Chinese Speaking
HAF Works-in-Progress 2025: Full Line-Up
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has selected 15 projects for the Works-in-Progress (WIP) section of this year’s HAF.
Europe
‘Fiume O Morte!’, ‘Raptures’ Win Top Prizes In Rotterdam
Igor Bezinović’s documentary Fiume o Morte! took the Tiger Award and the FIPRESCI prize at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Swedish director Jon Blåhed’s Raptures won the top award in the Big Screen Competition. Combining documentary and dramatic reconstruction, Fiume o Morte! [PICTURED ABOVE] explores
Chinese Speaking
‘Ne Zha 2’ Becomes Highest-Grossing Chinese Film Of All Time
Lunar New Year release, an animation based on Chinese mythology, has overtaken the record set by war drama 'The Battle Of Lake Changjin'.
Middle East
Doha Film Institute Autumn 2024: Funding News
Qatar’s Doha Film Institute (DFI) has selected 47 projects for its autumn 2024 funding round, including 11 from Qatari and Qatar-based creatives. The grantees include Palestinian director Razan Madhoon’s Gaza-set drama The Good Spirit; Moroccan-French filmmaker Sofia Alaoui’s thriller Tarfaya; and The Joyful 1926 by Algerian team
Chinese Speaking
HAF In Development 2025: Full Line-up
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has selected 25 In-Development projects for this year’s HAF.
Chinese Speaking
Hong Kong Box Office Down 6% in 2024; Local Films Overtake Imports
Local films grossed 5.5% more than US studio titles, headed by Emperor Motion Pictures’ The Last Dance.
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.
Funding News
World Cinema Fund Winter 2024: Funding News
Berlinale World Cinema Fund (WCF) awarded production funding to seven projects amounting to a total Euros260,000 in its latest funding round. The projects came from Argentina, Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Indonesia and Rwanda (see details below). The WCF jury also decided on the first TUI Care Foundation Award,
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.
News
‘The Silent Village’, ‘Pangku’ Take Top Awards At JAFF Market
Bali bombings documentary Sampai Mati, directed by Australia’s Ben Golotta, also picked up a BSM Award.
Europe
Rotterdam CineMart 2025: Full Line-Up
IFFR's Cinemart has selected 20 film projects, four immersive projects and 12 works-in-progress for its 2025 edition.
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.