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

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.

Middle East

Arab Producers Still Waiting For SVOD Boost - Dubai Film Market

The US streaming giants are still not a new source of revenue for Arab producers as they are in other parts of the world.

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

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.