Asia-Pacific’s screen economy is on track to expand steadily through the end of the decade, but nearly all of that growth will be driven by streaming, creator-led video and connected […]
Universal Music Acquires 30 Percent Stake in India’s Excel Entertainment
Universal Music India has taken a significant minority stake in leading Indian production banner Excel Entertainment, deepening its push into India’s fastest-growing entertainment market and forging a new pipeline between […]
Asian Film Awards Scales Back 2026 Ceremony in Wake of Hong Kong Fire Tragedy
The Asian Film Awards will significantly scale back their 2026 edition, suspending competitive categories and eliminating the traditional red carpet, organizers said Friday — a move intended to reflect the […]
Mohammad Bakri, Renowned Palestinian Actor and Filmmaker, Dies at 72
Mohammad Bakri, a Palestinian director and actor who sought to share the complexities of Palestinian identity and culture through a variety of works in both Arabic and Hebrew, has died, […]
Japan’s Toho Moves to Capitalize on Europe’s Anime Boom
Japanese entertainment heavyweight Toho is stepping up its global expansion, unveiling plans Friday to establish a European headquarters while acquiring British anime distributor Anime Limited and entering into a strategic […]
‘Last Samurai Standing’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
Steel yourself for more blades, blood and battle — Netflix’s Japanese period-action series Last Samurai Standing has been renewed for a second season. The streamer confirmed the pickup on Friday […]
China Box Office: ‘Zootopia 2’ Roars Past $500 Million
Disney’s Zootopia 2 powered past the $500 million mark in China over the weekend, continuing one of the strongest theatrical runs for a Hollywood release in the market in years. […]
Animation Fuels China’s Box Office Surge
As delegates from China’s film industry gathered in Bangkok for this year’s CineAsia (Dec. 8-11), they carried with them something that had been in short supply the past few years: […]
Red Sea Film Foundation CEO Faisal Baltyuor On Building an Entertainment Ecosystem in Saudi Arabia
Faisal Baltyuor is a busy man. One of Saudi Arabia‘s most prominent film producers since the country lifted its ban on public cinemas in 2018, Baltyuor has produced domestic hits […]
Türkiye’s Inter Medya Inks Co-Production Pact With Dubai’s Rise Studios
Türkiye’s Inter Medya has inked a co-production pact with Dubai-based Rise Studios, that will see the two companies co-produce the prestige Turkish drama Caged Love (Tutsak Sevda). The agreement was […]