Chinese Speaking
HKIFF Industry Animation & JFW 2025: Full Line-Up
HKIFF Industry Project Market has launched a new animation section and entered a partnership with Jakarta Film Week.
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.
Chinese Speaking
Sundance & Rotterdam; Lunar New Year Box Office In China, Korea & Vietnam
Before we dig into recent events, I just want to explain that Streamlined is changing its format this year to get back to its roots – which is to make your life easier by summarising all the major news in the content industries of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Over
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
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.
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.
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
News
JAFF Market Unveils Project Line-Up; Partners With Adelaide Film Festival
Indonesia's inaugural JAFF Market has selected ten projects for JAFF Future Project (JFP), including eight from Indonesia and two from Australia.
Southeast Asia
Purin Pictures Autumn 2024: Funding News
Thailand’s Purin Pictures selected five projects for production support, and one for post-production support, in its latest funding round.
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.
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.