Anthony Chen’s ‘Somewhere in the South’ Wins TAICCA Prize as ‘Naked in Glendale’ Takes White Light Award at Focus Asia

By Naman Ramachandran

Naman Ramachandran

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Focus Asia, the industry section of the Far East Film Festival, concluded its 2026 edition in Udine with both prizes going to first-time directors.

Haohao Yan’s “Naked in Glendale,” a Chinese-American coming-of-age project produced by Jane Zheng of Seesaw Productions and Julia Xu of Q&A Entertainment, won the inaugural White Light/Focus Asia Award, worth $20,000 in professional post-production services from Bangkok-based White Light Studio.

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