 
            News
Indian State Of Kerala To Host Film Market Alongside Festival
Event to run alongside IFFK will feature a projects market, rough cut lab and video library, among other initiatives.
 
            News
Event to run alongside IFFK will feature a projects market, rough cut lab and video library, among other initiatives.
 
            Chinese Speaking
Shen Ko-shang’s Deep Quiet Room was awarded Best Film and Best Actor for Joseph Chang’s performance in the Fei Mu Awards of this year’s Pingyao International Film Festival (PYIFF, September 24-30). The President’s Cake, directed by Iraqi filmmaker Hasan Hadi, took best film in the festival’
 
            Korea & Japan
Busan’s Special Jury Award went to 'Funky Freaky Freaks', directed by Korea’s Han Chang-lok.
 
            Southeast Asia
Other multiple winners included Kyrgyzstan drama 'Kurak' and Tribeny Rai's 'Shape Of Momo'.
 
            Middle East
Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival has selected 19 projects for the 2025 edition of CineGouna Funding.
 
            Chinese Speaking
TCCF has selected 56 projects and 38 published works for its 2025 edition, scheduled to take place in Taipei November 4-7.
 
            News
Tokyo Gap Financing Market has selected 23 projects for its sixth edition, including eight animation and three Italian projects.
 
            Chinese Speaking
China’s Pingyao International Film Festival (September 24-30) has selected 16 projects for this year’s Pingyao Project Promotion (PPP), including two projects from filmmakers in Shanxi province. This year’s PPP will also include a selection of 15 literary works, from short stories to full-length ficion, that are being
 
            Korea & Japan
The festival was held for the second time this year to coincide with the Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai.
 
            Festivals
In a controversial set of awards, major winners also included The Smashing Machine, which took the Silver Lion for best director.
 
            Europe
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 has selected 12 Philippine and eight Southeast Asian projects for its third edition.