Festivals
‘The Wrestler’, ‘September 1923’ Win New Currents Awards In Busan
Kim Jiseok Awards went to Prasanna Vithanage’s Paradise and Mirlan Abdykalykov’s Bride Kidnapping/
Korea & Japan
Tokyo Gap Financing Market 2023: Full Line-Up
Tokyo Gap Financing Market selected 15 projects for its fourth edition, held during TIFFCOM (October 25-27).
Korea & Japan
Asian Project Market 2023: Full Line-Up
Busan International Film Festival has announced the 30 projects selected for this year’s Asian Project Market, including new works from Japan’s Koji Fukada, Indonesia’s Makbul Mubarak and India’s Rima Das.
Festivals
‘When The Seedlings Grow’ Wins Grand Prize At Japan’s Skip City Festival
Drama directed by Turkey's Reger Azad Kaya was filmed in northern Syria with non-professional actors.
Funding News
Asian Cinema Fund 2023: Funding News
Asian Cinema Fund has announced 14 selections for its 2023 funding round.
Korea & Japan
Busan Film Festival’s Asian Cinema Fund Announces Support For 14 Projects
Selections include three script development awards, four post-production awards and grants for seven documentaries.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: BIFAN Hands Top Prizes To Chile’s ‘Sorcery’, Korea’s ‘Iron Mask’
Christopher Murray's Sorcery won the Best of Bucheon award, while Iron Mask took Best Korean Fantastic Film.
Korea & Japan
‘Passport’, ‘Please Bear With Me’ Win Prizes at BIFAN’s NAFF Project Market
Ananth Subramaniam’s The Passport took the top award at this year’s NAFF Project Market in Korea, while Gabriela Serrano's Please Bear With Me scooped three other prizes.
Chinese Speaking
TAICCA Partners With BIFAN; Launches Award At NAFF
Taiwan Creative Content Agency will present a $10,000 award at BIFAN's NAFF Project Market.
Korea & Japan
BIFAN NAFF Project Market 2023: Full Line-Up
BIFAN has selected 29 titles from 18 countries for this year’s Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) project market.
Newsletters
Cannes 2023 Recap Part One: Fremaux Under Fire, Awards For Asia & Africa, Arthouse Glimmer Of Hope
Africa
FESTIVALS: Asian & African Films Scoop Top Awards At Cannes
Japanese and Southeast Asian films won several major awards across the festival, while African cinema triumphed in Un Certain Regard.