Chewing Gum, the debut feature of Taiwanese writer-director Lee Yi-shan, won the Grand Prize of NT$1m ($32,000) at this year’s Golden Horse Film Project Promotion.

Chewing Gum, the debut feature of Taiwanese writer-director Lee Yi-shan, won the Grand Prize of NT$1m ($32,000) at this year’s Golden Horse Film Project Promotion.
France’s Tatino Films is launching three new Pop Up film residencies with partners in Central and SE-Asia.
Mylab+@Jogja has selected six projects in development, which are focusing on Indonesian co-production, for its inaugural edition.
Scheduled to take place November 25 to December 2, JAFF 2023 will screen 205 films from 25 countries across the Asia Pacific region.
Malaysia’s mylab is teaming with Yayasan Cipta Citra Indonesia to launch a new programme at this year’s Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF).
Critical Zone won the Golden Leopard in Locarno’s international competition, while Dreaming & Dying took the same honours in Cinema of the Present.
Drama directed by Turkey’s Reger Azad Kaya was filmed in northern Syria with non-professional actors.
LOCK Full Circle Lab has launched a call for projects for event taking place in Jakarta September 18-24.
Diamond Marine World won both the Grand Prize and best documentary at this year’s Taipei Film Awards, while Lin Chun-yang’s Eye Of The Storm scooped five prizes.
Selections include three script development awards, four post-production awards and grants for seven documentaries.