Hong Kong-based Act3 and Manila-based BlackOps Studios Asia have unveiled “A Thread of Steel,” a historical action drama, as the first major co-production under a newly formalized partnership, with Qymira set to star and director Pedring Lopez attached to helm. The deal came together at the Hong Kong FilMart, where the companies’ previous collaboration “Shadow…
Mei Ah Entertainment may be one of the biggest and oldest media distribution companies in Hong Kong – it is currently in its 42nd year of operations – but it has always learned to adapt quickly with the times, from its roots as a VHS distributor during the city’s golden age of cinema to riding…
“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…
Malaysia‘s National Film Development Corporation, known as FINAS, used a showcase session at Hong Kong FilMart on Tuesday to announce that the Malaysian government has approved a RM300 million ($76.5 million) allocation for its cash rebate program over the next five years – a renewal that the agency’s chief said cements the country’s position as…
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…
The Ink Factory has rounded out the supporting ensemble for its Chinese-language “The Night Manager” series, naming six cast members and two special appearances as the production heads into its late 2026 premiere window on Youku. The news was timed to the company’s presence at FilMart in Hong Kong this week. The previously announced leads…
