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It’s been difficult to avoid KPop Demon Hunters this week, so I’m starting with an item on this pop culture phenomenon, not least because I was surprised to read that it’s become Netflix’s most watched English-language film of all time. As I watched the animated film
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Before we dig into this week’s stories, just a quick note to say that Streamlined’s upgrade is now complete. I’ve moved off Substack and both the newsletters and the website that was previously known as Streamlined Global (with an archive of ten years of industry news) are
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This edition of Streamlined is looking at 2025 first half box office and upcoming films in Japan and South Korea. Following this newsletter, Streamlined will be taking a two-week break to finish the final stages of its platform upgrade. If you experience any problems accessing the newsletters, the new website
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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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