Festivals
FESTIVALS: India’s 'Writing With Fire' Wins Sundance Audience Award
Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh’s Writing With Fire won the Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
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Amazon Hindi Series 'Tandav' Agrees To Make Changes Following Outcry
Political drama directed by Ali Abbas Zafar is testing issues of OTT regulation and freedom of speech in India.
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Amazon Prime Video Launches First Mobile-Only Plan In India
Indian telco Bharti Airtel has partnered with Amazon on the plan, which includes an introductory offer of $1.20 a month.
Chinese Speaking
Asia Pacific SVOD Revenue Increased 34% To $16bn In 2020 - MPA Report
While AVOD revenue was down 3%, the region's online video sector as a whole grew by 14% to reach a combined $30.5bn, according to MPA report.
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Randeep Hooda To Star In 'Inspector Avinash' For Jio Studios & Gold Mountain
Neerraj Pathak is directing and producing the series, based on the experiences of real-life Uttar Pradesh cop Avinash Mishra.
Europe
FESTIVALS: 'Wife Of A Spy' & 'The Disciple' Win Big At Venice Film Festival
Kiyoshi Kurosawa won best director at this year’s Venice film festival for Wife Of A Spy, while India’s Chaitanya Tamhane took best screenplay for The Disciple.
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BEGINNERS GUIDE: INDIAN WEB SERIES [PART THREE]
Rural tales, spy thrillers and Delhi's murky underbelly: Streamlined's update on some of the best Hindi-language web series streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime.
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Disney+ Hotstar To Launch Crime Drama 'Aarya', Starring Sushmita Sen
Co-produced by Endemol Shine, the nine-part series is an official adaptation of popular Dutch crime-drama Penoza.
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Amazon Prime India To Premiere Seven Movies, Prompting Theatrical Backlash
Seven Indian films originally intended for theatrical release will premiere on Amazon between May and August.
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Disney+ Hotstar Commissions Three Seasons Of 'Selfie With Bajrangi'
Popular animated kids' series, which has aired on Disney Channel and Disney Hungama since 2018, is produced by Indian animation studio Cosmos-Maya.
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Combined Disney+ Hotstar Service To Launch In India On April 3
Star India has confirmed the upgrade of its existing Hotstar streaming service to Disney+ Hotstar on April 3, 2020.
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Singapore-Based Regional Streamer HOOQ Files For Liquidation
Singtel-owned OTT service cited a failure to grow revenues quickly enough and cover its increasing operating costs.