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Before digging into the Lunar New Year box office, a few words on the political controversy at this year’s Berlinale. Much has already been written on this subject by just about every trade, national paper and social media account – so I’m just referring to an edition of Streamlined
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Another Turkish film, Emin Alper's Salvation, picked up the Grand Jury Prize, while Lance Hammer's Queen At Sea won two prizes.
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Marty Supreme, Project Hail Mary and Hoppers have all been dated for China release.
UPDATED MARCH 5: Dates for film and TV festivals and markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, along with the major film and TV events in Europe and North America. Some major events in the region have yet to confirm their 2026 dates. Streamlined will keep updating this list
Marty Supreme, Project Hail Mary and Hoppers have all been dated for China release.
Streamlined Guides launched its first edition in May 2024 with the two-part 'Streamlined Guide to Vietnam', as we recognised that this is one of the most dynamic markets in Southeast Asia, if not the world. This edition provides updates on the 2024 guide based on research conducted over
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Philippine cinema had a strong start to 2026 with titles screening and winning awards at the three big winter international film festivals – Sundance, Rotterdam and Berlin. But back at home, the Philippines is among the Asian territories in which box office recovery has been slow since the pandemic, and while
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has announced seven animation and six genre projects for HAF.
Variations On A Theme, from South African filmmakers Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar, won the Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Master, from Bangladesh’s Rezwan Shahriar Sumit, took the top award in the Big Screen Competition. Set in South Africa’s Kamiesberge mountain range,
Palestine Film Institute has selected nine projects to receive grants through the Palestine Film Fund in its first ever funding round.
IFFR Pro, the industry platform of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), held its awards ceremony for this year’s expanded edition on February 4, with prizes going to projects from the Philippines’ Martika Ramirez Escobar, Senegal’s Mamadou Dia and Taiwanese digital artist Coco Chen. Daughters Of The Sea, Escobar’
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has selected 12 projects for the Works-in-Progress section of this year’s HAF.
Doha Film Institute (DFI) has awarded funding to 57 projects in its autumn 2025 funding round, including 10 projects by Qatari and Qatar-based filmmakers. Filmmakers with projects that have received funding include Bassel Ghandour, who previously directed Theeb, Hinde Boujemaa (Noura’s Dream) and Ismaël El Iraki (Zanka Contact). With
Streamlined Guides launched its first edition in May 2024 with the two-part 'Streamlined Guide to Vietnam', as we recognised that this is one of the most dynamic markets in Southeast Asia, if not the world. This edition provides updates on the 2024 guide based on research conducted over
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has selected 17 In-Development projects for this year’s HAF.
Hong Kong and Macau’s box office continued their downwards slide in 2025, with ticket sales coming in at a combined $155m (HK$1.21bn), a decrease of 15% compared to the previous year, according to figures from Hong Kong Box Office. In 2024, Hong Kong’s total box office