Festivals
'Redha' Wins Audience Award At Luang Prabang Film Festival
Raising A Beast, Cat Island take top awards in LPFF Talent Lab, hosted in collaboration with Tribeca Film Institute.
Middle East & North Africa
Annemarie Jacir’s 'Wajib' Wins Best Film & Actor At Dubai Film Festival
Best non-fiction feature in the Muhr feature competition went to Ziad Khalthoum’s Taste Of Cement.
Middle East & North Africa
MENA Producers Advised To Embrace Streaming Formats – Dubai Film Market
MENA region TV producers may need to start thinking differently about formats and genres ahead of the coming SVOD revolution.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Netflix Stocks Up On Chinese Series From iQiyi & Youku
Streaming giant has also boarded a Taiwanese drama directed by Nelson Yeh.
Middle East & North Africa
Viu Partners With Saudi’s UTurn On First Arabic Original
Family comedy is the first in a slate of ten Arabic originals that Viu will produce with various partners across the region.
News
Netflix Teams With Shah Rukh Khan On 'Bard Of Blood'
Streaming giant is working with Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment on adaptation of Indian spy thriller.
Festivals
Tokyo International Film Festival Gives Top Awards to 'Grain' & 'Crater'
Turkish filmmaker Semih Kaplanoglu’s Grain was awarded the Tokyo Grand Prix at this year's TIFF, while Italian drama Crater took the Special Jury Prize.
Festivals
'After My Death' & 'Blockage' Win New Currents Awards At Busan Film Festival
Kim Jiseok Awards were presented to Malila: The Farewell Flower from Thai filmmaker Anucha Boonyawatana and The Scythian Lamb from Japan’s Daihachi Yoshida.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
How Tencent Is Ruling China’s Fledgling Music Market
Recent events suggest that China’s music market is maturing but there is still only one player who really counts.
Middle East & North Africa
'Sheikh Jackson' To Open First Edition Of Egypt's El Gouna Film Festival
Amr Salama’s Sheikh Jackson has been selected as the opening film of the inaugural edition of the El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Netflix Orders First Chinese-Language Series 'Bardo'
Supernatural jailbreak thriller to be produced by Singapore-based IFA Media and directed by Taipei-based filmmaker Sam Quah.
Korea & Japan
Sony Acquires US-Based Anime Distributor Funimation
Sony Pictures Television has taken a 95% stake in the company that distributes properties including Dragon Ball Z & Attack On Titan.
Festivals
'Handle With Care' Wins Grand Prize At Japan's Skip City Film Festival
Norwegian drama takes Grand Prize while winners also include China’s Van Goghs and The Citizen.
Korea & Japan
Korean Broadcasters Team To Launch Kocowa Streaming Service
KBS, MBC and SBS are joining forces to launch a new streaming service in North and South America.
Festivals
BIFAN Film Festival Gives Bucheon Award To 'The Endless'
US sci-fi horror, directed by Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, follows two brothers returning to the cult they previously escaped.
News
Saif Ali Khan To Star In Netflix’s 'Sacred Games'
Bollywood star will head cast of Netflix's first Indian series, produced by Phantom Films.
Middle East & North Africa
Starz Play Arabia Eyes Expansion Beyond MENA Region
Dubai-based streamer is understood to be targeting Eastern Europe, Africa and Southeast Asia.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Netflix’s 'BoJack Horseman' Removed From iQiyi
Animated comedy series, about an alcoholic former sitcom star in Hollywood, has been removed from Chinese streaming site.