Chinese-Speaking Markets
Netflix Boards Chinese Drama 'The Rise Of Phoenixes'
Chen Kun and Ni Ni star in the 70-episode series based on Tianxia Guiyuan’s novel Huang Quan.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
HBO Asia & Viu Partner On 'The Bridge' Remake
Viu's Singapore-Malaysian adaptation will be available on HBO Asia’s channels and services throughout Asia.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
INTERVIEW: Jay Lin On Launching Asia's First LGBTQ+ Streaming Service
Launched last year, GagaOOLala is growing across Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Southeast Asia.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
FESTIVALS: '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.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
FESTIVALS: Jia Zhangke To Head Locarno Jury
Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke will head the jury of this year’s Locarno film festival, which runs August 1-11 in Locarno, Switzerland.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Chen Kaige Partners With iQiyi On Drama Series 'The Eight'
Chen will also serve as executive producer on the series, set in Paris and China during the early Republican Era.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
China's iQiyi Signs Output Deal With US Indie FilmNation
Deal gives iQiyi exclusive mainland Chinese VOD rights to all FilmNation titles for the next three years.
Middle East
PCCW’s Viu & Endemol Shine To Adapt 'The Bridge' For Asia
Story and cast of Asian adaptation of the Scandinavian crime series will straddle Singapore and Malaysia.
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.
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
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.