liz shackleton

@lizshackleton1

Asia-based film and TV industry analyst. Founder & editor of Streamlined: http://streamlined.news.

Joined April 2013

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liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · Jul 23

Finally, here's the 1st part of the Streamlined Guide to Asia Co-production Funds. Although the report focuses on the Asian gov't funds that support int'l co-pros, it also sheds light on the subsidy systems in each country: Singapore, Philippines & Taiwan streamlined.news/p/streamlined-…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. Compared to a decade ago, Asian independent producers now have a much wider range of government-backed funds within the region to apply to, with several schemes aimed specifically at encouraging...

liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · 7 h

Cherien Dabis' timely drama 'All That's Left Of You', about three generations of a Palestinian family, was awarded best film and screenplay at this year's Malaysia International Film Festival. streamlinedglobal.com/palestinian-dr…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. The film, which follows a Palestinian family through three generations, also won best screenplay at Malaysia International Film Festival.

liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · 9 h

An animated short about a manga artist doing battle with an AI generated creature won the Grand Prize at this year's Skip City International D-Cinema Festival in Saitama, Japan. streamlinedglobal.com/animated-short…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. The festival's competition section was restructured this year to focus on Japanese filmmakers.

liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · Jul 25

India's box office was up by 14% in the 1st half of this year, while the 2nd half is off to a strong start with YRF's Saiyaara. More details in the latest edition of Streamlined, along with India's release schedule for the rest of the year. streamlined.news/p/india-2025-f…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. This edition of Streamlined is looking at India’s box office results in the first half of 2025, along with current hit Saiyaara and upcoming films until the end of the year.

liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · Jul 25

Hubert Bals Fund has selected 15 projects for development support, including new works from Amanda Nell Eu, Mamadou Dia and Jiang Xiaoxuan. Read more details of the these new projects below.. streamlinedglobal.com/hubert-bals-de…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund has selected 15 projects for the latest round of its Development Support scheme.

liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · Jul 22

Jafar Panahi Named As Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Filmmaker Of The Year deadline.com/2025/07/jafar-…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. Iranian filmmaker has won the top award at three major film festivals, including the Cannes Palme d'Or this year for It Was Just An Accident.

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liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · Jul 21

Projects Produced by Alia Bhatt, Payal Kapadia & Kani Kusruti In Busan’s APM 2025 Line-up deadline.com/2025/07/alia-b…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. Busan International Film Festival has selected 30 projects for this year's Asian Project Market, which is taking place in September.

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liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · Jul 18

How has China's box office fared since Ne Zha 2's huge success over Lunar New Year? And which Chinese and Hollywood films are set for release over the summer? streamlined.news/p/china-2025-f…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. Streamlined is back after a summer break during which you may have noticed that the Streamlined Global website had a makeover.

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liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · Jul 11

Team Behind Singapore Oscar Submission ‘La Luna’ Reunite For Family Drama ‘Badak’ deadline.com/2025/07/shahei…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. Shaheizy Sam underwent a massive physical transformation to star in the film, directed by M. Raihan Halim and also starring Wan Hanafi.

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liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · Jun 25

DFI's latest funding round includes recent Cannes premieres Once Upon A Time In Gaza and Renoir, as well as upcoming features from Cyril Aris and Ahmed Yassin Al-Daradji. streamlinedglobal.com/doha-film-inst…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. Qatar’s Doha Film Institute (DFI) has selected 45 projects for its spring 2025 funding round, including recent Cannes film festival premieres Renoir and Once Upon A Time In Gaza.

liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · Jun 9

Shanghai International Film Festival's projects market, SIFF Project, has selected 34 projects across five categories for this year's edition. SIFF is taking place June 13-22 with Peter Ho-sun Chan's 'She's Got No Name' playing as the opening film. streamlinedglobal.com/shanghai-siff-…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. 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,...

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liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · Jun 5

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. deadline.com/2025/06/diljit…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. Film about Sikh activist Jaswant Singh Khalra has not been cleared for Indian release since being submitted to the censorship board in December 2022.

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liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · Jun 3

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. streamlined.news/p/nigeria-goes…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. 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...

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liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · May 28

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). streamlined.news/p/cannes-2025-…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. Part Two of Streamlined’s Cannes 2025 recap looks at the sales business announced (or not announced) in the market this year.

liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · May 27

Jia Zhangke’s Unknown Pleasures Pictures Acquires ‘Sentimental Value’ & Two Other Cannes Pics For China deadline.com/2025/05/sentim…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. Chinese distribution outfit has come out of Cannes with three Official Selection titles aiming for theatrical release in China.

liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · May 26

Part One of Streamlined’s Cannes 2025 recap looks at the awards, tariff talk & shifting spheres of influence in the global film biz, and a few words on the China market. streamlined.news/p/cannes-2025-…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. It was an odd Cannes film festival this year.

liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · May 24

BIFAN has announced the project line-up for this year's NAFF, including entries from Adriyanto Dewo, Carlo Francisco Manatad & Norris Wong in IT Project, as well as Project Spotlight Korea, Work In Progress and tie-ups with Blood Window, Sitges etc. streamlinedglobal.com/bifan-naff-pro…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. BIFAN has selected 26 projects for the 2025 edition of Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF).

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liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · May 24

DANAFF Project Market has announced the 14 projects selected for this year's edition. The event, co-organised by Autumn Meeting, is being held alongside Vietnam's Danang Asian Film Festival (DANAFF) from June 29 to July 5. streamlinedglobal.com/danaff-project…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. Project market will take place alongside the third Danang Asian Film Festival in Vietnam.

liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · May 19

Indonesia Open For Co-pros, Box Office Booming; But Lack Of Screens Hampering Further Growth – Cannes Market deadline.com/2025/05/indone…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. Industry heads including Visinema Group's Angga Sasongko and JAFF Market head Linda Gozali outlined industry trends on Cannes panel.

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liz shackleton@lizshackleton1 · May 19

Crunchyroll’s Mitchel Berger Talks ‘Infinity Castle’ Rollout & How Anime Is Boosting Theatrical Worldwide deadline.com/2025/05/crunch…

lizshackleton1's tweet card. Crunchyroll theatrical distribution chief also explained how anime is bringing audiences back to cinemas in several parts of the world.