Fund to invest a total of €360,000 in latest funding of financing
The Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund (Wcf) is to provide a total of €360,000 in funding for 14 international projects.
In its latest funding round, the Wcf has recommended production funding for 11 projects and distribution grants for three films.
The 14 independent projects hail from Argentina, Chile, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Mozambique, Nigeria, the Republic of Belarus, Rwanda, Senegal and Thailand.
The production funding recipients include Demba by Senegalese writer-director Mamadou Dia, whose feature debut Nafi’s Father won the best first feature prize Locarno in...
The Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund (Wcf) is to provide a total of €360,000 in funding for 14 international projects.
In its latest funding round, the Wcf has recommended production funding for 11 projects and distribution grants for three films.
The 14 independent projects hail from Argentina, Chile, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Mozambique, Nigeria, the Republic of Belarus, Rwanda, Senegal and Thailand.
The production funding recipients include Demba by Senegalese writer-director Mamadou Dia, whose feature debut Nafi’s Father won the best first feature prize Locarno in...
- 11/24/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
The projects, all feature debuts aside from one, will receive €60,000 to support either their production or their post-production.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)’s Hubert Bals Fund (Hbf) has selected four projects for its first-ever Hbf+ Europe: Post-production Scheme, alongside eight projects for minority co-production support.
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The projects, all feature debuts aside from one, will receive €60,000 to support either their production or their post-production. Hbf+Europe supports projects from filmmakers based in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe, and encourages European co-production of said projects.
Among the...
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)’s Hubert Bals Fund (Hbf) has selected four projects for its first-ever Hbf+ Europe: Post-production Scheme, alongside eight projects for minority co-production support.
Scroll down for full list of projects
The projects, all feature debuts aside from one, will receive €60,000 to support either their production or their post-production. Hbf+Europe supports projects from filmmakers based in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe, and encourages European co-production of said projects.
Among the...
- 7/11/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Filmmakers from Philippines, Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan honoured at Juree Asia Awards
Juree Asia Awards 2022 announced top prizes for its inaugural film festival during a TikTok Live hosted on December 9. Juree Awards is in its seventh-year edition, where for the first-time ever, it is running an Asia-wide film festival. ‘The Day It Snowed In The Philippines’ by Joshua Caesar Medroso from the Philippines, won the Grand Prize Award while ‘Do Not Ask (Risau)’ by Vera Isnaini from Indonesia, took home the Vertical Storytelling Award.
‘The Day It Snowed In The Philippines’, a story of two young boys living by the coast of Davao City challenged by violence and abuse. “It’s an honour to win the Grand Prize for Juree as this story is close to my heart. I grew up in the coastal slums of Davao City where violence against children is true in our society. Through this film, I...
Juree Asia Awards 2022 announced top prizes for its inaugural film festival during a TikTok Live hosted on December 9. Juree Awards is in its seventh-year edition, where for the first-time ever, it is running an Asia-wide film festival. ‘The Day It Snowed In The Philippines’ by Joshua Caesar Medroso from the Philippines, won the Grand Prize Award while ‘Do Not Ask (Risau)’ by Vera Isnaini from Indonesia, took home the Vertical Storytelling Award.
‘The Day It Snowed In The Philippines’, a story of two young boys living by the coast of Davao City challenged by violence and abuse. “It’s an honour to win the Grand Prize for Juree as this story is close to my heart. I grew up in the coastal slums of Davao City where violence against children is true in our society. Through this film, I...
- 12/10/2022
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
Viddsee, a storyteller platform for short premium content, announced the launch of the first-ever Juree Awards Asia for its seventh edition. This expansion is to celebrate the power of storytelling by discovering fresh talents, along with launching and developing the careers of Asian storytellers on a global stage. Storytellers, filmmakers, creatives and producers may submit short films concluded from 1 January 2020 onwards.
This year’s Juree will include a new category, the Vertical Storytelling Award, to present vertical videos as an emerging style of storytelling. Its main prize, the Grand Prize Award, consists of a cash grant and Intellectual Property (IP) development opportunity with Viddsee Labs. Viewers may cast votes for favourite shortlisted films for the Audience Choice Awards.
Viddsee is also launching Scene City Accelerator Asia 2023 to drive talent and IP growth, while providing a platform for filmmakers to upskill and develop stories. An Accelerator programme helps fuel the regional...
This year’s Juree will include a new category, the Vertical Storytelling Award, to present vertical videos as an emerging style of storytelling. Its main prize, the Grand Prize Award, consists of a cash grant and Intellectual Property (IP) development opportunity with Viddsee Labs. Viewers may cast votes for favourite shortlisted films for the Audience Choice Awards.
