Chinese-Speaking Markets
FESTVALS: 'Ayka' Wins Grand Prize 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.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Netflix Unveils Eight Original Indian Movies & Slew Of Asian Series
Films include titles produced by Priyanka Chopra and Madhuri Dixit, while Asian series include anime spin-offs of Pacific Rim and Altered Carbon.
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
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.