At DANAFF Talents 2026, the new edition of the Art-house Workshop & Project Market officially returns as an international platform for fiction feature projects in development, in collaboration with Production and Storytelling (PaS) Three Continents Festival, Autumn Meeting, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and the Institut Français du Vietnam.
This year’s program includes two categories:
1. South East Asia Category
Selected projects from the South East Asia category will have the opportunity to participate in the PaS ASEAN Workshop under DANAFF Project Market in Da Nang (June 28 - July 4, 2026), in Thailand (scheduled for September 2026). The workshop journey is designed to prepare projects for participation in a CNC (French National Centre of Cinema) co-production meeting in Paris in 2027.
2. Asia Category
The Asia Category is open to filmmakers from Asian countries/territories outside the ASEAN region. Selected projects in this category will join the PaS ASEAN cohort at the DANAFF Project Market in Da Nang, participate in the workshop sessions, and conclude with a final pitching session before an industry panel in Da Nang.
Eligibility Requirements
How to Apply
- For ASEAN projects: Submit via the online application link: https://form.zonefestival.com/?k=continents_f5ls
- For Non-ASEAN projects: Please send a complete dossier to: [email protected]
The complete dossier includes:
- Logline (max 800 words)
- Synopsis (max 2000 words)
- Director’s artistic statement (one page)
- Treatment (8-10 pages)
- Producer statement (one page)
- Detailed budget, detailed financial plan
- Production timeline
- Link to the Director's previous work
- CV of production company, producer & director.
- Any relevant visuals or materials that showcase the project’s vision
Application Deadline: April 5, 2026
Selected projects officially participating in the program will be announced in mid-May 2026.
The DANAFF Workshop & Project Market is a key program within DANAFF Talents, under the framework of the Da Nang Asian Film Festival (DANAFF). DANAFF is an annual international-standard film festival co-organized since 2023 by the Vietnam Film Development Association (VFDA) and the People’s Committee of Da Nang City.
The DANAFF Workshop & Project Market was launched at DANAFF III (2025), featuring two main categories: Vietnamese Film Projects and Asian Art-house Film Projects. The program aims to train and support promising film projects in advancing toward production, while connecting emerging filmmakers with the international filmmaking community.
In its very first edition, the DANAFF Workshop & Project Market received support from prestigious international film organizations such as the Motion Picture Association (MPA), the National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image of France (CNC), and the Malaysian training and mentorship initiative: mylab.
Several projects from the inaugural season have since progressed internationally and are set to be completed and released to audiences in 2026, including Flying Cows and A Little Dream of Me.
