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Malaysia's FINAS Teams With Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan On Mylab In Busan
FINAS will be working with the Singapore Film Commission, Film Development Council of the Philippines and Taiwan Creative Content Agency on the lab.
Korea & Japan
Tokyo Gap Financing Market 2022: Full Line-Up
The 3rd edition of TIFFCOM’s Tokyo Gap Financing Market is taking place online October 25-27 and has selected 20 projects.
Middle East & North Africa
‘A New Old Play’ & ‘Mediterranean Fever’ Win Top Awards At Hong Kong Film Festival
A New Old Play was named best film in the Chinese section, while Mediterranean Fever took best film in the World section.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Taiwan’s Studio76 & Singapore’s IFA Media Wrap 'Love Punch'
Wen Chen-Ling and Ding Ning head the cast of boxing drama co-financed by Hong Kong's Celestial Tiger Entertainment.
Korea & Japan
Asian Project Market 2022: Full Line-Up
Busan International Film Festival has announced the 29 projects selected for this year’s Asian Project Market.
Funding News
Asian Cinema Fund 2022: Funding News
Busan’s Asian Cinema Fund is returning this year after a two-year hiatus with a selection of 13 projects.
Middle East & North Africa
‘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.
Festivals
‘You Won’t Be Alone’ Wins Best Film At BIFAN Film Festival
Goran Stolevski’s horror drama You Won’t Be Alone took best film at this year's Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Elvis Lu’s ‘A Holy Family’ Wins Grand Prize At Taipei Film Awards
Fiona Ruan Fengyi’s American Girl took best narrative feature at the awards, held during the Taipei International Film Festival.
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
Park Chan-wook & Song Kang-ho Win Major Cannes Film Festival Awards
Korean talent took two of the top awards, with Park Chan-wook winning best director and Song Kang-ho taking best actor.
Southeast Asia
Purin Pictures Spring 2022: Funding News
Five grantees include the fund's first animated feature, The Missing, along with two docs and two live-action fiction projects.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Korean & Chinese Titles Triumph At Far East Film Festival
Lee Jang-hoon's Miracle: Letters To The President was presented with the Golden Mulberry, while China's Return To Dust and Too Cool To Kill took multiple awards.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
STREAMING UPDATES: Amazon India Slate, Tokyo Vice Sales, CJ ENM Studios
APRIL 2022: Rolling updates of the latest streaming content announcements from Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
News
Full Circle Lab Philippines Unveils 15 Projects For Fourth Edition
First Cut Lab projects include Woo Ming Jin’s Stone Turtle; He Shuming’s Ajoomma, produced by Anthony Chen; and Where Is The Lie? from Quark Henares.
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.
News
India’s PVR, Inox Merge As Covid, Streaming Squeeze Cinemas
Two of India's biggest exhibitors are merging to form a circuit with more than 1,500 screens.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
'Aloners' Awarded With Grand Prix at Osaka Asian Film Festival
Other award winners include Angry Son, directed by Japan’s Kasho Iizuka, and Longman Leung's Anita, which took the Audience Award and a special mention.