The deals for Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia encompass more than 2,000 hours of Chinese content.
CHIME NEWS
Netflix reshuffles Asia team, Behl Arya quits India team
Minyoung Kim is overseeing the region, excluding India, while Srishti Behl Arya has stepped down from the India team.
Amit Malhotra to head HBO Max in Southeast Asia and India
Malhotra will oversee the launch of the WarnerMedia service in Southeast Asia, as well as explore opportunities in India.
Streaming release of Indian sports drama Toofan delayed
Excel Entertainment production is directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and stars Farhan Akhtar.
Jonathan Spink joins Taiwan’s Catchplay as principle advisor
Former HBO Asia chief executive will advise Asian streamer on content and OTT partnerships in Korea, China and SE-Asia.
Rakuten Viki launches TVOD service for Asian films
The service is launching with the US debut of two Korean films: Josée, on an exclusive basis, and New Year Blues.
Netflix unveils slate of 40 Indian films, series and documentaries
New slate sees Netflix teaming with major Mumbai-based production houses such as Reliance, T-Series, Emmay Entertainment, RSVP and Dharmatic Entertainment.
WarnerMedia unveils Thai-language original series Forbidden
Eight-part series stars Krissanapoom Pibulsonggram and is co-directed by Anucha Boonyawatana and Korean-American filmmaker Josh Kim.
CHIME FEATURES
BEGINNERS GUIDE: CHINESE WEB SERIES [PART ONE]
Suspense thrillers, social issue dramas and a real-time mystery set in the Tang Dynasty: Chime explores the disruptors in Chinese-language TV.
Comment: Netflix’s problem in adapting The Three-Body Problem
Although an impressive array of producing talent has been brought on board, Netflix has its work cut out adapting Liu Cixin’s mind-bending sci-fi trilogy.
CHIME FESTIVALS
FESTIVALS: Memoria, Drive My Car among Cannes winners
Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Memoria was awarded the Jury Prize ex aequo at this year’s Cannes film festival (July 6-17), while Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car took best screenplay.
FESTIVALS: Manchurian Tiger takes top prize in Shanghai
Chinese filmmaker Geng Jun’s dark comedy Manchurian Tiger won the top prize, the Golden Goblet, at the closing ceremony of this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival (June 11-20).
FESTIVALS: Ito wins Grand Prix at Osaka Asian Film Festival
Japanese comedy drama Ito, directed by Satoko Yokohama, won the Grand Prix best picture award at this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival (March 5-14).
FESTIVALS: Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy wins Silver Bear in Berlin
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy was awarded the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, which was held online.