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India’s ProducerLAND Launches Project Accelerator Programme ‘Ascent’
Former Memento sales chief Tanja Meissner, German producer Roman Paul and Film Constellation’s Fabien Westerhoff are among the mentors on the three-module programme.
Streamlined Insights
Nadav Lapid Controversy At IFFI Goa; Ravish Kumar Resignation From NDTV
Two seemingly unrelated stories I reported on for Deadline this week reflect the worrying direction of travel in post-pandemic India. On Monday evening, Berlin Golden Bear-winning filmmaker Nadav Lapid, head of the competition jury at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, stood alone on stage
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‘Mithya’, ‘Bahadur’ Win Work-in-Progress Awards At India’s Film Bazaar
Biplob Sarkar's The Stranger, selected for Film Bazaar Recommends, also received an award from Prasad Labs and Qube.
Streamlined Insights
‘Joyland’, ‘Nice View’, FFI, NOSC & Other Issues Facing The Oscars' Best International Feature Category
The extraordinary journey of Pakistan’s Oscar submission Joyland last week – going from banned in its home country, to still qualifying for the Oscars via a French release, to having its ban reversed, all within the space of a week – illustrates yet again some of the issues faced by the
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Hubert Bals Script & Project Development Winter 2022: Funding News
HBF has selected 11 projects for its Script and Project Development Support initiative in the Winter 2022 funding round.
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Film Bazaar WIP & FBR 2022: Full Line-Up
Titles to screen across Film Bazaar sidebars include Varun Grover’s All India Rank, Devashish Makhija’s Joram and Kanu Behl’s Agra.
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Film Bazaar Co-production Market 2022: Full Line-Up
Project market organised by India's National Film Development Corp is taking place as an in-person event for the first time since 2019.
Streamlined Insights
Busan Business; India Becoming The New China; Southeast Asian Festival Circuit
After six weeks on the road, I’ve heard a lot, watched a lot, learned a lot, and just had to buy a new MacBook Air after my old one decided to die of exhaustion. Although I’m not far behind it, I’m sharing a few thoughts on what
Streamlined Insights
Can 'Brahmastra' Save Bollywood? Why Arthouse Drama 'Return To Dust' Is A Surprise Hit In China
This week I’m looking at two separate box office phenomena – the opening of what is being billed as the Hindi film industry’s biggest ever film, Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva, and whether it can stem the tide of flops that Bollywood has endured this year, and the surprise success
Middle East & North Africa
FESTIVALS: ‘A New Old Play’, ‘Mediterranean Fever’ Win Top Awards At HKIFF
A New Old Play was named best film in the Chinese section, while Mediterranean Fever took best film in the World section.
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
FESTIVALS: Park Chan-wook, Song Kang-ho Win Major Cannes Awards
Korean talent took two of the top awards, with Park Chan-wook winning best director and Song Kang-ho taking best actor.