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.
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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.
Read moreFESTIVALS: 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.
Read moreStarzplay pacts with TV Tokyo for anime content
Strategic partnership brings more than a thousand hours of anime, including the iconic Naruto franchise, to viewers in the Middle East.
Read moreNetflix 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.
Read moreItaly’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.
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