Festivals
FESTIVALS: Thailand’s 'Happy Old Year' Wins Grand Prix At OAFF
Happy Old Year, directed by Thailand’s Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, won the Grand Prix best picture award at the this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival.
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Europe
FESTIVALS: Berlin Hands Top Prizes To Iran’s 'There Is No Evil', Korea’s 'The Woman Who Ran'
Mohammad Rasoulof’s There Is No Evil has won the Golden Bear at the 70th Berlinale, while Hong Sangsoo won the Silver Bear for best director for The Woman Who Ran.
News
INTERVIEW: Srishti Behl Arya On Netflix India's Original Films Strategy
Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap and Sooni Taraporevala are among the filmmakers contributing to Netflix India's upcoming slate of original films.
Chinese Speaking
China’s Youku, BBC Studios Expand Partnership For UK Drama
Deal extends the licensing of all four seasons of Sherlock and adds another 80 hours of shows.
Korea & Japan
COMMENT: Where Will The Next Foreign-Language Oscar Winner Come From?
Following Bong Joon Ho’s multiple Oscar win with Parasite, filmmakers across Asia are pondering when it’s going to be their turn.
Middle East
Starzplay Partners With Fremantle On Slate Of High-End Dramas
MENA region SVOD service to stream Fremantle series Baghdad Central and The Luminaries, among other titles.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: 'My Prince Edward', 'Wisdom Tooth' Among Osaka Asian Competition Titles
Line-up includes the Japan premieres of recent festival favourites such as Kim Cho-hee’s Lucky Chan-sil, Wong Yee-lam’s My Prince Edward and Liang Ming’s Wisdom Tooth.
Chinese Speaking
FESTIVALS: 'The Cloud In Her Room' Wins IFFR Tiger Award
Zheng Lu Xinyuan’s The Cloud In Her Room takes top prize in Rotterdam, while Special Jury Award goes to Kim Yonghoon's Beasts Clawing At Straws.
Chinese Speaking
iQiyi Appoints Kelvin Yau To Head Thailand Development
Former BBC Studios senior vice president will "accelerate the pace" of iQiyi's international market business.
News
Airtel, Starzplay Partner For Lionsgate Play Launch In India
The partnership gives Airtel customers access to Lionsgate films on the Airtel Xstream app and web platforms.
News
Endemol Shine India To Produce Web Series About Uphaar Fire Tragedy
Indian filmmaker Prashant Nair (Umrika, Made In Heaven) will direct the series based on the book by Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy.
Chinese Speaking
Viu Announces 'Black' Remake; Two-Title Deal With Mediacorp
Hong Kong-based streamer is producing a Malaysian version of the Korean series, as well as signing to co-produce two drama series with Singapore.