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Far East Film Festival’s Focus Asia Reveals 19 Projects, Debuts $20,000 White Light Award

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Far East Film Festival’s Focus Asia Reveals 19 Projects, Debuts $20,000 White Light Award
Apr 13, 2026 6:58pm PT Far East Film Festival’s Focus Asia Reveals 19 Projects, Debuts $20,000 White Light Award

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Focus Asia, the industry section of the Far East Film Festival, has unveiled its full slate for the 2026 edition – 13 projects for the All Genres Project Market and six titles for Far East in Progress – alongside a new post-production prize backed by Bangkok-based White Light Studio. The market runs April 27-29 in Udine, Italy.

The All Genres Project Market selection, chosen by a seven-member committee from more than 120 submissions across 24 countries, spans drama, coming-of-age, art-house, magical realism, crime, sci-fi and fantasy. The 13 projects, each representing a distinct territory, are: “A Way to Etretat,” directed by Su-Won Shin and produced by June Film (South Korea); “Adarna,” directed by Lois Patiño and produced by Elastica Films and Matriuska Producciones (Spain); “Dear Sơn An,” directed by Kim Quy Bui and produced by Varan (Vietnam) and A Company Film (Germany); “Holy Mother,” directed by Sinung Winahyoko and produced by KrossKultur Media (Indonesia); “I Have to Fuck Before the World Ends,” directed by Andrea Benjamin Manenti and produced by Volos Films Italia, Citrullo International (Italy), Epicmedia (Philippines) and Puffin Pictures (France); “Naked in Glendale,” directed by Haohao Yan and produced by Seesaw Productions (China) and Q&A Entertainment (U.S.); and “New Life,” directed by Yingtong Li and produced by Yitis Film (China).

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