Middle East
Qatar’s Doha Film Institute (DFI) has selected 47 projects for its autumn 2024 funding round, including 11 from Qatari and Qatar-based creatives. The grantees include Palestinian director Razan Madhoon’s Gaza-set drama The Good Spirit; Moroccan-French filmmaker Sofia Alaoui’s thriller Tarfaya; and The Joyful 1926 by Algerian team
Chinese Speaking
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has selected 25 In-Development projects for this year’s HAF.
Chinese Speaking
Local films grossed 5.5% more than US studio titles, headed by Emperor Motion Pictures’ The Last Dance.
Chinese Speaking
Imported films had a market share of around 21% at the China box office in 2024, with US studio and Japanese anime titles the two most popular categories.
Funding News
Berlinale World Cinema Fund (WCF) awarded production funding to seven projects amounting to a total Euros260,000 in its latest funding round. The projects came from Argentina, Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Indonesia and Rwanda (see details below). The WCF jury also decided on the first TUI Care Foundation Award,
Southeast Asia
From modest early days, Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival is becoming a key fixture on Southeast Asia's festival circuit.
News
Bali bombings documentary Sampai Mati, directed by Australia’s Ben Golotta, also picked up a BSM Award.
Europe
IFFR's Cinemart has selected 20 film projects, four immersive projects and 12 works-in-progress for its 2025 edition.
Chinese Speaking
Taiwanese horror comedy 'Dead Talents Society' took five prizes in the technical categories.
Funding News
IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund has selected 12 films for development support in its latest funding round.
Middle East
Red Sea International Film Festival has selected 38 film and TV projects for this year’s Red Sea Souk Project Market.
News
Indonesia's inaugural JAFF Market has selected ten projects for JAFF Future Project (JFP), including eight from Indonesia and two from Australia.