Southeast Asia
Purin Pictures Autumn 2024: Funding News
Thailand’s Purin Pictures selected five projects for production support, and one for post-production support, in its latest funding round.
Middle East & North Africa
Cairo Film Connection 2024: Full Line-Up
Cairo Film Connection, the funding platform of Cairo International Film Festival, has selected 18 projects from the Arab world for its tenth edition.
Festivals
‘Rhythm Of A Flower’ Wins Golden Gateway Award In Mumbai
Amit Dutta's hand drawn animation took the top award in Mumbai's South Asia Competition.
Middle East & North Africa
Marrakech Atlas Workshops 2024: Full Line-Up
Marrakech International Film Festival has selected 27 projects for the seventh edition of the Atlas Workshops.
News
Film Bazaar Co-production Market 2024: Full Line-Up
India’s Film Bazaar has selected 21 feature projects and eight web series for this year’s Co-Production Market.
Festivals
‘MA - Cry Of Silence’, ‘The Land Of Morning Calm’ Win Busan New Currents Awards
Kim Jiseok Awards went to Indian filmmaker Rima Das’ Village Rockstars 2 and Taiwanese director Tom Lin Shu Yu’s Yen And Ai Lee.
Middle East & North Africa
CineGouna Funding 2024: Full Line-Up
Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival has selected 21 projects from 13 Arab countries for the seventh edition of CineGouna Funding.
Africa
OSCARS 2025: Best International Feature Submissions
Rolling list of submissions for the Best International Feature category of the Oscars from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
News
BUZZ LIST: Southeast Asia Projects In The Pipeline 2024
The list below highlights noteworthy Southeast Asian film projects that were completed and premiered at international film festivals in 2024. Nationality of the director is in brackets after their names, but nationality of the projects is harder to determine as most are multi-territory co-productions. UPDATE October 14: MA
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Pingyao Gives Top Awards To ‘Karst’, ‘The Sparrow In The Chimney’
Yang Suiyi’s Karst about a woman reconnecting with her childhood in Guizhou Province, won best film in the Fei Mu Awards for up-and-coming Chinese filmmakers at this year’s Pingyao International Film Festival (September 24-30). Swiss director Ramon Zurcher’s The Sparrow In The Chimney won
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Taiwan Creative Content Fest 2024: Full Line-Up
Taiwan Creative Content Fest has selected 42 projects and 20 pieces of IP for the Pitching section of its 2024 edition.
Korea & Japan
Tokyo Gap Financing Market 2024: Full Line-Up
Tokyo Gap Financing Market has selected 20 projects for its fifth edition, including five from Italy.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Pingyao Project Promotion 2024: Full Line-Up
China's Pingyao International Film Festival has selected 16 projects for this year’s Pingyao Project Promotion.
Africa
AUTUMN FESTIVALS 2024: Titles Selected From Asia, Africa & Midde East
UPDATED AUGUST 26: A list of films selected for Locarno, San Sebastian, Venice & Toronto from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Golden Horse FPP Features 2024: Full Line-Up
Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has selected 38 film projects and 13 film works-in-progress (WIP) for its features section.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Golden Horse FPP Series 2024: Full Line-Up
Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has selected 12 projects for the fifth edition of its Series section.
News
QCinema Project Market 2024: Full Line-Up
QPM, organised by Quezon City Film Commission, has selected 20 projects for its second edition.
Korea & Japan
Asian Project Market 2024: Full Line-Up
Busan has selected 30 projects for this year’s Asian Project Market, including new works from previous New Currents filmmakers.