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NewsInternational film, TV account for more than half of fiscal 2020/21 production spend in Australia
Screen Australia data reflects surge in production since industry adjusted to pandemic.
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News‘Nitram’ wins major prizes at Australian Academy Awards
The film won in the best film, director and original screenplay categories.
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NewsSee-Saw Films names Liz Watts head of film and television, Australia
Executive arrives from her own company Spirit Pictures and brings a number of projects.
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NewsPanah Panahi’s ‘Hit The Road’ wins top prize in Singapore
Following last year’s hybrid edition, SGIFF returned fully to the cinemas this year, hosting 77 onsite screenings.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Schemes In Antiques’ tops weekend; Korean films make a return
Jung Se-kyo’s 2020 comedy, Oh! My Gran, is the first Korean film released in China since 2016.
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NewsRobbie Williams biopic ‘Better Man’ to shoot in Australia in 2022
Filming will begin in Melbourne in early 2022.
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NewsAustralian TV rebate gets boost while popular film support is left at same level
The local industry has greeted both moves with relief.
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NewsBlu-ray label Kani Releasing to bring Asian cinema to North America
Label aims to support up-and-coming filmmakers as well as reintroduce underseen classics from acclaimed directors to NA audiences.
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NewsIndia’s Yash Raj Films enters streaming production with ‘The Railway Men’
Streaming content division YRF Entertainment aims to produce five high-profile projects in its first year of operations.
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NewsAmazon Prime Video to enter local-language content in Southeast Asia
Speaking at Singapore’s ATF, Erika North outlined ambitious plans to push into a region that is fast becoming ground zero in the global streaming wars.
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NewsPeter Ho-sun Chan’s We Pictures appoints Esther Yeung as COO
Yeung will continue to grow We Pictures’ slate, while broadening its business in the areas of content creation, IP development and distribution.
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NewsiQiyi launches slate of Southeast Asian originals at Singapore ATF
New slate includes five Malaysian series and iQiyi’s first Thai original, directed by Kongkiat Komesiri.
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NewsTokyo International Film Festival, TIFFCOM set dates for 2022 editions
Festival and market will both kick off on Monday, October 24.
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NewsIconic Australian actor David Gulpilil dies
The actor starred in films including ‘Walkabout’, ‘Crocodile Dundee’ and ‘Rabbit-Proof Fence’
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NewsChina box office: Chinese crime comedy ‘Be Somebody’ stays on top in third week
The Battle At Lake Changjin has now become China’s highest-grossing film of all time.
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News‘The Falls’, ‘Revolution Of Our Times’ take top prizes at Golden Horse Awards
American Girl took five prizes including best new director and best new performer.
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NewsScreen International Asia Editor Liz Shackleton to step down in December
Based in Hong Kong, Shackleton has held the post of Asia Editor since 2005.
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News‘Baghjan’, ‘Shivamma’ win WIP Awards at India’s Film Bazaar Online
Leesa Gazi’s Bengali-language A House Named Shahana won the feature award in the Film Bazaar Recommends section.
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NewsFilm Bazaar highlights post-Covid need for indie funding, distribution support
Speakers on the Knowledge Series panels discussed the precarious position of South Asian independent filmmaking following the pandemic.
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NewsIndia’s OTT revenue to reach $4.5bn by 2026; Netflix ahead in SVOD revenue share
Netflix leads the market in terms of revenue market share, while Disney+ Hotstar has the biggest number of subscribers.