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CANNES 2024 LINE-UP: Titles Selected From Asia, Africa & Midde East
UPDATED: A list of films and their sales agents selected for Cannes, Critics Week & Directors Fortnight from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Festivals
'The Gospel Of The Beast' Wins Golden Star At First HCM City Film Festival
Nicole Midori Woodford's Last Shadow At First Light won four prizes in the festival's Southeast Asia competition.
Festivals
‘Snow In Midsummer’, ‘Sons’ Win Top Firebird Awards At HKIFF
Chong Keat-aun's Snow In Midsummer won best film in the Young Cinema Competition (Chinese-language) at this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival.
Festivals
Mongolia’s ‘City Of Wind’ Wins Best Picture At Osaka Asian Film Festival
Taiwanese drama Salli won the Most Promising Talent award for director Lien Chien Hung, and the ABC TV award.
Africa
Mati Diop's 'Dahomey' Becomes Second African Film To Win Berlin Golden Bear
Mubi has acquired North America and a slew of other territories on Diop's second film.
Europe
Japan’s ‘Rei’, Iran’s ‘The Old Bachelor’ Take Top Awards In Rotterdam
Special Jury Awards in the Tiger Competition went to India's Kiss Wagon and Australia's Flathead.
Festivals
JAFF Awards Best Film To 'Monisme'; Reveals Plans For Market At 2024 Edition
Best film in the Indonesian Screen Awards went to Yusron Fuadi’s The Draft!, which also won best storytelling and best editing.
Festivals
Sarvnik Kaur’s doc ‘Against The Tide’ Wins Golden Gateway Award At MAMI
The Silver Gateway Award went to Bahadur – The Brave, directed by Diwa Shah, while the Special Jury Award went to Kanu Behl’s Agra.
Festivals
Pema Tseden’s ‘Snow Leopard’ Takes Grand Prix At Tokyo Film Festival
Tatami, directed by Iranian filmmakers Zar Amir and Guy Nattiv, was awarded the Special Jury Prize.
Chinese Speaking
‘Only The River Flows’, ‘Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell’ Triumph In Pingyao
Wei Shujun’s Only The River Flows was presented with best film in the festival's Fei Mu Awards.
Festivals
‘The Wrestler’, ‘September 1923’ Win New Currents Awards In Busan
Kim Jiseok Awards went to Prasanna Vithanage’s Paradise and Mirlan Abdykalykov’s Bride Kidnapping/
Europe
Iran’s ‘Critical Zone’, Singapore’s ‘Dreaming & Dying’ Take Best Film Awards In Locarno
Critical Zone won the Golden Leopard in Locarno's international competition, while Dreaming & Dying took the same honours in Cinema of the Present.