Focus Asia , the industry section of the Far East Film Festival , concluded its 2026 edition in Udine with both prizes going to first-time directors.

Haohao Yan’s “Naked in Glendale,” a Chinese-American coming-of-age project produced by Jane Zheng of Seesaw Productions and Julia Xu of Q&A Entertainment, won the inaugural White Light/Focus Asia Award, worth $20,000 in professional post-production services from Bangkok-based White Light Studio.

“Naked in Glendale” centers on a 12-year-old Chinese model student and her inexperienced teacher, who find themselves keeping secrets from one another after relocating to a Christian school in the U.S.…