Festivals
‘Father Mother Sister Brother’, ‘Voice Of Hind Rajab’ Take Top Prizes In Venice
In a controversial set of awards, major winners also included The Smashing Machine, which took the Silver Lion for best director.
Europe
TORONTO & SAN SEBASTIAN 2025: Titles Selected From Asia, Africa & Midde East
UPDATED SEPT 5: Below is a list of films selected for the main sections of Toronto and San Sebastian film festivals, originating from or mostly filmed in Asia, Africa and the Middle East (or from filmmakers originating from these regions but based elsewhere) with sales agents and nationalities of co-production
Southeast Asia
QCinema Project Market 2025: Full Line-Up
QCinema Project Market has selected 12 Philippine and eight Southeast Asian projects for its third edition.
Chinese Speaking
Golden Horse FPP Features 2025: Full Line-Up
Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has selected 12 works-in-progress and 38 in development projects for this year's features section.
Europe
LOCARNO & VENICE 2025: Titles Selected From Asia, Africa & Midde East
UPDATED: Below is a list of films selected for the main sections of Locarno and Venice film festivals, originating from or mostly filmed in Asia, Africa and the Middle East (or from filmmakers originating from these regions but based elsewhere) with sales agents and nationalities of co-production partners where known.
Festivals
Sho Miyake’s ‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ Wins Golden Leopard In Locarno
'Hair, Paper, Water...' directed by Nicolas Graux and Trương Minh Quy won the top prize in the Filmmakers of the Present competition.
Africa
Locarno Open Doors: Projects From Zimbabwe & Nigeria Take Top Prizes
Zimbabwe's Black Snake and Nigeria's Kachifo (Till The Morning Comes) were among the major winners.
Chinese Speaking
Golden Horse FPP Series 2025: Full Line-Up
Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has selected 14 projects for the sixth edition of its Series section.
Chinese Speaking
‘The Way We Talk’, ‘Family Matters’ Take Top Awards At NYAFF
The Way We Talk, from Hong Kong director Adam Wong, scooped the Audience Award at this year’s New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), while the Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film went to Family Matters from Taiwan’s Pan Ke-Yin. Starring Marco Ng, Neo Chau and Chung Suet Ying,
Festivals
Palestinian Drama ‘All That’s Left Of You’ Awarded Best Film At MIFFEST
The film, which follows a Palestinian family through three generations, also won best screenplay at Malaysia International Film Festival.
Festivals
Animated Short ‘Mimesis’ Wins Grand Prize At Japan’s Skip City
The festival's competition section was restructured this year to focus on Japanese filmmakers.
Funding News
Hubert Bals Development Support 2025: Funding News
International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund has selected 15 projects for the latest round of its Development Support scheme.