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FESTIVALS: 'The Cloud In Her Room' Wins IFFR Tiger Award
Zheng Lu Xinyuan’s The Cloud In Her Room takes top prize in Rotterdam, while Special Jury Award goes to Kim Yonghoon's Beasts Clawing At Straws.
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Airtel, Starzplay Partner For Lionsgate Play Launch In India
The partnership gives Airtel customers access to Lionsgate films on the Airtel Xstream app and web platforms.
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Endemol Shine India To Produce Web Series About Uphaar Fire Tragedy
Indian filmmaker Prashant Nair (Umrika, Made In Heaven) will direct the series based on the book by Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy.
Chinese Speaking
Tencent Invests In Indian Streaming Platform MX Player
Chinese tech giant leads $110.8m funding round into the service, as it seeks to ramp up production of original shows.
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BEGINNERS GUIDE: INDIAN WEB SERIES [PART TWO]
Second half of a guide to Hindi web series, listing the top five shows with the potential to travel internationally.
Middle East
FESTIVALS: 'Rom', 'Haifa Street' Win Busan’s New Currents Award
Vietnamese drama Rom, directed by Tran Thanh Huy, and Iraqi filmmaker Mohanad Hayal’s Haifa Street both won New Currents Awards at this year’s BIFF.
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BEGINNERS GUIDE: INDIAN WEB SERIES [PART ONE]
First half of a guide to the many ways in which Indian drama series are being revolutionised by the streaming wars.
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Netflix Signs Long-Term Deal With India’s Dharmatic Entertainment
Karan Johar's production house will develop films, fiction and non-fiction series for Netflix.
Middle East
Viu Announces Slate Of Originals Across Asia & Middle East
New shows include a reboot of Malaysia's Kopitiam and a sequel to Hong Kong drama Psycho Detective.
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Netflix Greenlights Ten Original Indian Movies
New slate of Indian originals includes projects from Red Chillies, Dharmatic, Roy Kapur Films and RSVP.
Middle East
Filmart: Asia’s OTT Content Starting To Travel Around The Region
Asia and US-based OTT chiefs predict Chinese and Thai content will follow the Korean wave into diverse international markets.
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Hotstar To Remake BBC Shows 'Criminal Justice' & 'The Office'
Indian streamer is working with Applause Entertainment on four new shows.