Middle East
STREAMING UPDATES: Alice In Borderland, Takeshi's Castle, Five Blind Dates
MARCH 2022: Rolling updates of the latest streaming content announcements from Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
FESTIVALS: 'Aloners' Awarded With Grand Prix at Osaka Asian
Other award winners include Angry Son, directed by Japan’s Kasho Iizuka, and Longman Leung's Anita, which took the Audience Award and a special mention.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
HAF Announces Award Winners Following Busy Virtual Edition
Award winners included Colleen Kwok's The Stars The Sun The Moon, Huang Ningwei's Not Found and Yang Heng's Silent Ghosts.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
FESTIVALS: 'Mama’s Affair', 'Angry Son' Among World Premieres At Osaka Asian
Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF, March 10-20) has unveiled its biggest ever line-up with 76 films and 24 world premieres, including two in its competition section – Mama’s Affair, from Hong Kong director Kearen Pang, and Angry Son from Japan’s Kasho Iizuka.
Europe
FESTIVALS: 'Alcarras', 'The Novelist’s Film' Win Top Awards In Berlin
Catalan filmmaker Carla Simon’s Alcarras won the Golden Bear for best film at this year’s Berlin Film Festival (February 10-20), while The Novelist’s Film, from Korean auteur Hong Sangsoo, took the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize.
Korea & Japan
Paramount Unveils First Korean Series As Part Of Streaming Expansion
Directed by Lee Joon-ik, the sci-fi drama is being produced under Paramount's pact with CJ ENM and its streaming service TVing.
Middle East
What Impact Will The NFT Craze Have On The Content Industries?
As non-fungible tokens sweep Asia, a group of Hong Kong companies are trying to turn the craze into a business model for the film and TV industries.
Middle East
Streamlined Looks Back At Six Years Of Streaming News
So this guy gave me a card with a phone number and asked me to join a game...
Korea & Japan
Osamu Tezuka’s 'Astro Boy' To Be Auctioned As An NFT
Tezuka Productions is launching two categories of NFTs on OpenSea, with a portion of the proceeds being donated to charities.
Korea & Japan
ViacomCBS Partners With CJ ENM & Wattpad Webtoon
US media group has signed separate deals with CJ ENM and Wattpad as it gears up to launch Paramount+ across Europe and Asia.
Korea & Japan
'Blackpink: The Movie' To Stream On Disney+ In Singapore
Documentary film was released theatrically in August and will stream on the Disney platform in Singapore from December 15.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
ROUND-UP: Series Launched At Singapore’s ATF
Regional producers and streamers including iQiyi, Catchplay, CJ ENM and Viddsee Studios announced a slew of new dramas at this year's Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF).