Middle East
Filmart: Asia’s OTT Content Starting To Travel Around The Region
Asia and US-based OTT chiefs predict Chinese and Thai content will follow the Korean wave into diverse international markets.
Middle East
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).
Europe
FESTIVALS: 'A Land Imagined' Scoops Locarno’s Golden Leopard
Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua’s A Land Imagined has been awarded the Golden Leopard at this year’s Locarno Film Festival.
Middle East
PCCW’s Viu & Endemol Shine To Adapt 'The Bridge' For Asia
Story and cast of Asian adaptation of the Scandinavian crime series will straddle Singapore and Malaysia.
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.
Middle East
Alibaba’s Yang Weidong Talks Original Content At MipTV
Alibaba also announces co-production deal between Youku and Endemol Shine for two unscripted shows.
Middle East
Netflix Announces First Arabic Original Series 'Jinn'
Six-part supernatural drama to be directed by Lebanon’s Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya (Very Big Shot) and scripted by Jordan’s Bassel Ghandour (Theeb).
Middle East
FESTIVALS: 'The Widowed Witch' Wins Tiger Award In Rotterdam
Chinese filmmaker Cai Chengjie’s The Widowed Witch has won the Hivos Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam.
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.
Middle East
Mubi Signs Strategic Partnership With India’s Times Bridge
Times Bridge will support hand-curated streaming service as it expands into one of the world’s most competitive online video markets.
Middle East
iQiyi Picks Up Six Golden Globe Nominated Films
New acquisitions include Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Shape of Water.
Middle East
FESTIVALS: Annemarie Jacir’s 'Wajib' Wins Big In Dubai
Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir’s Wajib took best film and best actor at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival.