Korea & Japan

Warner Bros Appoints Suk Park & Hyun Park To Head Korean Drama Production

DramaFever co-founders have been with Warner Bros since the studio acquired their streaming platform in 2016.

Europe

FESTIVALS: Far East Film Festival To Open With 'Steel Rain', 'Crossroads'

Korean spy thriller Steel Rain and Malaysia’s Crossroads: One Two Jaga will open this year’s Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy.

Middle East

Alibaba’s Yang Weidong Talks Original Content At MipTV

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

Chinese-Speaking Markets

iQiyi Renews Hit Drama 'Burning Ice' For Second Season

First season of the show produced by iQiyi and Han Sanping has racked up more than 500 million views.

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

FESTIVALS: Derek Chiu’s 'No. 1 Chung Ying Street' Triumphs At OAFF

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

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).

News

Netflix Unveils Three New Indian Original Series

Writers on the new series include Urmi Juvekar, Patrick Graham and Binky Mendez.

Korea & Japan

Netflix Teams With Korea’s YG Entertainment On Sitcom

Eight-episode series will feature YG artists including Seungri of K-pop group Big Bang, Lee Jae-jin of Sechs Kies and TV personality Yoo Byung-jae

Festivals

FESTIVALS: 'The Name' To Close Osaka Asian Film Festival

This year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival (March 9-18) will close with the world premiere of Japanese filmmaker Toda Akihiro’s The Name.

Middle East

FESTIVALS: 'The Widowed Witch' Wins Tiger Award In Rotterdam

Chinese filmmaker Cai Chengjie’s The Widowed Witch has won the Hivos Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam.

Korea & Japan

French Manga 'Radiant' To Be Adapted By Japan’s NHK

Created by Tony Valente, the property became the first French hardcover manga to be published in Japan in 2015.