Middle East & North Africa

Wang Xiaoshuai's 'So Long, My Son' Wins Two Silver Bears At Berlin Film Festival

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 Markets

'Present.Perfect' Wins Tiger Award At Rotterdam Film Festival

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 Markets

'Ayka' & 'Jinpa' Take Top Prizes 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.

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.

Festivals

'Amanda', 'A First Farewell' Take Top Prizes At Tokyo Film Festival

Mikhael Hers’ Amanda took the Grand Prix at this year’s Tokyo film festival, while Lina Wang's A First Farewell won best film in the Asian Future competition.

Korea & Japan

Warner Bros Shuts Down DramaFever Streaming Service

WarnerMedia's new digital strategy and an increase in licensing costs for K-drama have been cited as reasons for the closure.

Europe

Thailand's 'Manta Ray' Wins Best Film In Venice’s Orizzonti Section

Thai director Phuttiphong Aroonpheng’s Manta Ray won best film in the Orizzonti section of this year’s Venice film festival (August 29-September 8).

Chinese-Speaking Markets

Viu Launches In Myanmar With Fully Subtitled OTT Service

All films and TV shows on the service, including Korean dramas, will be subtitled in Burmese.

Chinese-Speaking Markets

Portico Media's Jay Lin On Launching Asia's First LGBTQ+ Streaming Service

Launched last year, GagaOOLala is growing across Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Southeast Asia.

Europe

Singapore's 'A Land Imagined' Wins Golden Leopard At Locarno Film Festival

Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua’s A Land Imagined has been awarded the Golden Leopard at this year’s Locarno Film Festival.

Chinese-Speaking Markets

'On Happiness Road', 'Dear Ex' Win At Taipei Film Awards

On Happiness Road won the Grand Prize at this year’s Taipei Film Awards, while Dear Ex was the biggest winner overall with four prizes.

News

Apple To Develop Mumbai-Set Novel 'Shantaram' As TV Series

American Hustle co-writer Eric Warren Singer is on board to write the series.

News

iflix Switches Away From SVOD To Ad-Supported Model

Pan-Asian streaming service launches a free tier including a curated movie of the day and premium short form content.

Middle East & North Africa

Alibaba’s Yang Weidong Talks Original Content At MipTV

Alibaba also announces co-production deal between Youku and Endemol Shine for two unscripted shows.

Korea & Japan

Kazuki Kitamura, Bront Palarae To Star In HBO Asia’s 'Folklore'

The Japanese and Malaysian stars will feature in the six-part horror anthology, directed by six of Asia's leading filmmakers.

Chinese-Speaking Markets

Derek Chiu’s 'No. 1 Chung Ying Street' Triumphs At Osaka Asian Film Festival

Hong Kong filmmaker Derek Chiu’s No. 1 Chung Ying Street was awarded the Grand Prix at the close of this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival.

Middle East & North Africa

Netflix Announces First Arabic Original Series 'Jinn'

Six-part supernatural drama to be directed by Lebanon’s Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya (Very Big Shot) and scripted by Jordan’s Bassel Ghandour (Theeb).