Festivals

Middle East & North Africa

FESTIVALS: 'Hope', 'The Pencil' Take Top Prizes At Japan’s Skip City

Maria Sodahl’s Hope received the Grand Prize at this year’s Skip City International D-Cinema Festival in Japan, which took place virtually and wrapped on October 4.

Europe

FESTIVALS: 'Wife Of A Spy' & 'The Disciple' Win Big At Venice Film Festival

Kiyoshi Kurosawa won best director at this year’s Venice film festival for Wife Of A Spy, while India’s Chaitanya Tamhane took best screenplay for The Disciple.

Chinese-Speaking Markets

FESTIVALS: 'Better Days' Takes Top Prize At Udine Far East Film Festival

Derek Tsang’s youth drama Better Days won the top prize, the Golden Mulberry, at Italy’s Far East Film Festival in Udine, which took place as a virtual event (June 26-July 4).

Chinese-Speaking Markets

FESTIVALS: Taipei Fest Unveils International New Talent Competition

Taipei Film Festival has announced the 12 films selected for this year’s edition of its International New Talent Competition.

Festivals

FESTIVALS: Thailand’s 'Happy Old Year' Wins Grand Prix At OAFF

Happy Old Year, directed by Thailand’s Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, won the Grand Prix best picture award at the this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival.

Europe

FESTIVALS: Berlin Hands Top Prizes To Iran’s 'There Is No Evil', Korea’s 'The Woman Who Ran'

Mohammad Rasoulof’s There Is No Evil has won the Golden Bear at the 70th Berlinale, while Hong Sangsoo won the Silver Bear for best director for The Woman Who Ran.

Festivals

FESTIVALS: 'My Prince Edward', 'Wisdom Tooth' Among Osaka Asian Competition Titles

Line-up includes the Japan premieres of recent festival favourites such as Kim Cho-hee’s Lucky Chan-sil, Wong Yee-lam’s My Prince Edward and Liang Ming’s Wisdom Tooth.

Chinese-Speaking Markets

FESTIVALS: 'The Cloud In Her Room' Wins IFFR Tiger Award

Zheng Lu Xinyuan’s The Cloud In Her Room takes top prize in Rotterdam, while Special Jury Award goes to Kim Yonghoon's Beasts Clawing At Straws.

Chinese-Speaking Markets

FESTIVALS: 'Uncle', 'Summer Knight' Triumph At Tokyo Film Festival

Frelle Petersen’s Uncle won the Tokyo Grand Prix Award at this year's TIFF, while You Xing's Summer Knight took best film in the Asian Future section.

Chinese-Speaking Markets

FESTIVALS: 'Wet Season', 'The Fever' Win Top Awards In Pingyao

Maya Da-Rin's The Fever won best film in the Roberto Rossellini awards, while Anthony Chen’s Wet Season won best film in the Fei Mu Awards.

Middle East & North Africa

FESTIVALS: 'Rom', 'Haifa Street' Win Busan’s New Currents Award

Vietnamese drama Rom, directed by Tran Thanh Huy, and Iraqi filmmaker Mohanad Hayal’s Haifa Street both won New Currents Awards at this year’s BIFF.

Europe

FESTIVALS: Korea’s 'Height Of The Wave' Wins Special Jury Prize In Locarno

Special mentions went to The Science Of Fictions, directed by Indonesia’s Yosep Anggi Noen, and Maternal, from Italy’s Maura Delpero.