Europe
FESTIVALS: 'Manta Ray' Wins Best Film In Venice’s Orizzonti
Thai director Phuttiphong Aroonpheng’s Manta Ray won best film in the Orizzonti section of this year’s Venice film festival (August 29-September 8).
Europe
FESTIVALS: 'A Land Imagined' Scoops Locarno’s Golden Leopard
Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua’s A Land Imagined has been awarded the Golden Leopard at this year’s Locarno Film Festival.
Chinese Speaking
FESTIVALS: 'On Happiness Road', 'Dear Ex' Win At Taipei Film Awards
On Happiness Road won the Grand Prize at this year’s Taipei Film Awards, while Dear Ex was the biggest winner overall with four prizes.
Chinese Speaking
FESTIVALS: Jia Zhangke To Head Locarno Jury
Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke will head the jury of this year’s Locarno film festival, which runs August 1-11 in Locarno, Switzerland.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: Japan’s Skip City Unveils Competition Line-Up
International Competition will screen ten films, while festival introduces a new competition section for Japanese features.
Europe
FESTIVALS: Far East Film Festival To Open With 'Steel Rain', 'Crossroads'
Korean spy thriller Steel Rain and Malaysia’s Crossroads: One Two Jaga will open this year’s Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy.
Chinese Speaking
FESTIVALS: Derek Chiu’s 'No. 1 Chung Ying Street' Triumphs At OAFF
Hong Kong filmmaker Derek Chiu’s No. 1 Chung Ying Street was awarded the Grand Prix at the close of this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: 'The Name' To Close Osaka Asian Film Festival
This year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival (March 9-18) will close with the world premiere of Japanese filmmaker Toda Akihiro’s The Name.
Middle East
FESTIVALS: 'The Widowed Witch' Wins Tiger Award In Rotterdam
Chinese filmmaker Cai Chengjie’s The Widowed Witch has won the Hivos Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: 'Redha' Wins Audience Award In Luang Prabang
Raising A Beast, Cat Island take top awards in LPFF Talent Lab, hosted in collaboration with Tribeca Film Institute.
Middle East
FESTIVALS: Annemarie Jacir’s 'Wajib' Wins Big In Dubai
Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir’s Wajib took best film and best actor at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: ScreenSingapore Unveils Line-up Of 15 Projects
Indonesia selected as the Country in Focus at ScreenSingapore's Southeast Asian film financing event.