Middle East
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.
Liz Shackleton
News
Hotstar To Remake BBC Shows 'Criminal Justice' & 'The Office'
Indian streamer is working with Applause Entertainment on four new shows.
News
INTERVIEW: Gaurav Gandhi On Why India Is A Key Territory For Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video has so far launched half a dozen Indian originals across three languages and has a further 30 in development.
Chinese Speaking
Netflix Picks Up Chinese Blockbuster 'The Wandering Earth'
Sci-fi drama has grossed $606m to become the second highest grossing film of all time in China.
News
Amazon India Greenlights Musical Series 'Bandish Bandits'
Musical trio Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa will make their streaming debut in the series.
Middle East
FESTIVALS: Wang Xiaoshuai's 'So Long, My Son' Wins Two Berlin Silver Bears
Wang Xiaoshuai’s So Long, My Son picked up two Silver Bears, for best actress (Yong Mei) and best actor (Wang Jingchun), at this year’s Berlin film festival (February 7-17).
News
Viu Teams With Workpoint On Thai Original 'Hoh Family'
The 15-episode series stars up-and-coming teen celebrities Gao Jirayu and Pan Pan.
Chinese Speaking
FESTIVALS: 'Present.Perfect' Wins Tiger Award In Rotterdam
Zhu Shengze’s Present.Perfect, a documentary about Chinese live streaming, was presented with the Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Chinese Speaking
HBO Asia Greenlights Second Season Of 'The Teenage Psychic'
Kuo Shu-Yao reprises her role alongside new cast members Wen Chen-Ling and Fandy Fan.
Chinese Speaking
FESTVALS: 'Ayka' Wins Grand Prize At Tokyo Filmex
Sergey Dvortsevoy’s Ayka won the grand prize at this year’s Tokyo Filmex, while Pema Tseden’s Jinpa took the special jury prize.
Chinese Speaking
Netflix Unveils Eight Original Indian Movies & Slew Of Asian Series
Films include titles produced by Priyanka Chopra and Madhuri Dixit, while Asian series include anime spin-offs of Pacific Rim and Altered Carbon.
Korea & Japan
Korean Cinema Grapples With Rising Competition On VOD Platforms
BUSAN: Korea’s film industry needs to harness big data and marketing strategies in order to compete with other forms of content on VOD platforms.