Southeast Asia
Philippines’ Cinemalaya Survives Storms; SWANA Festival Circuit Holds Steady
The Philippines' Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival wrapped its 10-day run last week with top honours going to The Mothering & Silkscreen.
News
OSCARS 2027: Best Int'l Feature Submissions
Rolling list of submissions for the Best International Feature category of the Oscars from Asia Pacific and Africa (or from filmmakers and/or producers originating from these regions but selected by other countries). Sales agents are in brackets after each title, where known. CAMBODIA: Becoming Human Dir: Polen Ly Int&
Europe
VENICE 2026: Titles Selected From Asia Pacific & Africa
Documentary NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor, has been added to Venice competition with MK2 Films handling sales.
Europe
TORONTO & SAN SEBASTIAN 2026: Titles Selected From Asia Pacific & Africa
Additions to Toronto line-up include Peter Ho-sun Chan's The Road Not Taken; It's My Time, directed by Bai Xue and starring Michelle Yeoh, and Bahman Ghobadi's Trees Are Watching.
News
BUZZ LIST: Southeast Asia Projects In The Pipeline 2026
UPDATED AUGUST 23: The list below highlights noteworthy Southeast Asian film projects in various stages of production, along with films that have premiered at international film festivals from Berlin 2026 onwards. Nationality of the director is in brackets after their names, but nationality of the projects is harder to determine
News
CHINA RELEASE SCHEDULE: Imports & Co-Productions July-Aug 2026
The Dog Stars and a re-release of Avengers Endgame have been cleared for China release in September.
Korea & Japan
Busan Awards Co-Pro Support To Koji Fukada, Jakrawal Nilthamrong & Boo Junfeng
Asian Cinema Fund (ACF), operated by Busan film festival’s Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), has selected projects from Koji Fukada, Jakrawal Nilthamrong and Boo Junfeng for this year’s Co-Production Support Fund. All three projects – Fukada’s Grateful, Jakrawal’s Rhizome and Boo’s Trinity – are co-
Chinese-Speaking Markets
'Taxi Driver', 'Project: I Do' Adaptations Among Golden Horse FPP Series Selections
Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has selected 11 projects for the seventh edition of its Series section, scheduled to run November 17-19 in Taipei.
Europe
Hubert Bals Development Support 2026: Funding News
IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) has selected 20 projects to receive a grant of €10,000 each under its flagship Development Support Scheme 2026.
South Asia
India's Writers Ink Unveils Mentors & Line-Up Of 13 Projects For Fourth Annual Lab
RS Prasanna, Satyanshu Singh and Amit Masurkar are mentoring this year's lab, which culminates in a pitching event on August 22.
Europe
LOCARNO 2026: Titles Selected From Asia Pacific & Africa
UPDATED AUGUST 2: Below is a list of films selected for the main sections of Locarno Film Festival originating from or mostly filmed in Asia Pacific and Africa (or from filmmakers originating from these regions but based elsewhere) with sales agents and nationalities of co-production partners where known. More
Korea & Japan
Asian Project Market 2026: Full Line-Up
Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Project Market has selected 30 projects from 20 countries for its 2026 edition.