NEWS - Streamlined

Directors Factory Philippines Wraps; Four Shorts To Premiere In Cannes

The four films will be screened at Cannes Directors Fortnight on May 15 at the Theatre Croisette.

Zhang will receive a Golden Mulberry Award for Lifetime Achievement and present three films.

Cinevesture International Film Festival will open with The Taste Of Things and close with Exhuma.

Taiwanese drama Salli won the Most Promising Talent award for director Lien Chien Hung, and the ABC TV award.

Mubi has acquired North America and a slew of other territories on Diop’s second film.

Second edition of Asian film industry pitching and networking event will take place June 19-23 in Hong Kong.

Rana Daggubati, Jerome Paillard and Nicole Guillemet have joined the advisory board of the new film festival in Chandigarh.

Japanese festival of Asian cinema also announced its 14-strong competition line-up, including four world premieres.

Special Jury Awards in the Tiger Competition went to India’s Kiss Wagon and Australia’s Flathead.

Joint initiative between Hong Kong International Film Festival and CAA China is designed to foster Chinese-language genre films.