Chinese-Speaking Markets
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.
Europe
Thai director Phuttiphong Aroonpheng’s Manta Ray won best film in the Orizzonti section of this year’s Venice film festival (August 29-September 8).
Europe
Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua’s A Land Imagined has been awarded the Golden Leopard at this year’s Locarno Film Festival.
Middle East & North Africa
Chinese filmmaker Cai Chengjie’s The Widowed Witch has won the Hivos Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Europe
Recently released figures reveal that while Netflix is twice as big as Amazon in the UK, the streaming giant is trailing its main competitor in the Indian market.
Europe
Five takeaways from the standoff between the French film industry and Netflix at this year's Cannes film festival.
News
Focus Asia, the genre-themed co-production market of Udine’s Far East Film Festival, has unveiled its inaugural selection of 13 projects.
Europe
Amazon Prime Video has been rolled out to more than 200 countries worldwide at an introductory price point that is significantly lower than Netflix.
Europe
As Amazon Studios is welcomed with open arms in Cannes, Streamlined looks at the company’s international strategy and how much longer it's likely to champion the theatrical window.
Europe
Speaking at MIPTV, Vivendi content chief Dominique Delport urged Europe to create pan-regional players to take on digital giants from Asia and the US.
Europe
International film buyers will have to adapt or die now that a growing number of indie titles are premiering on VOD.
Europe
Speaking at Cannes film festival's NEXT conference, Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos claimed that streaming does not pose a threat to European cinema's fragile ecosystem.