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Europe

Singapore Animation ‘The Violinist’ Wins Best Film At Annecy

Louis Clichy’s French-Belgian 'Iron Boy' was awarded three prizes at the festival, including the Jury Award.

Southeast Asia

Microdrama: Industry Saviour Or The End Of Content As We Know It?

Last week, Streamlined attended the APOS conference in Bali, Indonesia, for the first time since 2023. Back then, the streaming wars were still in full swing; the global and regional streamers were announcing huge slates of local-language productions; competition seemed healthy, and subscription numbers and ad revenue were both

Project Markets

DANAFF Project Market 2026: Full Line-Up

Vietnam's DANAFF Talents has selected ten Asian arthouse projects and eight Script Lab genre projects for its 2026 edition.

L-R: Rithy Panh, Akuol de Mabior, Mo Amer, Annemarie Jacir, Bao Nguyen

Africa

Annemarie Jacir & Rithy Panh Projects Among Titles Selected By Displacement Film Fund

International Film Festival Rotterdam’s (IFFR) Displacement Film Fund has revealed the five filmmakers selected for the second cycle of its short film grant scheme: Mohammed Amer, Annemarie Jacir, Akuol de Mabior, Bao Nguyen and Rithy Panh. Established in 2025, the fund is spearheaded by Cate Blanchett, actor, producer and

Southeast Asia

Streamlined Guides: Thailand Studios, Producers & Streaming

Thai films and series are currently enjoying a wave of international recognition, driven by dynamic mainstream and arthouse film production sectors, along with the global popularity of BL (Boys' Love) and GL (Girls' Love) series, which are raising the profile of Thai actors and actresses around the world.

News

BUZZ LIST: Southeast Asia Projects In The Pipeline 2026

UPDATED MAY 5: The list below highlights noteworthy Southeast Asian film projects in various stages of production, along with films that have premiered at international film festivals from Berlin 2026 onwards. Nationality of the director is in brackets after their names, but nationality of the projects is harder to determine

Funding News

Purin Film Fund Spring 2026: Funding News

Bangkok-based Purin Film Fund has selected six projects to receive funding in its Spring 2026 session, including two fiction and two documentary projects for production support, and two documentary projects for post-production support. In total, the fund is handing out grants of $160,000 in this funding round.

L-R: Thanakrit Duangmaneeporn, Nuntanat Duangtisarn, Ekachai Uekrongtham

News

Thai Pitch At Cannes Selects Three Projects Including Ekachai Uekrongtham’s ‘The Weight Of Ash’

Thai Pitch is returning to Cannes film festival this year with three projects from veteran director-producer Ekachai Uekrongtham and upcoming filmmakers Thanakrit Duangmaneeporn and Nuntanat Duangtisarn. Ekachai, whose second feature Pleasure Factory premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard in 2007, will present The Weight Of Ash at this year’