Filmart Returns; Hong Kong’s Political Landscape; China Release Schedule
This second part of Streamlined’s Cannes recap looks at Japan and Korea’s high-profile presence at the festival and market; debunks some of the rumours swirling around Saudi pulling back from building out its nascent film biz; and provides some long overdue updates on developments in the African film
Quite a few people commented to me that this was a strange year in Cannes. The market was dead for the first few days; kicked into high-gear frenetic meeting activity towards the weekend, then fell silent again in the second week – during which the spotlight belonged to the tech companies.
All the winners from this year’s Cannes film festival, across official selection, Critics Week, Directors Fortnight and the Immersive Competition.
China's summer schedule of imports is starting to take shape with The Garfield Movie, Masters Of The Universe, Toy Story 5, Supergirl, Disclosure Day & StudioCanal's Pressure all dated for release.