Liz Shackleton
Contributing Editor at Deadline
Asia-based film and TV industry analyst. Founder & editor of Streamlined: https://t.co/yVYp2pZW6r.
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2 weeks ago |
streamlinedglobal.com | Liz Shackleton
SIFF Project, the projects market of Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF, June 13- 22), selected 34 projects across five categories for its 2025 edition. The categories include Genre Projects, New Talent Projects, Co-production Projects, Pre-Production Projects and Works-in-Progress. Launched in 2007, SIFF Project aims to connect Chinese and Sino-foreign co-production features with potential partners, investors and distributors.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Liz Shackleton
Generate Key TakeawaysWhile the world was gathering to watch new films in Cannes a few weeks back, Indian filmmaker Honey Trehan was using the occasion to host a private screening of a film that he fears may never see a commercial release. At least not in a form that he approves of. Punjab ’95, starring singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh, has still not been cleared for Indian release since being submitted to India’s Central Board of Film Classification (CBFC) in December 2022.
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3 weeks ago |
streamlined.news | Liz Shackleton
Africa had a notably bigger presence at this year’s Cannes film festival and market, in particular Nigeria, which had My Father’s Shadow in Un Certain Regard, while the Nigerian government was talking up plans to invest in the country’s creative economy. In addition, the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) announced plans to launch a market at this year’s edition, one of a series of new film markets and festivals based in the Global South announced during Cannes.
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1 month ago |
streamlined.news | Liz Shackleton
Part Two of Streamlined’s Cannes 2025 recap looks at the sales business announced (or not announced) in the market this year. I’m keeping the recap of activity by the African continent and Arab world at the Cannes market for another newsletter, to be published shortly, as there’s a lot to say and some news about funds and events that sometimes gets lost in the heat of the market (I’m trying to keep these free newsletters shorter moving forward, which is easier said than done).
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Liz Shackleton
Jia Zhangke’s Unknown Pleasures Pictures Acquires ‘Sentimental Value’ & Two Other Cannes Pics For ChinaTue, May 27, 2025 at 9:57 AM UTCYahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article.
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I spoke to Indian filmmaker Honey Trehan about his two-year battle (actually closer to three years now) to get a censor certificate for Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Punjab '95. https://t.co/gliecayQlj
Streamlined looks at Nigerian government initiatives to support the film industry; plans by Africa International Film Festival to launch a market at this year's edition; and the new film festival in Doha. https://t.co/7NMO5EeLRN
Second part of Streamlined’s Cannes 2025 recap looks at sales & acquisitions activity in the US and Asia (coverage on African and Arab films and other news at Cannes coming soon). https://t.co/Gj1Sd2y7FY