Viddsee is also launching Scene City Accelerator Asia 2023 to drive talent and IP growth, while providing a platform for filmmakers to upskill and develop stories. An Accelerator programme helps fuel the regional...
- 9/15/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
There is a lot that Thai director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke cannot say about his new project “A Useful Ghost.” But then again, when audiences in Thailand see the film, they will know exactly what it means.
Set primarily in a family home, “A Useful Ghost” tells the story of a couple, March and Nat, and their young son Dot. March runs a vacuum cleaner factory, but ironically, one day Nat dies from a respiratory disease caused by air pollution in the area. Saddened by the death of his wife, March becomes worried that the same fate will befall Dot, when the boy starts developing similar symptoms.
In an attempt to save her son’s health, Nat returns to haunt the family as a vacuum cleaner and tries desperately to suck up all the dust in the house. Eventually, she realizes the family home is haunted also by the ghosts of dead...
Set primarily in a family home, “A Useful Ghost” tells the story of a couple, March and Nat, and their young son Dot. March runs a vacuum cleaner factory, but ironically, one day Nat dies from a respiratory disease caused by air pollution in the area. Saddened by the death of his wife, March becomes worried that the same fate will befall Dot, when the boy starts developing similar symptoms.
In an attempt to save her son’s health, Nat returns to haunt the family as a vacuum cleaner and tries desperately to suck up all the dust in the house. Eventually, she realizes the family home is haunted also by the ghosts of dead...
- 8/10/2021
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
The section concludes its three-year focus on Southeast Asia and Mongolia.
Projects from Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, and the Philippines were among the winners of the 19th edition of Locarno’s Open Doors section which has concluded its three-year focus on Southeast Asia and Mongolia.
Prizes were given to projects from the Open Doors Hub and Lab at the awards ceremony on Tuesday morning (August 10).
The Open Doors Award for Hub projects worth 35,000 Chf went to the comedy- thriller A Useful Ghost by Thai director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke and his producer Cattleya Paosrijaroen of Bangkok-based 185 Films.
An Open Doors Award development grant...
Projects from Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, and the Philippines were among the winners of the 19th edition of Locarno’s Open Doors section which has concluded its three-year focus on Southeast Asia and Mongolia.
Prizes were given to projects from the Open Doors Hub and Lab at the awards ceremony on Tuesday morning (August 10).
The Open Doors Award for Hub projects worth 35,000 Chf went to the comedy- thriller A Useful Ghost by Thai director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke and his producer Cattleya Paosrijaroen of Bangkok-based 185 Films.
An Open Doors Award development grant...
- 8/10/2021
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
Thai filmmaker Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s (pictured center) dark comedy film “A Useful Ghost” has scooped the top prize at the Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors awards ceremony.
This year’s Open Doors co-production forum featured nine projects from Southeast Asia and Mongolia looking for international partners, and also represented the close of the forum’s three-year cycle focusing on that part of the world in particular.
The winning film tells the story of March and Nat, a happily married couple, and their seven-year-old son named Dot. One day, Nat dies of respiratory disease caused by air pollution. Saddened by the death of his wife, March is worried that the same fate will befall his son, who gradually develops similar symptoms. Nat then returns as a ghost haunting the house vacuum cleaner to try and suck up the dust hurting her son.
“This film touches upon current social and political issues in a humorous way.
This year’s Open Doors co-production forum featured nine projects from Southeast Asia and Mongolia looking for international partners, and also represented the close of the forum’s three-year cycle focusing on that part of the world in particular.
The winning film tells the story of March and Nat, a happily married couple, and their seven-year-old son named Dot. One day, Nat dies of respiratory disease caused by air pollution. Saddened by the death of his wife, March is worried that the same fate will befall his son, who gradually develops similar symptoms. Nat then returns as a ghost haunting the house vacuum cleaner to try and suck up the dust hurting her son.
“This film touches upon current social and political issues in a humorous way.
- 8/10/2021
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
The latest edition of the Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors section, which highlights new projects and fresh voices from Asia, feels like a culmination in more ways than one.
After an entirely remote affair last time around, Open Doors is adopting a hybrid in-person and online approach this time around, welcoming more than half of the filmmakers and producers to the Swiss fest. The section is also entering the final year in its three-year focus on Southeast Asia and Mongolia specifically.
“This one is much more the result of the exploration of the region and the collaboration we have been building with talents over the last two and a half years,” explains Open Doors director Sophie Bourdon. “On the co-production side, it’s only first-time feature directors with one exception, but many of them have had shorts featured at the festival.”
Bourdon admits the last couple years have been difficult for Open Doors.
After an entirely remote affair last time around, Open Doors is adopting a hybrid in-person and online approach this time around, welcoming more than half of the filmmakers and producers to the Swiss fest. The section is also entering the final year in its three-year focus on Southeast Asia and Mongolia specifically.
