News

Marrakech Atlas Workshops 2025: Full Line-Up

Atlas Workshops, the projects market section of Marrakech International Film Festival, has selected 28 projects for its eighth edition.

Middle East & North Africa

Red Sea Souk 2025: Full Line-Up

Red Sea International Film Festival has selected 40 feature film and series projects for this year’s Red Sea Souk Project Market.

Festivals

Annemarie Jacir’s ‘Palestine 36’ Wins Best Film At Tokyo Fest

Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh’s documentary 'We Are The Fruits Of The Forest' was awarded the Special Jury Prize.

Funding News

Purin Film Fund Autumn 2025: Funding News

Bangkok-based fund has awarded grants to projects from Le Bao, Alyx Ayn Arumpac, Don Joseph Raphael Eblahan and Chris Chong Chan Fui.

Middle East & North Africa

Cairo Film Connection 2025: Full Line-Up

Cairo International Film Festival has selected 15 projects from 10 countries for this year's Cairo Film Connection.

News

‘Four Seasons In Java’ Wins Two Prizes At Inaugural TGFM Awards

The Asian Gen-Z Award, selected by five film students, went to 'Hum' from the Philippines’ Don Joseph Raphael Eblahan.

Festivals

QCinema Unveils Competition Sections; Alice Winocour’s ‘Couture’ Set As Opening Film

Asian Next Wave competition will screen nine films, including four award-winning titles making their Southeast Asian premiere.

Europe

Tatino Films Launches First Cut Lab Paris For International Projects

The Paris-based lab is open to feature-length films at the editing stage from anywhere in the world.

Middle East & North Africa

El Gouna Golden Stars Awarded To 'A Poet', 'Always' & 'Agapito'

Audience awards went to Sepideh Farsi’s documentary 'Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk' and Egyptian filmmaker Sarah Goher’s 'Happy Birthday'.

Europe

Cannes Critics' Week Launches Next Step Studio Indonesia

Four young Indonesian directors will co-direct four short films to be presented at Critics Week at Cannes 2026.

Project Markets

JAFF Future Project 2025: Full Line-Up

JAFF Future Project has selected ten projects for its second edition, while JAFF Content Market will present ten pieces of IP to producers, investors and distributors during the three-day event.

Korea & Japan

Warner & CJ ENM Deal; Lessons From Levies; YouTube At Mipcom

I was hoping to write about my recent trip to China for Pingyao International Film Festival and what I learned there for this edition of Streamlined, but other events need addressing first. Last week, Warner Bros Discovery announced a major deal with Korea's CJ ENM, Streamlined published the

Europe

Berlin World Cinema Fund 2025: Funding News

Berlin film festival’s World Cinema Fund is supporting 12 projects in its latest funding round.

Europe

Streamlined Guides: Streaming Levies & Investment Obligations Part One

This edition of the Streamlined Guides is an overview of the current status of levies and content investment obligations for streamers around the world. Which countries have implemented them and why? Which countries are still considering them, or have decided against them, and why? And what can the rest of

Africa

Berlin’s EFM Launches Training Programme For African Distributors

EFM Toolbox Distribution Academy will train participants annually through a five-week residency in Europe culminating in participation in the Berlinale’s EFM.

News

Philippines’ Cinemalaya Fest Wraps Successful Edition Despite Budget Woes

Noni Abao’s land rights documentary Bloom Where You Are Planted was awarded Best Film in the feature length category.

Southeast Asia

Singapore Fest Changes Competition Criteria; Lucrecia Martel To Head Jury

Asian Feature Film Competition now includes films at every stage of a filmmakers’ career.

OSCARS 2026: Best International Feature Submissions

UPDATED OCT 13: Rolling list of submissions for the Best International Feature category of the Oscars from Asia, Africa and the Middle East (or from filmmakers originating from these regions but selected by other countries). Sales agents are in brackets after each title, where known. AUSTRALIA: The Wolves Always Come