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

Home Film News Apr 13, 2026 6:58pm PT Far East Film Festival’s Focus Asia Reveals 19 Projects, Debuts $20,000 White Light Award By Naman Ramachandran Plus Icon Naman Ramachandran Latest Quentin Lee’s Margin Films Marks 30th Anniversary With ‘Shopping for Fangs’ Leading L.A. Screening Series (EXCLUSIVE) 11 hours ago ‘Linka Linka’ Wins Firebird Award and Fipresci Prize at 50th Hong Kong Film Festival 13 hours ago Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim Lead Indonesia Joint Venture’s Slate as Asia Media Alliance Group and Nation Pictures Partner Up (EXCLUSIVE) 18 hours ago See All Flash Forward Entertainment 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). Related Stories Megan Thee Stallion Recovering After Being Hospitalized for Exhaustion, Sets 'Moulin Rouge!' Return Date