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Full Circle Lab Philippines Unveils 15 Projects For Fifth Edition
Line-up includes new projects from the Philippines' Martika Ramirez Escobar and Myanmar's Maung Sun.
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Streamlined Insights
Filmart Returns; Hong Kong’s Political Landscape; China Release Schedule
This edition of Streamlined marks exactly one year since I launched this newsletter to summarise and analyse events in the film & streaming content industries across Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. I haven’t managed to keep to a weekly schedule, especially since joining Deadline, and haven’t
Streamlined Insights
The Yash Raj Films Effect; Indian Films In Berlin & Rotterdam; Self-Censorship At The Streamers
Back to India, where there has never been so much content being made, and perhaps never been so many complex political and commercial factors impacting that content. It feels as if the pandemic never happened in India, as the country is producing a staggering range of films and television – from
Chinese-Speaking Markets
FESTIVALS: Osaka Asian To Open With Ho Cheuk Tin’s ‘Over My Dead Body’
Hong Kong black comedy Over My Dead Body will receive its world premiere as the opening film of this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival (March 10-19).
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Bridging The Dragon To Explore Euro-Asian Collaboration At EFM
Two-day forum expands BTD's Sino-European focus to the rest of East Asia.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
HAF Works-in-Progress 2023: Full Line-Up
Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum has selected 15 Work-in-Progress projects, in addition to the 28 in-development projects previously announced.
Africa
FESTIVALS: ‘Le Spectre De Boko Haram’ Wins Tiger Award In Rotterdam
Cameroonian filmmaker Cyrielle Raingou’s Le Spectre De Boko Haram was presented with the Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Streamlined Insights
Can Southeast Asian Indie Cinema Continue Its Momentum In 2023?
I’m not sure why I thought that compiling a list of upcoming projects from Southeast Asia, and looking at recent tweaks to the region’s funding programmes, would be a quick and easy job to do. It has taken weeks to compile, and while I finally stopped at 30
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India’s ProducerLAND Launches Project Accelerator Programme ‘Ascent’
Former Memento sales chief Tanja Meissner, German producer Roman Paul and Film Constellation’s Fabien Westerhoff are among the mentors on the three-module programme.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
FESTIVALS: Pingyao Opens With Wang Mu’s 'Awakening Spring'
China’s Pingyao International Film Festival kicks off today (Jan 14) with the world premiere of Chinese director Wang Mu’s Awakening Spring.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum 2023: Full Line-Up
Anthony Chen, Fruit Chan and Marco Mueller are among the filmmakers producing projects from emerging filmmakers at this year's HAF.
Streamlined Insights
Is Southeast Asia Becoming The New Europe?; Local Indies Thrive On Funds, Labs & Co-productions
Let’s face it – even with Avatar: The Way Of Water bringing some much needed year-end box office cheer, 2022 has been a bit of a depressing year. The roaring ‘20s post-pandemic recovery we were promised has yet to materialise. So I’m going to end the year