Chinese-Speaking Markets
Netflix Picks Up Chinese Blockbuster 'The Wandering Earth'
Sci-fi drama has grossed $606m to become the second highest grossing film of all time in China.
Middle East & North Africa
FESTIVALS: Wang Xiaoshuai's 'So Long, My Son' Wins Two Berlin Silver Bears
Wang Xiaoshuai’s So Long, My Son picked up two Silver Bears, for best actress (Yong Mei) and best actor (Wang Jingchun), at this year’s Berlin film festival (February 7-17).
Chinese-Speaking Markets
FESTIVALS: 'Present.Perfect' Wins Tiger Award In Rotterdam
Zhu Shengze’s Present.Perfect, a documentary about Chinese live streaming, was presented with the Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
HBO Asia Greenlights Second Season Of 'The Teenage Psychic'
Kuo Shu-Yao reprises her role alongside new cast members Wen Chen-Ling and Fandy Fan.
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.