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The makers of South Korean drama The Assassin(s) are under fire over claims of historical inaccuracies, leading the country’s culture minister and local film bodies to speak out in support of the cast and crew.

Screen Australia has opened its 2026–27 Narrative Content Short Film Production fund, offering substantial production support for Australian short films across live action, animation and hybrid formats.

“Inside the Arthouse,” the independent film digital series and video podcast hosted by Laemmle Theatres President Greg Laemmle and filmmaker Raphael Sbarge, has partnered with Chronicle Media, an AI-based audience simulation platform, to expand the show’s audience on YouTube.

A pedestrian walks in front of a poster of the film Traces of Justice at a cinema in Shanghai on Friday. CHEN YUYU/FOR CHINA DAILY

Pierre le Gall’s truck driver romance Flesh And Fuel scooped the Golden Eye for best film at Zurich Film Festival.

The 22nd Zurich Film Festival runs from September 24 to October 4. Checkherefor the full lineup. Some films mentioned below will be reviewed separately in full-length write-ups, but for now, here are some initial impressions.

Gandhara Independent Film Festival’s seventh edition is featuring 88 diverse productions in hybrid format

The inaugural New York Muslim Film Festival will screen 12 shorts, mixing documentaries, dramas and comedies. 03 Oct, 2026

The World Film Festival in Cannes – Remember the Future has announced the winners of its September online edition, with two Iranian films winning six awards

The Korean Film Producers Association and the Korean Film Producers Guild have successively issued statements regarding the controversy surrounding the film “The Assassins,” expressing concern over the situation in which criticism of the work is escalating into personal attacks on the production team.