Indonesian streamer Vision+ will eventually merge with the country’s free-to-air channel RCTI, creating a new all-consuming platform for local audiences, a Vision+ executive confirmed this afternoon at Filmart in Hong Kong. Omar Giri Calliappan, COO of the OTT division at Indonesia’s Vision+, told an audience this morning at Filmart that a merger between the two…
Edko Films revealed at Filmart today that ten award-winning actors – including major Hong Kong stars Chow Yun Fat, Aaron Kwok, Tony Leung Ka Fai and Louis Koo – have joined the cast of its highly-anticipated upcoming action thriller Cold War 1994. International stars Aidan Gillen (Game Of Thrones) and Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) have…
Hong Kong’s upcoming English-language revenge drama “The Season,” a series co-produced with SK Global, the powerhouse behind global hits such as “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Thai Cave Rescue” and “Delhi Crime,” is set for release this summer. At this year’s Hong Kong FilMart, PCCW Media confirmed that the six-part series is slated for a global premiere…
“I don’t want to use AI to replace artists, I want to use AI to create content,” Lee Sangwook, Head of the AI Content Lab at MBC C&I, said this afternoon during an AI-focused panel at Filmart in Hong Kong. Sangwook was joined on the panel by Yuhang Cheng, COO at Midjourney China Lab; Fu…
Singapore’s 13 Little Pictures and Emoumie Pictures has secured four international co-production partners for their mythological body horror Strange Fruit, including Indonesia’s Palari Films, Germany’s In Good Company, the Netherlands’ Sluizer Film Production and Archipelago: Binisaya from the Philippines. Directed by Lam Li Shuen and Mark Chua, the film has been selected for the inaugural…
Hed: AI, Cross-Border Collaboration and Global Content Strategies Explored at FilMart ForumDek:Industry executives from Huace, Youku and TVB discuss cross-border storytelling, technology integration and shifting audience dynamics.Art: 0317 Forum@ FilMart Industry executives and producers gathered at Hong Kong FilMart for the Forum on International Communication Cooperation and Innovation for a New Vision, held on the…
Malaysia’s National Film Development Corp (FINAS) told industry professionals this morning at Hong Kong’s Filmart that it has set a budget of RM 300 million ($76 million) for film investments, and the country’s existing cash rebate has been extended for another five years. The Film In Malaysia Incentive (FIMI) offers both local and international productions…
EXCLUSIVE: Bluebells Studios latest horror film, Phi Phong: The Blood Demon, which brings together talent from Vietnam and Thailand, has sold to more than ten territories ahead of a wide theatrical rollout across Vietnam and the region. The ambitious supernatural chiller, rooted in folklore from Vietnam’s northern highlands, is scheduled for release in Vietnam on…
