Malaysia’s MIFFest Planning Smaller Real-World Edition
The fourth edition of the Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) is set to take place as a real-world event at the end of 2020. But...
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London’s Queer East Film Festival Goes Global With Four Free Documentaries
London’s Queer East Film Festival will run a virtual program of four free-to-stream Asian documentaries from July 3-31, as cinema closures due to coronavirus force...
New Talent Film Competition Begins at Taipei Film Festival
A dozen full-length feature films by new and emerging filmmakers around the world began screening Friday in a competition for new...
Two Indian Films Around Border Make Heads Turn at Cannes
The Bengali landscape is resplendent in the trailer of Prasun Chatterjee’s debut feature Dostojee (Two Friends), and its cinematography “sumptuous”, as the American...
National Youth Film Awards Announces its 2020 Nominees
The National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) has announced its list of 53 nominees, with young filmmakers exploring themes such as mental...
Toronto Film Festival Unveils Hybrid September Event, Slimmed-Down Selection
A hybrid 45th edition of Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) combining physical and online screenings and a drastically slimmed-down roster of...
Venice Film Festival on Track For Physical Edition With Real Red Carpet, International Lineup
As Cannes kicks off its virtual market, the Venice Film Festival is firmly on track to hold its physical edition in September with...
CMC Brings Five Titles to Cannes, Including 2021 Chinese New Year Contender
China’s CMC Pictures will bring a line-up of five titles to the Cannes virtual market this year, including “Assassin in Red,” a major...
Korea’s BIFAN Unveils Line-up For Hybrid Offline, Online Edition
In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Asia’s largest genre film fest will be screening 212 films from 48 countries in...
The Inciting Incident Unveils Its Second Round Winners and the Genre for the Next Challenge
Earlier this year, Sinema Media, a consultancy and project management company focused on film and media initiatives, kickstarted The Inciting Incident,...
Film Academy Board Set to Postpone Oscars Ceremony and Extend Eligibility Window
On Monday morning, four days after meeting and voting to enact a number of major diversity measures, the board of governors of...
Annecy Stages 2nd Focus on South-East Asia MIFA Program
This year’s online Annecy Festival includes a Territory Focus on South-East Asia, co-organized by Annecy and the French Embassy. This is...