Europe
FESTIVALS: 'A Land Imagined' Scoops Locarno’s Golden Leopard
Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua’s A Land Imagined has been awarded the Golden Leopard at this year’s Locarno Film Festival.
Chinese Speaking
FESTIVALS: Jia Zhangke To Head Locarno Jury
Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke will head the jury of this year’s Locarno film festival, which runs August 1-11 in Locarno, Switzerland.
Europe
FESTIVALS: Far East Film Festival To Open With 'Steel Rain', 'Crossroads'
Korean spy thriller Steel Rain and Malaysia’s Crossroads: One Two Jaga will open this year’s Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy.
Middle East
FESTIVALS: 'The Widowed Witch' Wins Tiger Award In Rotterdam
Chinese filmmaker Cai Chengjie’s The Widowed Witch has won the Hivos Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Europe
Netflix vs Amazon: A Comparison In The UK & India
Recently released figures reveal that while Netflix is twice as big as Amazon in the UK, the streaming giant is trailing its main competitor in the Indian market.
Europe
VIEW FROM CANNES: Who Needs Who More In L’Affaire de Netflix?
Five takeaways from the standoff between the French film industry and Netflix at this year's Cannes film festival.
Europe
FilmDoo Acquires Raya Martin’s Back Catalogue
UK-based streaming platform FilmDoo has acquired global VOD rights to the back catalogue of Filipino fillmmaker Raya Martin.
Europe
Amazon Prime Video Now Available In More Than 200 Countries
Amazon Prime Video has been rolled out to more than 200 countries worldwide at an introductory price point that is significantly lower than Netflix.
Europe
FilmDoo Launches Focus On Southeast Asian Cinema
UK-based streaming service FilmDoo is expanding its line-up with a focus on Southeast Asian cinema, including titles such as banned documentary Boundary and Tom Waller’s The Last Executioner.
Chinese Speaking
Tencent Reportedly In Talks For Stake In Supercell
Chinese internet giant Tencent is reportedly trying to buy a stake in Finland-based mobile gaming company Supercell from Japan’s Softbank.
Europe
VIEW FROM CANNES: The Year Of Amazon
As Amazon Studios is welcomed with open arms in Cannes, Streamlined looks at the company’s international strategy and how much longer it's likely to champion the theatrical window.
Chinese Speaking
'The Night Manager' Headed To China, France
IMG and The Ink Factory have sold TV drama The Night Manager to Chinese streaming platform Youku Tudou and French broadcaster France TV.