Netflix strikes eight-film deal with Saudi digital studio Telfaz11
Eight new Arabic-language films, produced by rising digital studio Telfaz11, will be aimed at Arab and global audiences.
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Italy’s Far East Film Festival launches streaming service for Asian cinema
Titles set to steam on the Italian service include Johnnie To’s Throw Down and Japanese foodie documentary Ramen Heads.
Read moreFESTIVALS: Hope, The Pencil TAKE top prizes at Japan’s Skip City
Maria Sodahl’s Hope received the Grand Prize at this year’s Skip City International D-Cinema Festival in Japan, which took place virtually and wrapped on October 4.
Read moreHBO Asia teams with Hulu Japan, MediaPro on thriller The Head
Survival thriller set in an international research station in Antartica was filmed in Iceland and Spain.
Read moreFESTIVALS: Berlin hands top prizes to Iran’s There Is No Evil, Korea’s The Woman Who Ran
Mohammad Rasoulof’s There Is No Evil has won the Golden Bear at the 70th Berlinale, while Hong Sangsoo won the Silver Bear for best director for The Woman Who Ran.
Read moreStarzplay partners with Fremantle on slate of high-end dramas
MENA region SVOD service to stream Fremantle series Baghdad Central and The Luminaries, among other titles.
Read moreFESTIVALS: 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.
Read moreiflix pulls out of Middle East market following Africa exit
Pan-Asian streamer recently closed a $50m funding round with investors including Fidelity International.
Read moreFESTIVALS: Still Human takes two top prizes in Udine
Oliver Chan’s Still Human won both the Audience Award and the Critics Award at this year’s edition of the Udine Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Italy.
Read moreViu 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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