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Summer Box Office Picks Up In East Asia, But It’s All About The Blockbusters

Audiences started to return to cinemas this summer, but business is more reliant than ever on a small number of big hits.

As growth begins to stall in more mature markets, the streamers are increasing their focus on producing Asian content.

A New Old Play was named best film in the Chinese section, while Mediterranean Fever took best film in the World section.

A summary of the major sales deals announced at this year’s Cannes market on films originating from Asia & Middle East.

Korean talent took two of the top awards, with Park Chan-wook winning best director and Song Kang-ho taking best actor.

APRIL 2022: Rolling updates of the latest streaming content announcements from Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

Two leading Indian exhibitors merge as Telugu-language hit sets box office records.

MARCH 2022: Rolling updates of the latest streaming content announcements from Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

Two of India’s biggest exhibitors are merging to form a circuit with more than 1,500 screens.

Award winners included Colleen Kwok’s The Stars The Sun The Moon, Huang Ningwei’s Not Found and Yang Heng’s Silent Ghosts.