Streamlined Guides
Indonesian films have already broken the all-time annual admissions record at the local box office this year, within just nine months, with horror comedy Agak Laen topping the box office and other local titles taking the next five places in the top ten. Meanwhile, Indonesian arthouse films continue to make
Festivals
Kim Jiseok Awards went to Indian filmmaker Rima Das’ Village Rockstars 2 and Taiwanese director Tom Lin Shu Yu’s Yen And Ai Lee.
Africa
Rolling list of submissions for the Best International Feature category of the Oscars from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
News
The Maw Naing's MA - Cry Of Silence picked up a New Currents Award at this year's Busan film festival, while Tale Of The Land, by Indonesia's Loeloe Hendra Komara, won the FIPRESCI Award.
Africa
UPDATED AUGUST 26: A list of films selected for Locarno, San Sebastian, Venice & Toronto from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
News
QPM, organised by Quezon City Film Commission, has selected 20 projects for its second edition.
Streamlined Guides
Box office in the Philippines is still in recovery mode, registering a 51% year-on-year increase to $115m (PHP6.6bn) in 2023, but still around 60% below pre-pandemic levels. However, high attendance at recent editions of local film festivals, including last year’s QCinema and Metro Manila and the recent Cinemalaya,
Korea & Japan
Busan has selected 30 projects for this year’s Asian Project Market, including new works from previous New Currents filmmakers.
News
Malaysian filmmaker Chong Keat Aun's 'Snow In Midsummer' took the Uncaged Award at the close of this year's New York Asian Film Festival.
Festivals
Michael Fetter Nathansky's drama about a failing relationship took best film, screenplay and actress.
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Streamlined Guides
The Philippines’ film industry is best known internationally for crime thrillers and social issue films, which win awards on the international festival circuit, while its mainstream industry is known for romantic comedies that are distributed to the diaspora.