Chinese Speaking
CHINA RELEASE SCHEDULE: Imports & Co-Productions Jan-Dec 2024
Imported films had a market share of around 21% at the China box office in 2024, with US studio and Japanese anime titles the two most popular categories.
Chinese Speaking
China & Indonesia 2024 Year-End Box Office
China market down 21% on previous year; Indonesian films make admissions history, but market as a whole still down on pre-pandemic years.
Chinese Speaking
Lou Ye’s ‘An Unfinished Film’ Wins Best Feature, Director At Golden Horse Awards
Taiwanese horror comedy 'Dead Talents Society' took five prizes in the technical categories.
Chinese Speaking
Tokyo, TCCF & QCinema: A Tale Of Three Cities Going Global
In November, I inadvertently worked my way down the Pacific Rim, covering film festivals and markets in Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines. Three very different industries, with very different issues and market conditions on the ground, but all communicating the same message – that they’re open to international collaboration and
Africa
OSCARS: Best International Feature Submissions
Rolling list of submissions for the Best International Feature category of the Oscars from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Chinese Speaking
Pingyao Gives Top Awards To ‘Karst’, ‘The Sparrow In The Chimney’
Yang Suiyi’s Karst about a woman reconnecting with her childhood in Guizhou Province, won best film in the Fei Mu Awards for up-and-coming Chinese filmmakers at this year’s Pingyao International Film Festival (September 24-30). Swiss director Ramon Zurcher’s The Sparrow In The Chimney won best film in
Chinese Speaking
Taiwan Creative Content Fest 2024: Full Line-Up
Taiwan Creative Content Fest has selected 42 projects and 20 pieces of IP for the Pitching section of its 2024 edition.
Chinese Speaking
Pingyao Project Promotion 2024: Full Line-Up
China's Pingyao International Film Festival has selected 16 projects for this year’s Pingyao Project Promotion.
Middle East
What Venice & Toronto Revealed About The Current State Of World Cinema
After a relatively buoyant if not exemplary Cannes, this year’s autumn festival season is expected to be a bellwether of the current health of the global film industry. Do we still have an independent sales business? Do we have many strong awards contenders, despite Hollywood strikes and other disruptions?
Africa
AUTUMN FESTIVALS 2024: Titles Selected From Asia, Africa & Midde East
UPDATED AUGUST 26: A list of films selected for Locarno, San Sebastian, Venice & Toronto from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Chinese Speaking
Golden Horse FPP Features 2024: Full Line-Up
Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has selected 38 film projects and 13 film works-in-progress (WIP) for its features section.
Chinese Speaking
Golden Horse FPP Series 2024: Full Line-Up
Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has selected 12 projects for the fifth edition of its Series section.