, Water...' directed by Nicolas Graux and Trương Minh Quy won the top prize in the Filmmakers of the Present competition.

Africa

Locarno Open Doors: Projects From Zimbabwe & Nigeria Take Top Prizes

Zimbabwe's Black Snake and Nigeria's Kachifo (Till The Morning Comes) were among the major winners.

Chinese Speaking

Golden Horse FPP Series 2025: Full Line-Up

Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has selected 14 projects for the sixth edition of its Series section.