News

CHINA RELEASE SCHEDULE: Imports & Co-Productions Sept-Oct 2026

Egyptian film Happy Birthday and Zach Cregger's Resident Evil have been scheduled to open in China in October.

News

BUZZ LIST: Southeast Asia Projects In The Pipeline 2026

UPDATED SEPTEMBER 28: The list below highlights noteworthy Southeast Asian film projects in various stages of production, along with films that have premiered at international film festivals from Berlin 2026 onwards. Nationality of the director is in brackets after their names, but nationality of the projects is harder to determine

Middle East & North Africa

Palestine Film Fund Selects Seven Projects For Second Funding Round 2026

Four features and three shorts were supported by PFI in its second funding round of 2026 with grants totalling €43,000

Korea & Japan

Streamlined Guides: Japan Indie Producers - From 'Lost Land' To 'Nagi Notes'

In this third and final section of the Streamlined Guide to Japan’s Independent Producers we profile six more producers who represent a new generation in the sense that they’re working across borders, tapping into the international sales and festival circuit, and finding innovative methods of financing and distributing

Festivals

Northeast India’s ‘Angh’ Wins Toronto Platform Prize; Qualifies For Oscars Consideration

Konyak-language film is eligible for the Oscars' Best International Feature category, even though another film, Marathi-language Gondhal, is India's official pick.

FESTIVAL DATES: Film Festivals, Markets & TV Events 2026

UPDATED SEPTEMBER 21: 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

Middle East & North Africa

El Gouna Film Festival Unveils 23 Feature Projects; Launches CineGouna Series

Egypt's El Gouna Film Festival has selected 23 projects for this year’s edition of CineGouna Funding, which is scheduled to take place from October 15-23 during the festival. These projects are in addition to the six previously announced for the inaugural edition of CineGouna Series, bringing

Europe

May El-Toukhy’s 'Woman Unknown' Scores Top Prize At Politically Charged Venice

Danish-Egyptian director May El-Toukhy's post-World War II psychological thriller Woman Unknown won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 83rd Venice Film Festival (September 2-12). The film's star Mathilde Arcel also took the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. Set in Denmark

Africa

'The Smell Of Apples' Producer Cait Pansegrouw On South Africa’s Indie Funding Landscape

This edition of Streamlined Insights contains an interview with South African producer Cait Pansegrouw, whose latest feature The Smell Of Apples is premiering at Toronto International Film Festival, and who very kindly sat down with us to explain how indie film financing works in South Africa. Indie producers across Asia

Korea & Japan

Streamlined Guides: Japan Indie Producers - From 'The Truth' To 'Renoir'

In the second section of this three-part Streamlined Guide to Japan’s Independent Producers, we profile six producers we believe represent a new generation in the sense that they’re working across borders, tapping into the international sales and festival circuit, and finding innovative methods of financing and distributing

Europe

TORONTO & SAN SEBASTIAN 2026: Titles Selected From Asia Pacific & Africa

UPDATED SEPT 11: Goodfellas boards Kamila Andini's Four Seasons In Java; Cercamon picks up The Smell Of Apples.

Korea & Japan

Streamlined Guides: Japan Indie Producers - Landscape & Pioneers

The first section of this three-part Streamlined Guide to Japan’s Independent Producers includes an overview of the country’s production landscape, from the perspective of the indie sector, along with some notes on that handful of hardy pioneers who have been working outside the studio system for years.

Korea & Japan

Boo Junfeng, Diep Nguyen Hoang & Vincci Cheuk Projects Selected For Tokyo Gap Financing Market

Tokyo Gap Financing Market (TGFM) has selected 24 projects for its 2026 edition including new works from Singapore’s Boo Junfeng, Vietnamese filmmaker Diep Nguyen Hoang and Hong Kong’s Vincci Cheuk.   Boo Junfeng’s multi-territory co-production Trinity and Vincci Cheuk’s Hong Kong-Japan co-production 38.

Chinese-Speaking Markets

Taiwan’s Golden Horse FPP Unveils 48 Projects For Features Section

Golden Horse Film Project Promotion (FPP) has selected 48 projects for this year’s edition of its Features section, including 38 In Development Projects and 10 Works-in-Progress (WIP). As previously announced, Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has also selected 11 projects for its Series section (see here for