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 Markets
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.
Streamlined Insights
Cannes 2023 Recap Part One: Fremaux Under Fire, Awards For Asia & Africa, Arthouse Glimmer Of Hope
When storm clouds and rain were lashing Cannes in the first week, it was easy to think of all the negative forces impacting the market – global streamers upending international distribution, only to savagely cut spending when it hit their bottom line; writers on strike in the US, soon to be
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.
Africa
CANNES 2023 LINE-UP: Titles Selected From Asia, Africa & Midde East
List of titles selected for Cannes Official Selection, Critics Week and Directors Fortnight from Asia, Africa and the Middle East with sales agents.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
FEFF Focus Asia 2023: Full Line-Up
Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, has announced the line-up of projects selected for its Focus Asia industry platform.
Streamlined Insights
Thailand & Singapore Sweeteners; K-Pop Slowdown; How The Film Biz Can Use ChatGPT
Like many writers around the world right now, I’ve been distracted in recent weeks by playing with GPT-4, the technology that is making many creative types start thinking about retirement or a second career. But I’ve also been researching the K-pop industry, which led to an
Chinese-Speaking Markets
FESTIVALS: ‘Ajoomma’, ‘Bad Education’ To Open Udine Far East Film Festival
Singapore-Korean collaboration Ajooma, directed by He Shuming, and Bad Education, from Taiwanese star-turned-director Kai Ko, will open this year’s Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: Indonesia’s 'Like & Share' Takes Grand Prix At Osaka Asian
Indonesian filmmaker Gina S. Noer’s Like & Share was presented with the Grand Prix best picture award at this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival (March 10-19) in Japan.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
FESTIVALS: Osaka Asian To Open With Ho Cheuk Tin’s ‘Over My Dead Body’
Hong Kong black comedy Over My Dead Body will receive its world premiere as the opening film of this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival (March 10-19).
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Bridging The Dragon To Explore Euro-Asian Collaboration At EFM
Two-day forum expands BTD's Sino-European focus to the rest of East Asia.
Middle East & North Africa
FESTIVALS: Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ‘The Beasts’ Takes Three Prizes In Tokyo
Psychological thriller The Beasts, directed by Spain’s Rodrigo Sorogoyen, won three awards at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, including the Tokyo Grand Prix, best director and best actor for Denis Menochet.
Streamlined Insights
Busan Business; India Becoming The New China; Southeast Asian Festival Circuit
After six weeks on the road, I’ve heard a lot, watched a lot, learned a lot, and just had to buy a new MacBook Air after my old one decided to die of exhaustion. Although I’m not far behind it, I’m sharing a few thoughts on what
Chinese-Speaking Markets
FESTIVALS: ‘A Wild Roomer’, ‘Shivamma’ Take New Currents Awards In Busan
Korean filmmaker Lee Jeong-hong’s A Wild Roomer and Shivamma, from India’s Jaishankar Aryar, were the winners of the New Currents Awards at this year’s Busan International Film Festival.
Streamlined Insights
Summer Box Office Picks Up In East Asia, But It’s All About The Blockbusters
Another box office themed newsletter this week. As in Europe and North America, summer box office revenues in East Asia’s biggest markets – China, Japan and South Korea – have given some cause for optimism. I recently wrote a report on post-pandemic box office recovery for the Hong Kong Trade