Festivals
'Amanda', 'A First Farewell' Take Top Prizes At Tokyo Film Festival
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.
Europe
Thailand's 'Manta Ray' Wins Best Film In Venice’s Orizzonti Section
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).
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Viu Launches In Myanmar With Fully Subtitled OTT Service
All films and TV shows on the service, including Korean dramas, will be subtitled in Burmese.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Portico Media's Jay Lin On Launching Asia's First LGBTQ+ Streaming Service
Launched last year, GagaOOLala is growing across Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Southeast Asia.
Europe
Singapore's 'A Land Imagined' Wins Golden Leopard At Locarno Film Festival
Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua’s A Land Imagined has been awarded the Golden Leopard at this year’s Locarno Film Festival.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
'On Happiness Road', 'Dear Ex' Win At Taipei Film Awards
On Happiness Road won the Grand Prize at this year’s Taipei Film Awards, while Dear Ex was the biggest winner overall with four prizes.
News
Apple To Develop Mumbai-Set Novel 'Shantaram' As TV Series
American Hustle co-writer Eric Warren Singer is on board to write the series.
News
iflix Switches Away From SVOD To Ad-Supported Model
Pan-Asian streaming service launches a free tier including a curated movie of the day and premium short form content.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Alibaba’s Yang Weidong Talks Original Content At MipTV
Alibaba also announces co-production deal between Youku and Endemol Shine for two unscripted shows.
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
Derek Chiu’s 'No. 1 Chung Ying Street' Triumphs At Osaka Asian Film Festival
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.
Middle East & North Africa
Netflix Announces First Arabic Original Series 'Jinn'
Six-part supernatural drama to be directed by Lebanon’s Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya and scripted by Jordan’s Bassel Ghandour.
Middle East & North Africa
'The Widowed Witch' Wins Tiger Award At Rotterdam Film Festival
Chinese filmmaker Cai Chengjie’s The Widowed Witch has won the 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.
Korea & Japan
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 & Strong Girl Bong-soon.
Europe
How Netflix & Amazon Prime Video Are Growing In UK & India
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.
News
India's Reliance Jio To Enter Original Content Production
Indian telco is in talks with Vikram Bhatt, Roy Kapur Films and Alt Balaji for original movies and TV shows.