Middle East & North Africa
Feathers by Egypt's Omar El Zohairy won best film in the Roberto Rossellini Awards at this year’s Pingyao film festival, while Kong Dashan’s Journey To The West took best film in the Fei Mu Awards.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Chinese director Wang Er Zhuo’s Farewell, My Hometown and The Apartment With Two Women, from Korean filmmaker Kim Se-in, were presented with the New Currents Awards at this year’s Busan.
Europe
John Arcilla was awarded best actor at this year’s Venice Film Festival for his role in On The Job: The Missing 8, while Piseth Chhun took the same honour in Horizons for White Building.
Europe
Indonesian director Edwin’s Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash was awarded the Golden Leopard at this year’s Locarno Film Festival (August 4-14).
Europe
Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Memoria was awarded the Jury Prize ex aequo at this year's Cannes film festival, while Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Drive My Car took best screenplay.
Middle East & North Africa
Chinese filmmaker Geng Jun’s dark comedy Manchurian Tiger won the top prize, the Golden Goblet, at the closing ceremony of this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival.
Festivals
Japanese comedy drama Ito, directed by Satoko Yokohama, won the Grand Prix best picture award at this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival (March 5-14).
Europe
Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy was awarded the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, which was held online.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Tamil-language drama Pebbles, directed by Vinothraj P.S. and produced by Rowdy Pictures, won the Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
Festivals
Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh’s Writing With Fire won the Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
Festivals
Yujiro Harumoto’s A Balance and Pak Ruslan’s Three were presented with the New Currents Award at this year’s Busan International Film Festival (October 21-30).
Middle East & North Africa
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
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
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).
Festivals
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
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.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
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
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.