Chinese-Speaking Markets
FESTIVALS: ‘Mad Fate’, ‘Elegies’ To Open HKIFF
Soi Cheang’s noir thriller Mad Fate and the world premiere of Ann Hui’s documentary Elegies will open this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival.
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
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.
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
‘Joyland’, ‘Nice View’, FFI, NOSC & Other Issues Facing The Oscars' Best International Feature Category
The extraordinary journey of Pakistan’s Oscar submission Joyland last week – going from banned in its home country, to still qualifying for the Oscars via a French release, to having its ban reversed, all within the space of a week – illustrates yet again some of the issues faced by the
Chinese-Speaking Markets
AWARDS: ‘Coo-Coo 043’, ‘Limbo’ Triumph At Golden Horse Awards
Taiwanese filmmaker Chan Ching-lin’s Coo-Coo 043 was awarded best feature at this year’s Golden Horse Awards, while Hong Kong drama Limbo won the biggest number of awards with four prizes.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Hubert Bals Script & Project Development Winter 2022: Funding News
HBF has selected 11 projects for its Script and Project Development Support initiative in the Winter 2022 funding round.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
FESTIVALS: ‘A Wild Roomer’, ‘Shivamma’ Take New Currents Awards In Busan
Korean filmmaker Lee Jeong-hong’s A Wild Roomer and Shivamma, from India’s Jaishankar Aryar, were the winners of the New Currents Awards at this year’s Busan International Film Festival.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Golden Horse FPP Series 2022: Full Line-Up
Entering its third year, the Series section of the 2022 Golden Horse Film Project Promotion selected 20 projects.