Chinese Speaking
CHINA RELEASE SCHEDULE: Imports & Co-Productions July-August 2025
The Fantastic Four: First Steps, classic film The Gold Rush and Taiwanese animation Pigsy have been added to China's release schedule.
Festivals
‘Island Of The Winds’, ‘Yen And Ai-Lee’ Take Top Prizes At Taipei Film Awards
Lithuania’s Drowning Dry took home the Grand Prize in Taipei Film Festival's International New Directors Competition.
News
Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Black Red Yellow’ Wins Best Film In Shanghai
Full list of award winners from this year's Shanghai International Film Festival and SIFF Project.
Chinese Speaking
Shanghai SIFF Project 2025: Full Line-Up
SIFF Project, the projects market of Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF, June 13- 22), selected 34 projects across five categories for its 2025 edition. The categories include Genre Projects, New Talent Projects, Co-production Projects, Pre-Production Projects and Works-in-Progress. Launched in 2007, SIFF Project aims to connect Chinese and Sino-foreign co-production
Chinese Speaking
Cannes 2025 Recap Part Two: Neon & Mubi Share The Spoils; Asian Sellers Quiet
Part Two of Streamlined’s Cannes 2025 recap looks at sales & acquisitions activity in the US and Asia.
Middle East
Cannes 2025 Recap Part One: Hello Brave New Multipolar Film Industry
Cannes awards winners, tariff talk & shifting spheres of influence in the global film biz.
Chinese Speaking
CANNES 2025: LIST OF AWARD WINNERS
All the winners from this year’s Cannes film festival, across official selection, Critics Week, Directors Fortnight and the Immersive Competition.
Africa
CANNES 2025 LINE-UP: Titles Selected From Asia, Africa & Midde East
Below is a list of films selected for Cannes Official Selection, Critics Week and Directors Fortnight originating from, set in or mostly filmed in Asia, Africa and the Middle East (or from filmmakers originating from these regions but based elsewhere) with sales agents and nationalities of co-production partners where known.
Chinese Speaking
STREAMLINED GUIDES: Chinese Buyers
As Cannes kicks off, Streamlined Guides looks at the companies acquiring and distributing foreign indie films in China.
Chinese Speaking
HKIFF, Meta Media Team On Asian Short Film Fund
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) and NownessAsia, a subsidiary of Meta Media Group, have launched the Asian Short Film Fund (ASFF). The ASFF is inviting aspiring directors and producers to submit short film proposals from May 7 to June 15. Three selected projects will receive up to $35,
Chinese Speaking
'Her Story', 'The Last Dance' Take Top Awards In FEFF
'Like A Rolling Stone' was awarded the Crystal Mulberry, while the White Mulberry went to 'Diamonds In The Sand'.
Chinese Speaking
FEFF Udine 2025: Hong Kong Legends, Japanese Dolls & Arthouse Distribution
Tsui Hark and Sylvia Chang both received awards at Udine's Far East Film Festival, while Focus Asia discussed strategies for arthouse distribution.