MIDDLE EAST & EUROPE Archives : Chime

What impact will the NFTs craze have on the content industries?

As non-fungible tokens sweep Asia, a group of Hong Kong companies are trying to turn the craze into a business model for the film and TV industries.

December 22, 2021 MIDDLE EAST & EUROPE / NEWS

Netflix sets Perfect Strangers as first Arabic original movie

Remake of Italian hit is produced by Dubai-based Front Row Filmed Entertainment, Egypt’s Film Clinic and Lebanon’s Empire Entertainment.

November 9, 2021 FESTIVALS / KOREA & JAPAN / MIDDLE EAST & EUROPE

FESTIVALS: Vera Dreams Of The Sea wins top prize in Tokyo

Kaltrina Krasniqi’s Vera Dreams Of The Sea was awarded the Tokyo Grand Prix at the close of the Tokyo International Film Festival.

October 20, 2021 CHINA / FESTIVALS / MIDDLE EAST & EUROPE

FESTIVALS: Feathers, Journey To The West take top awards in Pingyao

Feathers by Egypt’s Omar El Zohairy won best film in the Roberto Rossellini Awards at this year’s Pingyao film festival, while Kong Dashan’s Journey To The West took best film in the Fei Mu Awards.

July 28, 2021 MIDDLE EAST & EUROPE / NEWS / SOUTH-EAST ASIA

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.

June 21, 2021 CHINA / FESTIVALS / MIDDLE EAST & EUROPE / SOUTH-EAST ASIA

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.

March 6, 2021 FESTIVALS / KOREA & JAPAN / MIDDLE EAST & EUROPE

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.