Chinese-Speaking Markets
'Wet Season' & 'The Fever' Win Top Awards At Pingyao Film Festival
Maya Da-Rin's The Fever won best film in the Roberto Rossellini awards, while Anthony Chen’s Wet Season won best film in the Fei Mu Awards.
Liz Shackleton
News
Beginners Guide: Indian Web Series [Part Two]
Second half of a guide to Hindi web series, listing the top five shows with the potential to travel internationally.
Middle East & North Africa
'Rom', 'Haifa Street' Win New Currents Award At Busan Film Festival
Vietnamese drama Rom, directed by Tran Thanh Huy, and Iraqi filmmaker Mohanad Hayal’s Haifa Street both won New Currents Awards at this year’s BIFF.
News
Beginners Guide: Indian Web Series [Part One]
First half of a guide to the many ways in which Indian drama series are being revolutionised by the streaming wars.
News
Netflix Signs Long-Term Deal With India’s Dharmatic Entertainment
Karan Johar's production house will develop films, fiction and non-fiction series for Netflix.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Viu Brews 'My Bubble Tea', Renews 'The Bridge' With HBO Asia
Pan-Asian streamer Viu has renewed The Bridge with HBO Asia for a second season, and is also producing Hallyu-Thai wave mash-up My Bubble Tea.
Korea & Japan
Japan's Star Channel Acquires HBO Asia's 'Folklore', 'Food Lore'
Deal marks first time that HBO Asia original series have been broadcast on the Japanese foreign movie channel.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Viu, Warner Bros Collaborate On 'Pretty Little Liars' Remake
Directed by Emil Heradi, the Bahasa-language remake is being filmed entirely in Bali.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Netflix Launches Trio Of Chinese Originals Including 'Nowhere Man'
Taiwanese production Nowhere Man to start streaming in October, followed by Triad Princess, also from Taiwan, and Malaysia's The Ghost Bride.
Korea & Japan
Korea’s SK Telecom & Three Broadcasters Launch Streaming Service Wavve
Local regulators have approved the merger of SK Telecom's Oksusu and Pooq, operated by KBS, MBC and SBS.
Europe
Korea’s 'Height Of The Wave' Wins Special Jury Prize At Locarno Film Festival
Special mentions went to The Science Of Fictions, directed by Indonesia’s Yosep Anggi Noen, and Maternal, from Italy’s Maura Delpero.
Korea & Japan
Netflix Ramps Up Production Of Korean Originals
New slate includes five dramas and one movie as streamer taps into global demand for Korean content.
Middle East & North Africa
'Still Human' Takes Two Top Prizes At Far East Film Festival
Oliver Chan’s Still Human won both the Audience Award and the Critics Award at this year’s edition of the Udine Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Italy.
Middle East & North Africa
Viu Announces Slate Of Originals Across Asia & Middle East
New shows include a reboot of Malaysia's Kopitiam and a sequel to Hong Kong drama Psycho Detective.
Korea & Japan
iflix Secures Strategic Investment From Korea's JTBC
As part of the deal, iflix will stream JTBC's premium and library dramas, including Sky Castle.
News
Netflix Greenlights Ten Original Indian Movies
New slate of Indian originals includes projects from Red Chillies, Dharmatic, Roy Kapur Films and RSVP.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
'A First Farewell' & 'You Have The Night' Score At Hong Kong Film Festival
Lina Wang’s A First Farewell and Ivan Salatic’s You Have The Night won the top prizes at this year’s Firebird Awards at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.
Middle East & North Africa
Filmart: Asia’s OTT Content Starting To Travel Around The Region
Asia and US-based OTT chiefs predict Chinese and Thai content will follow the Korean wave into diverse international markets.