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.
Festivals
BIFAN Film Festival Gives Bucheon Award To 'The Endless'
US sci-fi horror, directed by Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, follows two brothers returning to the cult they previously escaped.
Australia & New Zealand
'Ali’s Wedding' Wins Top Audience Award At Sydney Film Festival
Jeffrey Walker’s romantic comedy Ali’s Wedding won the top award in the narrative feature section of the audience awards at this year’s Sydney Film Festival.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Shanghai Film Festival Drops 'Our Time Will Come' As Opening Film
Bille August’s The Chinese Widow will open this year’s Shanghai film festival, replacing Ann Hui’s Our Time Will Come, which was previously announced as the opening film.
Europe
View From Cannes 2017: Who Needs Who More In L’Affaire de Netflix?
Five takeaways from the standoff between the French film industry and Netflix at this year's Cannes film festival.
Europe
View From Cannes 2016: Amazon Gets A Chance To Shine
As Amazon Studios is welcomed with open arms in Cannes, Streamlined looks at the company’s international strategy and how much longer it's likely to champion the theatrical window.