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Inside Mainland China’s Scorching Hot Box Office Summer
Last weekend I decided to take a look at mainland China’s box office recovery from the inside and took the ferry across to Shenzhen to watch some…
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US Strikes Impact On Global Production: Whose Stories Are We Telling Anyway?
So there I was thinking that Streamlined could safely take a few months off over the summer – nothing big was likely to happen; instead of which…
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Cannes 2023 Recap Part Two: China’s Return, Saudi Funding, South Asian Diaspora Dynamics
Part Two of Streamlined’s Cannes 2023 recap looks at China’s return to international markets, funding for arthouse content in the Middle East and the…
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Cannes 2023 Recap Part One: Fremaux Under Fire, Awards For Asia & Africa, Arthouse Glimmer Of Hope
When storm clouds and rain were lashing Cannes in the first week, it was easy to think of all the negative forces impacting the market – global…
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How The US Writers Strike Might Impact International Territories
It’s been an interesting week with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) calling a strike of its members, just a few weeks before the world descends on…
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So I’m trying out Substack Notes - just published my first note and would love for you all you to join me there. Notes is a new space on Substack to…
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Cannes Unveils Diverse International Line-Up; Scripted Drama Boom Declared Over At MipTV
Now the Cannes film festival (May 16-27) line-up is mostly announced, it’s safe to say it’s one of the most internationally diverse selections for…
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Thailand & Singapore Sweeteners; K-Pop Slowdown; How The Film Biz Can Use ChatGPT
Like many writers around the world right now, I’ve been distracted in recent weeks by playing with GPT-4, the technology that is making many creative…
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Filmart Returns; Hong Kong’s Political Landscape; China Release Schedule
This edition of Streamlined marks exactly one year since I launched this newsletter to summarise and analyse events in the film & streaming content…
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The Yash Raj Films Effect; Indian Films In Berlin & Rotterdam; Self-Censorship At The Streamers
Back to India, where there has never been so much content being made, and perhaps never been so many complex political and commercial factors impacting…
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Can Southeast Asian Indie Cinema Continue Its Momentum In 2023?
I’m not sure why I thought that compiling a list of upcoming projects from Southeast Asia, and looking at recent tweaks to the region’s funding…
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Is Southeast Asia Becoming The New Europe?; Local Indies Thrive On Funds, Labs & Co-productions
Let’s face it – even with Avatar: The Way Of Water bringing some much needed year-end box office cheer, 2022 has been a bit of a depressing year. The…
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