Liz Shackleton

EXCLUSIVE: Karan Johar's Dharma Productions has entered into a strategic content partnership with fellow Indian production house, Sikhya Entertainment, founded by Guneet Monga. The two companies will work together to produce multiple projects across feature films and digital formats. While no…

EXCLUSIVE: Signature Entertainment has snapped up rights for the UK and Ireland to Hong Kong-China action picture Sakra, directed by and starring Donnie Yen, from Well Go USA.  The Hong Kong-China co-production, which is based on the classic wuxia novel Demi-Gods And Semi-Devils by world-renowned…

‘Gomorrah’ Writers To Adapt David Szalay Novel ‘Turbulence’ Gomorrah and ZeroZeroZero writers Leonardo Fasoli and Maddelena Ravagli has been tapped to adapt Man Booker-shortlisted novel Turbulence into a TV series with Envision Entertainment. The book, from David Szalay, comprises interconnected…

EXCLUSIVE: The first trailer has been released for Chinese noir thriller Only The River Flows, which will premiere in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival. The film is the third to be directed by Wei Shujun and also his third to premiere in Cannes.  Zhu Yilong, who starred in Chinese box…

Australia, already one of the world's leading inbound production hubs, has increased its Location Offset for international film and TV productions shooting in the country to 30% from the current 16.5%, effective from July 1, 2023.  The news was announced as part of Australia's 2023-24 national budget…

Pema Tseden, a Tibetan filmmaker of Chinese citizenship whose films regularly played at Venice film festival, has died aged 53. His death was reported by Chinese media today. No cause of death was given but unverified Chinese media reports said he had a heart attack. Widely regarded as China's…

EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong-American actor Byron Mann (Wu Assassins) has joined the cast of Korean studio Showbox's Moral Hazard (working title), alongside previously announced Korean stars Yoo Hai-jin (The Night Owl) and Lee Je-hoon (Taxi Driver 2). Currently in production in Seoul, the film tells the…

EXCLUSIVE: With the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike underway, and guilds around the world expressing solidarity, issues surrounding writers and the way they're compensated have become front and center of a global conversation.  But Datta Dave, co-founder of Mumbai and Los Angeles-based agency…

EXCLUSIVE: India's Screenwriters Association (SWA) has expressed support for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike and asked its members to down tools on U.S. films and series.  The SWA, the country's major industry guild for writers with more than 57,000 members, emailed its membership on…

Aryan Khan, the son of Hindi film industry superstar Shah Rukh Khan, is gearing up to make his debut as showrunner and director with a series set against the backdrop of the film industry.  Red Chillies Entertainment, the production company founded by Shah Rukh Khan, will finance the six-episode…

EXCLUSIVE: Beijing-based world sales and multi-territory distribution outfit Tiger Pictures Entertainment has acquired international rights to Chinese comedy Godspeed, which is currently topping China's May Day holiday box office. Written and directed by Yi Xiaoxing (Bath Buddy), the film revolves…

Warner Bros Discovery has signed a multi-year licensing deal with Viacom18 under which its JioCinema service will become the new streaming home of HBO, Max Original and Warner Bros content in India starting next month.  The partnership, which includes exclusive content rights across digital and…