Europe
Korea’s 'Height Of The Wave' Wins Special Jury Prize At Locarno Film Festival
Special mentions went to The Science Of Fictions, directed by Indonesia’s Yosep Anggi Noen, and Maternal, from Italy’s Maura Delpero.
Middle East & North Africa
'Still Human' Takes Two Top Prizes At Far East Film Festival
Oliver Chan’s Still Human won both the Audience Award and the Critics Award at this year’s edition of the Udine Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Italy.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
'A First Farewell' & 'You Have The Night' Score At Hong Kong Film Festival
Lina Wang’s A First Farewell and Ivan Salatic’s You Have The Night won the top prizes at this year’s Firebird Awards at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.
Middle East & North Africa
Wang Xiaoshuai's 'So Long, My Son' Wins Two Silver Bears At Berlin Film Festival
Wang Xiaoshuai’s So Long, My Son picked up two Silver Bears, for best actress (Yong Mei) and best actor (Wang Jingchun), at this year’s Berlin film festival (February 7-17).
Chinese-Speaking Markets
'Present.Perfect' Wins Tiger Award At Rotterdam Film Festival
Zhu Shengze’s Present.Perfect, a documentary about Chinese live streaming, was presented with the Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
'Ayka' & 'Jinpa' Take Top Prizes At Tokyo Filmex
Sergey Dvortsevoy’s Ayka won the grand prize at this year’s Tokyo Filmex, while Pema Tseden’s Jinpa took the special jury prize.
Festivals
'Amanda', 'A First Farewell' Take Top Prizes At Tokyo Film Festival
Mikhael Hers’ Amanda took the Grand Prix at this year’s Tokyo film festival, while Lina Wang's A First Farewell won best film in the Asian Future competition.
Europe
Thailand's 'Manta Ray' Wins Best Film In Venice’s Orizzonti Section
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
Singapore's 'A Land Imagined' Wins Golden Leopard At Locarno Film Festival
Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua’s A Land Imagined has been awarded the Golden Leopard at this year’s Locarno Film Festival.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
'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 Markets
Derek Chiu’s 'No. 1 Chung Ying Street' Triumphs At Osaka Asian Film Festival
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.
Middle East & North Africa
'The Widowed Witch' Wins Tiger Award At Rotterdam Film Festival
Chinese filmmaker Cai Chengjie’s The Widowed Witch has won the Hivos Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Festivals
'Redha' Wins Audience Award At Luang Prabang Film Festival
Raising A Beast, Cat Island take top awards in LPFF Talent Lab, hosted in collaboration with Tribeca Film Institute.
Middle East & North Africa
Annemarie Jacir’s 'Wajib' Wins Best Film & Best Actor At Dubai Film Festival
Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir’s Wajib took best film and best actor at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival.
Festivals
Tokyo Film Festival Gives Top Awards to 'Grain' & 'Crater'
Turkish filmmaker Semih Kaplanoglu’s Grain was awarded the Tokyo Grand Prix at this year's TIFF, while Italian drama Crater took the special jury prize.
Festivals
'After My Death' & 'Blockage' Win Top Awards At Busan Film Festival
Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Gharaei’s Blockage and After My Death, from Korean director Kim Uiseok, shared the New Currents Award at Busan film festival.
Middle East & North Africa
'Sheikh Jackson' To Open First Edition Of Egypt's El Gouna Film Festival
Amr Salama’s Sheikh Jackson has been selected as the opening film of the inaugural edition of the El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt.
Festivals
'Handle With Care' Wins Grand Prize At Japan's Skip City Film Festival
Norwegian drama takes Grand Prize while winners also include China’s Van Goghs and The Citizen.