Africa
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
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
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
All the winners from this year’s Cannes film festival, across official selection and parallel sections.
Chinese Speaking
Ten films have been selected for Taipei Film Festival's International New Talent Competition.
News
Indonesia's government has awarded matching funds to four Indonesian projects under the new scheme.
News
Streamlined's new content strand will launch with a deep dive into the fast-emerging film market of Vietnam.
Chinese Speaking
Festival co-founded by Jia Zhangke will be held September 24-30 in Pingyao Ancient City.
Europe
Mihara Mitsuhiro’s Takano Tofu was awarded with the Golden Mulberry, while Fujita Naoya’s Confetti took the Silver Mulberry award.
Korea & Japan
As Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine, northern Italy, was kicking off last week, the festival’s associated distribution company, Tucker Film, was gearing up to release Malaysian drama Abang Adik on 50 screens across Italy. Tucker Film has partnered with another Italian distributor, Academy 2, to release the
Middle East
Forever-Forever, from Ukrainian filmmaker Anna Buryachkova, won the Golden Tulip in the international competition.
Chinese Speaking
Although this year’s Cannes line-up is one of the most commercial in a while, it’s also one that highlights how much cross-cultural collaboration we still have in international cinema, and how borders continue to blend and shift, despite the divisions thrown up by politics, war and pandemic. There