Japan. Now on, Oct 26 – Nov 4, 2026
Japan's FIAPF 'A'-list festival, launched in 1985 (biennial until 1991) and held each autumn in central Tokyo. The Tokyo Grand Prix heads its competition, and the TIFFCOM content market, with its Tokyo Gap-Financing Market, runs alongside.
Shanghai, China. Ended, Sep 4 – 13, 2026
A Chinese cinephile collective, public since January 2023, that writes criticism, translates film texts and subtitles, and curates screenings; in September 2026 it co-presented “Hearts in the Dust: Films from Germany” with Shanghai Grand Cinema and Reaching Project, after a 2025 David Lynch retrospective at universities in Shanghai, Hangzhou and Beijing.
Hangzhou, China. Ended, Oct 23 – 25, 2026
Shantou, China. Ended, Jul 11 – 19, 2026
South Korea. Ended, Oct 6 – 15, 2026
Korea's first international film festival, held in Busan every autumn since 1996 with a focus on Asian cinema. It added a main competition, the Busan Awards, in 2025 and hosts the Asian Contents & Film Market and the Asian Project Market alongside.
