Cash flow financing remains a major hurdle for film co-productions in Asia, according to the creative team behind Morte Cucina, the Tokyo International Film Festival competition entry. Speaking at a TIFFCOM seminar—the market arm of TIFF—the five-country co-production involving Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, France, and Luxembourg outlined persistent funding challenges in balancing development costs, pre-sales, and cross-border partnerships. The team emphasized the realities of uneven cash flow, currency risk, and complex regulatory environments that can strain budgets and timelines while trying to preserve creative vision. While regional collaboration and growing incentives bolster opportunities, securing reliable financing continues to impede timely production for Asian co-productions. The Morte Cucina team called for early development funding, diversified investment, and structured co-production frameworks to stabilize budgets and maximize international sales. The TIFFCOM session underscored the vast creative potential of Asia-Europe collaboration, contingent on financiers aligning incentives and timelines to sustain cash flow through production and post-production.