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.
News
BUZZ LIST: Southeast Asia Projects In The Pipeline 2024
The Maw Naing's MA - Cry Of Silence picked up a New Currents Award at this year's Busan film festival, while Tale Of The Land, by Indonesia's Loeloe Hendra Komara, won the FIPRESCI Award.
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.
News
QCinema Project Market 2024: Full Line-Up
QPM, organised by Quezon City Film Commission, has selected 20 projects for its second edition.
Korea & Japan
Asian Project Market 2024: Full Line-Up
Busan has selected 30 projects for this year’s Asian Project Market, including new works from previous New Currents filmmakers.
News
Thai Hit ‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ Takes Audience Award At NYAFF
Malaysian filmmaker Chong Keat Aun's 'Snow In Midsummer' took the Uncaged Award at the close of this year's New York Asian Film Festival.
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.
Chinese Speaking
Asia Summer Box Office: A Few Big Whales & A Lot Of Long Tails
Before signing off for a few weeks holiday, Streamlined is taking the temperature of the summer box office, along with a round-up of half-year box office results, in major Asian markets. There is so much drama currently going on in the world between wars, natural disasters, political unrest, arson attacks,
Southeast Asia
SGIFF Film Fund 2024: Funding News
SGIFF Film Fund, managed by Singapore International Film Festival, has selected four docs and three short films in its most recent funding round.
News
‘Molder’, ‘The Heirloom’ Among Winners At BIFAN’s NAFF Project Market
Kenneth Dagatan’s 'Molder' won the top Bucheon Award, while Le Hoang's 'The Heirloom' took the NAFF Award.
Africa
Co-producing Across Colonial Borders; Working Between Europe & the Global South
One issue that comes up repeatedly in the conversations I’ve had with producers in Asia and the Middle East over the years is the difficulty of setting up co-productions between ‘established’ (usually meaning Western European) nations and ‘developing’ nations. Of course, there are other established film producing territories with