Chinese-Speaking Markets
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has selected 12 projects for the Works-in-Progress section of this year’s HAF.
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Imported films had a market share of around 20% at the China box office in 2025, with Zootopia 2 and Avatar: Fire And Ash the highest-grossing foreign films. Below is a list of imported films and co-productions (excluding Hong Kong-China co-productions) that have been dated for China release in 2026,
Funding News
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
Imported films had a market share of around 20% at the China box office in 2025, with Zootopia 2 and Avatar: Fire And Ash the highest-grossing foreign films. Below is a list of imported films and co-productions (excluding Hong Kong-China co-productions) that have been dated for China release in 2026,
Vietnam's 2025 box office and projects set for release in 2026, along with updates on production companies, film festivals and streaming.
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. Sundance Film Festival (Park City, US) January 22-February 1 International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands) January 29-February 8 Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)
Part Two of this guide looks at how six international territories are regulating streamers: UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa & Brazil.
The insider view on the content industries of Asia, Africa & the Middle East
Box office across Asia was a mixed bag in 2025. Some territories had record-breaking years, some were middling, others looked like they were sliding towards terminal decline. Many factors influenced results – demographics, ticket price, property and therefore rental and other costs borne by cinemas, and of course the flow of
Vietnam's 2025 box office and projects set for release in 2026, along with updates on production companies, film festivals and streaming.
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
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. Sundance Film Festival (Park City, US) January 22-February 1 International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands) January 29-February 8 Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)
China’s box office increased by 22% to reach $7.4bn (RMB51.83bn) in 2025, compared to $5.8bn the previous year, according to figures from China Film Administration. Two animated titles topped the year-end top ten, raking in $2.8bn between them – Lunar New Year hit Ne Zha 2,
Part Two of this guide looks at how six international territories are regulating streamers: UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa & Brazil.
Sigrid Bernardo’s I’m Perfect and Jun Robles Lana’s Call Me Mother were among the major winners at this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (December 25-January 7) in the Philippines. In a heartening win for representation, Krystel Go, an actress with Down’s Syndrome, was awarded Best
It may be a challenging time for the Indian (and global) entertainment landscape – the threat of AI, consolidation, declining theatrical footfalls, lower budgets on streaming, fewer shows getting greenlit (take your pick) – but the Indian streaming landscape continues to offer some of the country’s finest storytelling. Hindi streaming shows,
Zootopia 2 was the highest-grossing import at the China box office in 2025, grossing $627m (as of Feb 2, 2026) and ranking second in the year-end chart.
UPDATED DECEMBER 31: The list below highlights noteworthy Southeast Asian film projects that were completed and premiered at international film festivals in 2025. Nationality of the director is in brackets after their names, but nationality of the projects is harder to determine as most are multi-territory co-productions. AMOEBA Dir: Siyou
