Chinese-Speaking Markets
Japan’s Wowow Acquires Hit Chinese Suspense Thriller 'The Bad Kids'
Critically-acclaimed show, produced by Chinese streaming platform iQiyi, will be broadcast in Japan in early 2021.
Middle East
FESTIVALS: 'Hope', 'The Pencil' Take Top Prizes At Japan’s Skip City
Maria Sodahl’s Hope received the Grand Prize at this year’s Skip City International D-Cinema Festival in Japan, which took place virtually and wrapped on October 4.
Europe
FESTIVALS: 'Wife Of A Spy' & 'The Disciple' Win Big At Venice Film Festival
Kiyoshi Kurosawa won best director at this year’s Venice film festival for Wife Of A Spy, while India’s Chaitanya Tamhane took best screenplay for The Disciple.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Rakuten Viki Stocks Up On Asian Movies Including 'The Suspect'
Japanese-owned global streamer has also acquired Korean romcom Be With You, along with other Korean and Hong Kong classic films.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
FESTIVALS: 'Better Days' Takes Top Prize At Udine Far East Film Festival
Derek Tsang’s youth drama Better Days won the top prize, the Golden Mulberry, at Italy’s Far East Film Festival in Udine, which took place as a virtual event (June 26-July 4).
Korea & Japan
Asian LGBTQ+ Streaming Platform GagaOOLala Set For Global Launch
Taiwan-based platform will launch globally on May 15 with a catalogue of features, shorts, series and original productions.
Korea & Japan
HBO Asia Teams With Hulu Japan & MediaPro On Thriller 'The Head'
Survival thriller set in an international research station in Antartica was filmed in Iceland and Spain.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: Thailand’s 'Happy Old Year' Wins Grand Prix At OAFF
Happy Old Year, directed by Thailand’s Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, won the Grand Prix best picture award at the this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival.
Europe
FESTIVALS: Berlin Hands Top Prizes To Iran’s 'There Is No Evil', Korea’s 'The Woman Who Ran'
Mohammad Rasoulof’s There Is No Evil has won the Golden Bear at the 70th Berlinale, while Hong Sangsoo won the Silver Bear for best director for The Woman Who Ran.
Korea & Japan
COMMENT: Where Will The Next Foreign-Language Oscar Winner Come From?
Following Bong Joon Ho’s multiple Oscar win with Parasite, filmmakers across Asia are pondering when it’s going to be their turn.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: 'My Prince Edward', 'Wisdom Tooth' Among Osaka Asian Competition Titles
Line-up includes the Japan premieres of recent festival favourites such as Kim Cho-hee’s Lucky Chan-sil, Wong Yee-lam’s My Prince Edward and Liang Ming’s Wisdom Tooth.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
FESTIVALS: 'The Cloud In Her Room' Wins IFFR Tiger Award
Zheng Lu Xinyuan’s The Cloud In Her Room takes top prize in Rotterdam, while Special Jury Award goes to Kim Yonghoon's Beasts Clawing At Straws.