Festivals
‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Scoops Best Of Bucheon Award At BIFAN
Best Director went to 'Reflection In A Dead Diamond', directed by Bruno Forzani and Hélène Cattet.
Liz Shackleton
Middle East
Tunisia’s ‘Red Path’ Wins Black Iris At Amman Film Festival
To A Land Unknown, from Danish-Palestinian filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel, scooped both the Jury Award and the Audience Award.
News
‘Brilliant Melody’ Takes Top Award At BIFAN’s NAFF Project Market
Brilliant Melody from the Philippines’ Carlo Francisco Manatad scooped the top Bucheon Award at the close of the NAFF Project Market.
News
Busan’s ACFM Launches Korea Co-production Support Fund
Asian Contents & Film Market has launched a new initiative to support international co-productions with Korea.
Festivals
‘Island Of The Winds’, ‘Yen And Ai-Lee’ Take Top Prizes At Taipei Film Awards
Lithuania’s Drowning Dry took home the Grand Prize in Taipei Film Festival's International New Directors Competition.
News
Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Black Red Yellow’ Wins Best Film In Shanghai
Full list of award winners from this year's Shanghai International Film Festival and SIFF Project.
News
Nigeria Goes Global; AFRIFF Plots Market; Doha Launches New Festival
Streamlined looks at how the Nigerian government plans to support the creative industries.
Chinese Speaking
Cannes 2025 Recap Part Two: Neon & Mubi Share The Spoils; Asian Sellers Quiet
Part Two of Streamlined’s Cannes 2025 recap looks at sales & acquisitions activity in the US and Asia.
Middle East
Cannes 2025 Recap Part One: Hello Brave New Multipolar Film Industry
Cannes awards winners, tariff talk & shifting spheres of influence in the global film biz.
Chinese Speaking
CANNES 2025: LIST OF AWARD WINNERS
All the winners from this year’s Cannes film festival, across official selection, Critics Week, Directors Fortnight and the Immersive Competition.
Africa
CANNES 2025 LINE-UP: Titles Selected From Asia, Africa & Midde East
Below is a list of films selected for Cannes Official Selection, Critics Week and Directors Fortnight originating from, set in 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 partners where known.
Chinese Speaking
STREAMLINED GUIDES: Chinese Buyers
As Cannes kicks off, Streamlined Guides looks at the companies acquiring and distributing foreign indie films in China.