Europe
Japan’s ‘Rei’, Iran’s ‘The Old Bachelor’ Take Top Awards In Rotterdam
Special Jury Awards in the Tiger Competition went to India's Kiss Wagon and Australia's Flathead.
Liz Shackleton
Chinese Speaking
HKIFF-CAA Chinese-Language Genre Initiative Selects Six Projects
Joint initiative between Hong Kong International Film Festival and CAA China is designed to foster Chinese-language genre films.
Chinese Speaking
Taiwanese Filmmakers Issue Appeal Over Funding Changes
A group of more than 100 Taiwanese filmmakers has issued a statement expressing concerns over changes to Taiwan’s co-production funding scheme.
Middle East
Spotlight On Red Sea, Taiwan & Philippines Funds; Vietnam’s New Festival & Projects Market
This edition of Streamlined is taking another look at film funds and project markets in Asia and the Middle East before going on a break until after Lunar New Year. Red Sea Fund Impact On Saudi & Regional Cinema As promised, I’m returning to the subject of Saudi Arabia’
News
Philippines’ FDCP Announces Grants For ICOF, FLIP & CreatePHFilms
Film Development Council of the Philippines has announced a raft of grants for both local productions and international co-productions.
Korea & Japan
Asia 2023 Box Office Round-Up: Local Hits, Superhero Fatigue & Why Taylor Swift Is The New Harry Potter
I know I promised to cover Red Sea Fund in more depth in this edition, but we’ve been overtaken by events in the world of funds, at least in Taiwan, so I’m waiting for a few things to shake out before returning to that subject later this week.
Chinese Speaking
CHINA RELEASE SCHEDULE: Imports & Co-Productions March-Dec 2023
Universal's Fast X was the highest-grossing import in China in 2023, ranking at number 12 in the year-end chart with $135m.
Middle East
Funding, Labs & Project Markets Round-Up 2023: Asia, Africa & Middle East
For the last edition of 2023, Streamlined is staying true to it name and purpose by streamlining all the news out of the autumn 2023 season of labs, project markets and funding announcements in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Funding for cinema from these regions through government subsidies and
Middle East
Red Sea Film Festival; Taiwan’s Funding & Global Production Hub Status: Part Two
As promised, this edition of Streamlined concludes a two-part deep dive into Taiwan, looking at series production; reasons behind the soft power push; and what Taiwan is wisely not doing as it positions itself as a global production hub. The first part focused on co-production funding for features. I’ve
Festivals
JAFF Awards Best Film To 'Monisme'; Reveals Plans For Market At 2024 Edition
Best film in the Indonesian Screen Awards went to Yusron Fuadi’s The Draft!, which also won best storytelling and best editing.
Chinese Speaking
Taiwan’s Funding & Rising Status As Global Production Hub: Part One
Taiwan was one of the few territories that emerged from the pandemic relatively unscathed. As an island, it was relatively easy for the government to secure the borders to control the spread of Covid, so production carried on more or less uninterrupted, and cinemas mostly remained open during the pandemic.
News
‘The Remotes’, ‘Filipiñana’ Win Top Prizes At QCinema Project Market
First edition of QPM, the industry arm of QCinema film festival, handed out funding of close to $500,000.