“This one is much more the result of the exploration of the region and the collaboration we have been building with talents over the last two and a half years,” explains Open Doors director Sophie Bourdon. “On the co-production side, it’s only first-time feature directors with one exception, but many of them have had shorts featured at the festival.”
Bourdon admits the last couple years have been difficult for Open Doors.
- 8/4/2021
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Final session of three-year cycle will showcase ight projects and nine producers.
Thai director Sompot Chidgasornpongse, a long-time collaborator of Palme d’Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and emerging Myanmar documentarian Sein Lyan Tun are among the filmmakers who will be presenting projects at this year’s edition of the Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors programme.
The initiative, aimed at supporting cinema from the global south and east, is in the final year of a three-year cycle focused on Southeast Asia and Mongolia and encompassing independent filmmaking communities in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Mongolia.
Thai director Sompot Chidgasornpongse, a long-time collaborator of Palme d’Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and emerging Myanmar documentarian Sein Lyan Tun are among the filmmakers who will be presenting projects at this year’s edition of the Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors programme.
The initiative, aimed at supporting cinema from the global south and east, is in the final year of a three-year cycle focused on Southeast Asia and Mongolia and encompassing independent filmmaking communities in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Mongolia.
- 6/8/2021
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
The 21st San Diego Asian Film Festival (Sdaff) announced the winners of its competition categories at the Sdaff Awards Gala held on Sunday, November 1, 2020. Winners were selected by an independent jury of filmmakers, curators, critics, academics, and other professionals.
Awards were distributed in the following feature film categories:
Grand Jury, Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker, and Special Jury Mention.
Awards were also given in the short film categories:
Narrative, Documentary, Animation, and International.
Asian American Competition Jury Awards
Grand Jury Award
Katelyn Rebelo, Kira Dane’s Mizuko (Water Child)
Best Narrative Feature
Bassam Tariq’s Mogul Mowgli
Best Documentary Feature
Alice Gu’s The Donut King
Best Narrative Short
Nirav Bhakta’s Thank You, Come Again
Best Documentary Short
Yeon Park’s I Bought A Time Machine
Best Animated Short
Angeline Vu and Arlene Bongco’s Felt Love
Special Jury Mention (chosen from any category)
Jiayan...
Awards were distributed in the following feature film categories:
Grand Jury, Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker, and Special Jury Mention.
Awards were also given in the short film categories:
Narrative, Documentary, Animation, and International.
Asian American Competition Jury Awards
Grand Jury Award
Katelyn Rebelo, Kira Dane’s Mizuko (Water Child)
Best Narrative Feature
Bassam Tariq’s Mogul Mowgli
Best Documentary Feature
Alice Gu’s The Donut King
Best Narrative Short
Nirav Bhakta’s Thank You, Come Again
Best Documentary Short
Yeon Park’s I Bought A Time Machine
Best Animated Short
Angeline Vu and Arlene Bongco’s Felt Love
Special Jury Mention (chosen from any category)
Jiayan...
- 11/4/2020
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Upcoming movies from two Argentine filmmakers, Lucrecia Martel’s “Chocobar” and Mari Alessandrini’s “Zahori,” won the top Pardo 2020 Awards at the Locarno Film Festival’s The Films After Tomorrow, its highest-profile competition, the festival announced Friday.
Of other major plaudits in The Films After Tomorrow, a section highlighting Covid-19-hit productions, “Savagery,” from Portugal’s Miguel Gomes, scooped the strand’s Special Jury Prize. Its prize for most innovative project went to “The Fabric of the Human Body,” from Verena Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor.
The top awards – Martel and Alessandrini winning Pardos for best international and Swiss projects, respectively, which both come with SFr 70,000 cash prizes – went to movie projects that explore themes of race, or the malpractice of supposedly unimpeachable authority.
Lead produced by Argentina’s Rei Cine, “Chocobar,” a hybrid creative documentary, sees Martel double down on the historical and cultural context of the assassination in 2007 of indigenous activist Javier Chocobar,...
Of other major plaudits in The Films After Tomorrow, a section highlighting Covid-19-hit productions, “Savagery,” from Portugal’s Miguel Gomes, scooped the strand’s Special Jury Prize. Its prize for most innovative project went to “The Fabric of the Human Body,” from Verena Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor.
The top awards – Martel and Alessandrini winning Pardos for best international and Swiss projects, respectively, which both come with SFr 70,000 cash prizes – went to movie projects that explore themes of race, or the malpractice of supposedly unimpeachable authority.
Lead produced by Argentina’s Rei Cine, “Chocobar,” a hybrid creative documentary, sees Martel double down on the historical and cultural context of the assassination in 2007 of indigenous activist Javier Chocobar,...
- 8/14/2020
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
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