Thailand’s Soros Sukhum Lauded at Asia Pacific Screen Awards

offers support to people scammed online, has been hearing from a victim every business hour since March, its managing director told Guardian Australia. “This is becoming increasingly common.

Naman Ramachandran India has the highest consumption of films on Netflix globally. During 2020, 80% of subscribers in the country chose to watch a film every week, revealed Monika Shergill, VP, content, Netflix India.The information is part of year end viewership data that Netflix has published for several territories across the Asia region.

Also Read: Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis to Receive Tributes at 2021 Gotham AwardsMcQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology is a collection of five films each set between the late ’60s and mid-1980s and tell a different story within London’s West Indian community and how they’ve been shaped by generations of rampant racism and discrimination, as well as by their own force of will. The films are rolling out now on Amazon Prime Video.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIndian drama film “Milestone” (aka “Meel Patthar”) was named the best film at the Silver Screen Awards, the closing event of the Singapore International Film Festival. The festival is a cornerstone of the Singapore Media Festival consumer and industry event.Directed by Ivan Ayr, “Milestone” recounts the foretaste of doom that follows a veteran truck driver when his vehicle passes half a million kilometers and he is asked to train a younger operator.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, the European Film Awards detail this year’s special five-day virtual ceremony, the Spain Film Commission extends an invitation to international productions, ITV Studios sells more than 300 hours of content in India and the National Lottery announces a special Pantoland performance for key workers.AWARDSThe 2020 European Film Awards have announced measures to host a COVID-19 era edition, “The EFAs at Eight,” including a series of live-streamed virtual

HBO Asia's original horror anthology series Folklore has been renewed for a second season, WarnerMedia said Tuesday. Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo will return as showrunner of the second season, with each hour-long episode directed by a different established or emerging Asian director.

Naman Ramachandran SALESDistribution outfit Abacus Media Rights has announced sales on several documentary features and non-fiction series at the ongoing Asian Television Forum, which is part of the Singapore Media Festival.“Rhys Darby: Big in Japan,” “Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip,” “Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip” and “The Helper” have been acquired by National Geographic, while “Outback Lockdown,” “Alone Across the Arctic” and “Surviving the Outback” have been sold to The Outdoor Channel

Luther creator Neil Cross has confirmed that there will not be a sixth season of the BBC detective series.The hit show, which stars Idris Elba as DCI John Luther, has been off screens for nearly two years – though it seems a follow-up to season five on the small screen is now off the cards.“There is not going to be a season six — definitively no season six,” Cross told Australia’s Insider magazine (via Daily Mail).However, he did announced that some “exciting news” was on the way, which comes

Luther creator Neil Cross has confirmed that there will not be a sixth season of the BBC detective series.The hit show, which stars Idris Elba as DCI John Luther, has been off screens for nearly two years – though it seems a follow-up to season five on the small screen is now off the cards.“There is not going to be a season six — definitively no season six,” Cross told Australia’s Insider magazine (via Daily Mail).However, he did announced that some “exciting news” was on the way, which comes

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Channel 5 announces Season 2 of “All Creatures Great and Small,” BAFTA backs Indian talent, CJ ENM commissions format deals for “I Can See Your Voice” and Newen hires a new distribution executive.Channel 5 in the U.K. has commissioned a second season of its hit period drama “All Creatures Great and Small,” including six new episodes and a Christmas special.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefCate Blanchett-produced mini series “Stateless” and Shannon Murphy’s feature film directing debut “Babyteeth” dominated proceedings at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards.At a ceremony on Monday night at The Star in Sydney, immigration drama “Stateless” grabbed 13 awards including best telefeature or miniseries, best screenplay in television and all four acting awards across television drama.

The Asia Pacific Screen Academy honoured regional filmmakers at a special presentation on Australia’s Gold Coast last night (November 26).

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefExpenditure on screen production in Australia plunged by 18% in the financial year to June 2020, reflecting a near total shutdown of large-scale drama filming from March, due to the impact of the coronavirus and work from home regulations.

Two Texas men have been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice in the attempted sale of 50 million non-existent N95 facemasks to a foreign government.

Mira Nair’s adaptation of Vikram Seth’s best-selling novel A Suitable Boy is creating a storm for Netflix in India after the British-made series depicted a Hindu girl kissing a Muslim boy against the backdrop of a Hindu temple.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix users can look forward to a lot more koala antics as the streaming platform greenlights a second season of Izzy’s Koala World.

Peter White Television EditorMegan Suri, who starred in Fresh Off The Boat, has joined Netflix comedy Never Have I Ever.Suri joins the series, which stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, as Aneesa, a new Indian student at Sherman Oaks High, whose confidence and radiance will pose an immediate threat to Ramakrishnan’s Devi.She previously starred in ABC’s Fresh Off The Boat, playing Preity Zinta’s daughter in what was planned as the backdoor pilot for The Magic Motor Inn.