Following the end of zero-Covid measures and a recent changing of the guard at the China Film Bureau, a string of imports and co-productions have been granted release dates in the mainland China market.

Following the end of zero-Covid measures and a recent changing of the guard at the China Film Bureau, a string of imports and co-productions have been granted release dates in the mainland China market.
Jin Ong’s Abang Adik was awarded with the Golden Mulberry and two other awards at this year’s Far East Film Festival (April 21-29) in Udine, Italy.
Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, has announced the line-up of projects selected for its Focus Asia industry platform.
Stonewalling, co-directed by Huang Ji and Otsuka Ryuji, and Mexican director Lila Avilés’s Totem both won Firebird Awards at this year’s HKIFF.
Taiwanese filmmaker Lien Chien-Hung’s Salli and The Poison Cat, from China’s Guan Tian, also picked up multiple awards.
Line-up includes new projects from the Philippines’ Martika Ramirez Escobar and Myanmar’s Maung Sun.
Two-day forum expands BTD’s Sino-European focus to the rest of East Asia.
Former Memento sales chief Tanja Meissner, German producer Roman Paul and Film Constellation’s Fabien Westerhoff are among the mentors on the three-module programme.
Anthony Chen, Fruit Chan and Marco Mueller are among the filmmakers producing projects from emerging filmmakers at this year’s HAF.
Films that won awards at recent Southeast Asian festivals including QCinema, Singapore, Jogja-Netpac and World Film Festival Bangkok.