Festivals
FESTIVALS: Thailand’s 'Happy Old Year' Wins Grand Prix At OAFF
Happy Old Year, directed by Thailand’s Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, won the Grand Prix best picture award at the this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival.
Chinese Speaking
iQiyi Appoints Kelvin Yau To Head Thailand Development
Former BBC Studios senior vice president will "accelerate the pace" of iQiyi's international market business.
Chinese Speaking
Viu Announces 'Black' Remake; Two-Title Deal With Mediacorp
Hong Kong-based streamer is producing a Malaysian version of the Korean series, as well as signing to co-produce two drama series with Singapore.
News
HBO GO Launches As Standalone Service In The Philippines
WarnerMedia Entertainment-owned OTT service is also available in six other Asian countries and will be launching in more territories soon.
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FESTIVALS: 'Wet Season', 'The Fever' Win Top Awards In Pingyao
Maya Da-Rin's The Fever won best film in the Roberto Rossellini awards, while Anthony Chen’s Wet Season won best film in the Fei Mu Awards.
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.
Chinese Speaking
Viu Brews 'My Bubble Tea', Renews 'The Bridge' With HBO Asia
Pan-Asian streamer Viu has renewed The Bridge with HBO Asia for a second season, and is also producing Hallyu-Thai wave mash-up My Bubble Tea.
Chinese Speaking
Viu, Warner Bros Collaborate On 'Pretty Little Liars' Remake
Directed by Emil Heradi, the Bahasa-language remake is being filmed entirely in Bali.
Chinese Speaking
Viu Streaming Service Strikes Content Deal With Wattpad
Pan-Asian streaming service will develop youth-oriented series and films based on Wattpad's stories.
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FESTIVALS: 'Mosaic Portrait', 'Ode To Nothing' To Premiere In Karlovy Vary
Zhai Yixiang’s Mosaic Portrait and Dwein Baltazar's Ode To Nothing are among the films screening in competition at this year’s Karlovy Vary film festival.
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.
Korea & Japan
iflix Secures Strategic Investment From Korea's JTBC
As part of the deal, iflix will stream JTBC's premium and library dramas, including Sky Castle.