As growth begins to stall in more mature markets, the streamers are increasing their focus on producing Asian content.
Category: KOREA & JAPAN
FESTIVALS: ‘You Won’t Be Alone’ wins best film at BiFan
Goran Stolevski’s horror drama You Won’t Be Alone took best film at this year’s Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.
ROUND-UP: Major sales deals out of this year’s Cannes market
A summary of the major sales deals announced at this year’s Cannes market on films originating from Asia & Middle East.
FESTIVALS: Park Chan-wook, Song Kang-ho win major Cannes awards
Korean talent took two of the top awards, with Park Chan-wook winning best director and Song Kang-ho taking best actor.
FESTIVALS: Korean, Chinese films triumph at Far East Film Festival
Lee Jang-hoon’s Miracle: Letters To The President was presented with the Golden Mulberry, while China’s Return To Dust and Too Cool To Kill took multiple awards.
STREAMING UPDATES: Amazon India slate, Tokyo Vice sales, CJ ENM Studios
APRIL 2022: Rolling updates of the latest streaming content announcements from Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
Will Asia’s distribution landscape ever return to normal?
Panellists at Udine’s Focus Asia event debated whether Asia’s theatrical market will ever rebound to pre-pandemic levels.
How much can Netflix grow in Asia Pacific?; South Indian cinema strikes again
Netflix in Asia; Arab titles join Cannes line-up; K.G.F.: Chapter 2 becomes a global hit.
STREAMING UPDATES: Alice In Borderland, Takeshi’s Castle, Five Blind Dates
MARCH 2022: Rolling updates of the latest streaming content announcements from Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
FESTIVALS: Aloners awarded with Grand Prix at Osaka Asian
Other award winners include Angry Son, directed by Japan’s Kasho Iizuka, and Longman Leung’s Anita, which took the Audience Award and a special mention.