Africa
FESTIVALS: ‘Le Spectre De Boko Haram’ Wins Tiger Award In Rotterdam
Cameroonian filmmaker Cyrielle Raingou’s Le Spectre De Boko Haram was presented with the Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam.
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
Saudi Filmmaker Aymen Khoja On How To Build A Film Industry From Scratch
Streamlined is a bit late this week as I’m in Mumbai and spent most of last week bouncing off the back seat of taxis and rickshaws. I’m learning a lot here, but Mumbai traffic didn’t get any better during the pandemic (in fact seems to be much
Middle East & North Africa
FESTIVALS: ‘A New Old Play’, ‘Mediterranean Fever’ Win Top Awards At HKIFF
A New Old Play was named best film in the Chinese section, while Mediterranean Fever took best film in the World section.
Middle East & North Africa
FESTIVALS: ‘Drowning In Holy Water’ Takes Best Film At MIFFEST Awards
Eric Gravel's Full Time was presented with best director and best actress at fifth edition of the awards.
Korea & Japan
ROUND-UP: Major Sales Deals Out Of This Year’s Cannes Market
A summary of the major sales deals announced at this year's Cannes market on films originating from Asia & Middle East.
Middle East & North Africa
FESTIVALS: Park Chan-wook, Song Kang-ho Win Major Cannes Awards
Korean talent took two of the top awards, with Park Chan-wook winning best director and Song Kang-ho taking best actor.
Streamlined Insights
How Much Can Netflix Grow In Asia Pacific?; Arab Titles Join Cannes Line-up; South Indian Cinema Strikes Again
Another busy week with Netflix’s shock news of declining subs, more Cannes announcements, the Warner Bros Discovery international restructure and another big global hit from India. Next week, Streamlined will be reporting from the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, which is shaping up to be one of
Middle East & North Africa
STREAMING UPDATES: Alice In Borderland, Takeshi's Castle, Five Blind Dates
MARCH 2022: Rolling updates of the latest streaming content announcements from Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
Streamlined Insights
China Cinema Closures; Blockchain; HAF Awards; Global Box Office; Middle East Festivals
Welcome to Streamlined, a weekly newsletter that will summarise and analyse events in the content industries outside of the Americas & Europe. This second edition also focuses on China and Hong Kong, thanks to Covid outbreaks and as Filmart only wrapped yesterday, although there’s also a section on the
Middle East & North Africa
ARTHOUSE UPDATE: Ampere Cinema In Tripoli, Lebanon Set To Reopen
The site is being renovated by Tiro Association For Arts, which is working to open cultural spaces outside of Beirut.
Europe
FESTIVALS: 'Alcarras', 'The Novelist’s Film' Win Top Awards In Berlin
Catalan filmmaker Carla Simon’s Alcarras won the Golden Bear for best film at this year’s Berlin Film Festival (February 10-20), while The Novelist’s Film, from Korean auteur Hong Sangsoo, took the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize.