Korea & Japan
Korean Cinema Grapples With Rising Competition On VOD Platforms
BUSAN: Korea’s film industry needs to harness big data and marketing strategies in order to compete with other forms of content on VOD platforms.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: 'Amanda', 'A First Farewell' Take Top Prizes In Tokyo
Mikhael Hers’ Amanda took the Grand Prix at this year’s Tokyo film festival, while Lina Wang's A First Farewell won best film in the Asian Future competition.
Korea & Japan
Warner Bros Shuts Down DramaFever Streaming Service
WarnerMedia's new digital strategy and an increase in licensing costs for K-drama have been cited as reasons for the closure.
Festivals
FESTIVALS: Japan’s Skip City Unveils Competition Line-Up
International Competition will screen ten films, while festival introduces a new competition section for Japanese features.
Korea & Japan
Warner Bros Appoints Suk Park & Hyun Park To Head Korean Drama Production
DramaFever co-founders have been with Warner Bros since the studio acquired their streaming platform in 2016.
Europe
FESTIVALS: Far East Film Festival To Open With 'Steel Rain', 'Crossroads'
Korean spy thriller Steel Rain and Malaysia’s Crossroads: One Two Jaga will open this year’s Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy.
Korea & Japan
Kazuki Kitamura, Bront Palarae To Star In HBO Asia’s 'Folklore'
The Japanese and Malaysian stars will feature in the six-part horror anthology, directed by six of Asia's leading filmmakers.
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.
Korea & Japan
Netflix Teams With Korea’s YG Entertainment On Sitcom
Eight-episode series will feature YG artists including Seungri of K-pop group Big Bang, Lee Jae-jin of Sechs Kies and TV personality Yoo Byung-jae
Festivals
FESTIVALS: 'The Name' To Close Osaka Asian Film Festival
This year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival (March 9-18) will close with the world premiere of Japanese filmmaker Toda Akihiro’s The Name.
Korea & Japan
French Manga 'Radiant' To Be Adapted By Japan’s NHK
Created by Tony Valente, the property became the first French hardcover manga to be published in Japan in 2015.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
PCCW’s Viu Adds Content From JTBC To Korean Line-Up
Shows from leading Korean cable broadcaster to stream on Viu include Misty, Welcome to Waikiki and Strong Girl Bong-soon.