Four upcoming films produced by actor-producer Suriya’s Tamil powerhouse will premiere on Amazon Prime Video worldwide.
CHIME NEWS
Venice selection On The Job to debut on HBO Go in Asia
Select episodes from the six-part thriller, directed by the Philippines’ Erik Matti, will screen in competition at Venice film festival.
Disney+ Hotstar launches originals slate including The Empire
Nikkhil Advani is on board as showrunner for eight-part adaptation of Alex Rutherford’s series of historical novels.
iQiyi unveils slate of 24 Chinese drama series
New titles include Feng Xiaogang’s Crossroad Bistro and Ferryman: The Legends Of Nanyang, set in Southeast Asia.
Viu signs content deals with China’s Huace Film & TV
The deals for Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia encompass more than 2,000 hours of Chinese content.
HBO Asia launches original documentary series Traffickers
Three-part mini-series follows three infamous drug kingpins in Thailand, Myanmar and Laos.
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.
India’s Voot launches original drama Khwabon Ke Parindey
Sponsored by CoinDCX Go and Airtel, the six-part series is set in Australia and stars Asha Negi, Mrinal Dutt, Manasi Moghe and Tushar Sharma.
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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: Locarno hands Golden Leopard to Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
Indonesian director Edwin’s Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash was awarded the Golden Leopard at this year’s Locarno Film Festival (August 4-14).
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, 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.
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).