Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ ENM is set to expand its reach in India via Amazon MX Player, Amazon's free streaming service. This partnership comes after Amazon's acquisition of MX Player last year. The new agreement includes 18 drama series from CJ ENM, which will be made…

After launching several successful unscripted shows like Culinary Class Wars and Physical: 100 in the last two years, Netflix Korea has unveiled a lineup of returning unscripted formats as well as new series. In October this year, one of the streamer’s most recognisable reality show formats…

The Film Academy of the Philippines has selected Lav Diaz's Magellan as the country’s official submission for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards. Magellan was chosen from a pool of seven local contenders. The selection was announced at the opening of the Philippine Film…

Norwegian film Loveable is set for a wide theatrical release in China for September 5, through distributor BlueMedia Times. At the Beijing International Film Festival earlier this year, the film won best feature film, best director and best screenplay for Lilja Ingolfsdottir, and best actress…

Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, has seen several demonstrations this week against lawmakers, with protests now escalating across the country after the death of a ride-sharing driver who was hit by a police vehicle on Thursday night. Indonesia’s top filmmakers, producers and actors have expressed…

Japan’s Motion Picture Producers Association has selected Kokuho, a film set in the world of Japanese traditional theater (“kabuki”), as the country’s contender for Best International Feature Film at next year’s Academy Awards. Nine Japanese films were submitted for consideration in the…

The Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) has closed its Auckland and Wellington seasons with major increases in audience numbers. NZIFF Artistic Director Paolo Bertolin says that this year’s edition saw an almost 40% increase in Auckland audiences and more than 30% in…

K-pop's iconic boyband BTS unveiled the trailer today for “BTS Movie Weeks,” a series of four remastered concert films, ahead of their highly-anticipated comeback. From September 24 to October 5, the films will screen in more than 2,500 theaters in over 65 countries. Recollecting some of…

EXCLUSIVE: A first-look clip for action film The Furious has dropped, starring an international cast which includes Miao Xie (The New Legend of Shaolin), Joe Taslim (The Raid, Mortal Kombat), Brian Le (Shang-Chi), Yayan Ruhian (The Raid 2), Joey Iwanaga (Rurouni Kenshin) and Jeeja Yanin…

EXCLUSIVE: Singaporean filmmaker Tan Siyou has unveiled the trailer for her debut feature Amoeba, which will world premiere at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Her debut feature follows 16-year-old Choo, who befriends 3 rebellious classmates in their elite all-girls…

K-pop’s iconic boyband BTS will launch a series of remastered concert films, ahead of their highly-anticipated comeback. Four concert films will premiere under the “BTS Movie Weeks” banner across 2,500 theaters in over 65 countries from September 24 to October 5. BTS confirmed last month…

Netflix has dropped the teaser for The Ba***ds of Bollywood, which marks Aryan Khan's directorial debut. The son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Aryan Khan created the series alongside co-creators Bilal Siddiqi and Manav Chauhan, who all also penned the screenplay. The series stars…