Chinese Speaking
‘Old Fox’, ‘From Island To Island’ Take Top Awards In Taipei
Lau Kek-huat’s From Island To Island won the Grand Prize and Best Documentary at the Taipei Film Awards, while Old Fox took five prizes.
Liz Shackleton
News
‘Molder’, ‘The Heirloom’ Among Winners At BIFAN’s NAFF Project Market
Kenneth Dagatan’s 'Molder' won the top Bucheon Award, while Le Hoang's 'The Heirloom' took the NAFF Award.
Africa
Co-producing Across Colonial Borders; Working Between Europe & the Global South
One issue that comes up repeatedly in the conversations I’ve had with producers in Asia and the Middle East over the years is the difficulty of setting up co-productions between ‘established’ (usually meaning Western European) nations and ‘developing’ nations. Of course, there are other established film producing territories with
Chinese Speaking
‘The River That Holds Our Hands’ Wins Eye Catcher’s New Director Award
Asian New Director Award came with a cash prize of HK$100,000.
Chinese Speaking
CHINA RELEASE SCHEDULE: Imports & Co-Productions Jan-Jun 2024
Imports & co-productions released in China during the period January to June 2024.
News
Alternativa Film Project For Social Impact Titles To Hold Awards In Indonesia
Non-profit founded by tech company inDrive is holding the second edition of its awards show in Indonesia in November 2024.
News
MIFFest To Open With Woo Ming Jin’s 'Indera'; Unveils Competition Line-Up
Four films have racked up seven nominations each: Abang Adik, Every You Every Me, In The Land Of Brothers and Betania.
Chinese Speaking
Kazakh Drama ‘The Divorce’, China’s ‘Friday, Funfair’ Take Top Awards In Shanghai
The Divorce took best film & actress in the main competition, while Friday, Funfair won best film in the Asian New Talent Awards.
Africa
Africa Updates: Canal+ Takeover Of MultiChoice; Nigeria Film Fund; Yetu (Un)Limited
When Streamlined was launched two years ago, it came with a promise to cover Africa, swiftly followed by the realisation that a steep learning curve would be necessary before doing justice to the content industries of this huge and complex continent. One thing I’ve learned since launching Streamlined is
Middle East
Cannes 2024 Recap Part Two: Hot Titles And Busy Buyers In The Festival & Market
Heading into this year’s Cannes Marché, there were several reasons to believe business would be muted, with slow box office recovery nearly everywhere in the world, rising interest rates and the hangover from the Hollywood strikes and pandemic all cited as reasons for a depressed market. And yet there
Korea & Japan
Cannes 2024 Recap Part One: India’s Complicated Victories & Japan Comes Out Of Its Shell
This year’s Cannes film festival was relatively smooth and controversy free, despite all the speculation in the run-up to the event around France’s #MeToo movement, pro-Palestinian protests and striking film festival workers. Cate Blanchett may or may not have made a classy display of Palestinian solidarity with her
Europe
CANNES 2024: LIST OF AWARD WINNERS
All the winners from this year’s Cannes film festival, across official selection and parallel sections.