Southeast Asia
JAFF Expands As Indonesian Cinema Rises; ‘Happyend’, ‘Yohanna’ Take Top Awards
From modest early days, Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival is becoming a key fixture on Southeast Asia's festival circuit.
Festivals
‘Teki Cometh’ Takes Trio Of Awards At Tokyo Film Festival
Daihachi Yoshida’s black-and-white drama won the Tokyo Grand Prix, best director and best actor for Kyozo Nagatsuka’s performance.
Festivals
‘Rhythm Of A Flower’ Wins Golden Gateway Award In Mumbai
Amit Dutta's hand drawn animation took the top award in Mumbai's South Asia Competition.
Festivals
‘MA - Cry Of Silence’, ‘The Land Of Morning Calm’ Win Busan New Currents Awards
Kim Jiseok Awards went to Indian filmmaker Rima Das’ Village Rockstars 2 and Taiwanese director Tom Lin Shu Yu’s Yen And Ai Lee.
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
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.
Festivals
German Drama ‘Every You Every Me’ Wins Three Awards At MIFFest
Michael Fetter Nathansky's drama about a failing relationship took best film, screenplay and actress.
Festivals
Uzbekistan’s ‘Sunday’, India’s ‘Stolen’ Take Top Awards At Skip City
'Sunday' was awarded the Grand Prize, while 'Stolen', directed by India's Karan Tejpal, took best director and the Audience Award.
Festivals
BIFAN Top Awards Go To ‘Last Stop In Yuma County’ & ‘Esper's Light’
'The Last Stop In Yuma County' scooped the Best of Bucheon Award at this year’s BIFAN, while 'Esper’s Light' took the top award in Korean Fantastic: Features.
Chinese Speaking
‘Old Fox’, ‘From Island To Island’ Take Top Awards In Taipei
Lau Kek-huat’s From Island To Island won the Grand Prize and Best Documentary at the Taipei Film Awards, while Old Fox took five prizes.
Chinese Speaking
Kazakh Drama ‘The Divorce’, China’s ‘Friday, Funfair’ Take Top Awards In Shanghai
The Divorce took best film & actress in the main competition, while Friday, Funfair won best film in the Asian New Talent Awards.
Europe
CANNES 2024: LIST OF AWARD WINNERS
All the winners from this year’s Cannes film festival, across official selection and parallel sections.