Middle East
iQiyi Picks Up Six Golden Globe Nominated Films
New acquisitions include Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Shape of Water.
Liz Shackleton
Festivals
FESTIVALS: 'Redha' Wins Audience Award In Luang Prabang
Raising A Beast, Cat Island take top awards in LPFF Talent Lab, hosted in collaboration with Tribeca Film Institute.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Youku Strikes Licensing Deals With Universal & Sony
Film titles covered by the deals include Blade Runner 2049, Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle and Jurassic World 2: Fallen Kingdom.
Middle East
FESTIVALS: Annemarie Jacir’s 'Wajib' Wins Big In Dubai
Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir’s Wajib took best film and best actor at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival.
Middle East
New Genres, Formats Way Forward For MENA TV - Dubai Film Market
Middle East TV producers may need to start thinking differently about formats and genres ahead of the coming SVOD revolution.
News
iflix Commissions 'KL Gangster: Underworld' As First Malaysian drama
Six-part drama will shoot entirely in Malaysia and stream exclusively on the iflix platform globally in mid-2018.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Netflix Acquires Chinese Series From iQiyi & Youku
Streaming giant has also boarded a Taiwanese drama directed by Nelson Yeh.
News
Netflix Boards Ronnie Screwvala’s 'Love Per Square Foot'
Film marks the first time a mainstream Indian title is being distributed exclusively via streaming.
Middle East
Viu Teams With Saudi’s UTurn On Arabic Original
Family comedy is the first in a slate of ten Arabic originals that Viu will produce with various partners across the region.
News
Amazon Prime Video Snags Streaming Rights To Rajnikanth’s '2.0'
Streaming giant signs deal with Lyca Productions for the exclusive digital premiere of the Tamil blockbuster.
Middle East
iQiyi Acquires BBC Dramas 'Rellik', 'The Miniaturist'
Deal marks the first time that All3Media International has sold drama series to China.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: ScreenSingapore Unveils Line-up Of 15 Projects
Indonesia selected as the Country in Focus at ScreenSingapore's Southeast Asian film financing event.