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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.
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Rolling list of submissions for the Best International Feature category of the Oscars from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
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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 - Cry
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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 best film in
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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 has selected 20 projects for its fifth edition, including five from Italy.
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China's Pingyao International Film Festival has selected 16 projects for this year’s Pingyao Project Promotion.
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UPDATED AUGUST 26: A list of films selected for Locarno, San Sebastian, Venice & Toronto from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
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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 Film Project Promotion has selected 12 projects for the fifth edition of its Series section.
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QPM, organised by Quezon City Film Commission, has selected 20 projects for its second edition.
Korea & Japan
Busan has selected 30 projects for this year’s Asian Project Market, including new works from previous New Currents filmmakers.
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Malaysian filmmaker Chong Keat Aun's 'Snow In Midsummer' took the Uncaged Award at the close of this year's New York Asian Film Festival.