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The second part of the Streamlined Guide to Asia Co-Production Funds looks at Japan’s International Co-production Subsidy and the Hong Kong-Europe-Asia Collaboration Scheme, along with some thoughts on how the funding ecosystem could be improved.
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Compared to a decade ago, Asian independent producers now have a much wider range of government-backed funds within the region to apply to, with several schemes aimed specifically at encouraging international co-productions. While these funds have transformed the independent production scene across Asia, resulting in many awards and festival recognition,
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Back in January, Streamlined Guides released an edition looking at imported movies at the China box office in 2024 and promised to follow up with a report on Chinese buyers. In the meantime, US president Donald Trump slapped huge tariffs on China, which reciprocated by saying it would “moderately reduce”
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With Filmart taking place this month, Streamlined is turning its attention to the Hong Kong film industry, looking at the current state of production financing and leading production companies, as well as the local box office and distribution of imported films. Once home to the most prolific film industry in
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February has been a month of intense research and reflection for the Streamlined Guides, the results of which I want to share with Streamlined’s paying subscribers here.
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It’s been a familiar story over the past few years – Chinese audiences have been focusing on local movies to the extent that even Hollywood films are not performing well at the China box office. But it’s easy to lose sight of what success looks like in such a
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Indonesia’s box office may not have yet returned to pre-pandemic levels of admissions, but it’s a market that is growing, thanks to cautious cinema construction and a boom in the popularity of local films, and has plenty of room for further expansion. Admissions for 2024 are expected to
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Part Two of the Streamlined Guide to Indonesia offers a deep dive into government support for the local creative industries, production services for inbound features and high-end series and the local post-production and VFX sector. As Indonesia had an election this February, and the new president was only inaugurated last
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Indonesian films have already broken the all-time annual admissions record at the local box office this year, within just nine months, with horror comedy Agak Laen topping the box office and other local titles taking the next five places in the top ten. Meanwhile, Indonesian arthouse films continue to make
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A vast amount of investment has flowed into Indian streaming content with more than 1,500 original titles released across various platforms between 2016 and 2023, according to local analysts Ormax Media.
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Box office in the Philippines is still in recovery mode, registering a 51% year-on-year increase to $115m (PHP6.6bn) in 2023, but still around 60% below pre-pandemic levels. However, high attendance at recent editions of local film festivals, including last year’s QCinema and Metro Manila and the recent Cinemalaya,
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The Philippines’ film industry is best known internationally for crime thrillers and social issue films, which win awards on the international festival circuit, while its mainstream industry is known for romantic comedies that are distributed to the diaspora.