Amazon Prime Video International Chief Kelly Day Highlights Localization Strategy in Asia, Latin America

Naman Ramachandran Celebrated filmmakers Anthony Chen (“Wet Season”), Anurag Kashyap (“Dobaaraa”), Ifa Isfansyah (“Losmen Bu Broto”), Joko Anwar (“Impetigore”) and Ho Yuhang (“The Ghost Bride”) are serving as directing mentors for the ongoing Malaysian Development Lab for Fiction Feature Films (mylab) initiative at the Busan International Film Festival. The directing mentors will work with the filmmakers of mylab and participate in depth conversations and exchanges on cinema and filmmaking. An incubator program for scriptwriters, directors, producers to work on developing scripts and film projects under lectures and the guidance of regional and international experts in scriptwriting, directing, producing, distribution, and markets and festivals, mylab focuses on projects at an early stage of development, with a team of scriptwriter, director and/or producer attached, targeted at regional or international audiences. 

Calling Avril Lavigne. There’s a new candidate for your “Skater Boi.” Can it be any more obvious?

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Hong Kong multi-hyphenate Peter Chan Ho-sun is far too intellectual to call himself an “arms dealer,” as Sony Pictures has in casting itself as an unattached supplier to streaming platforms. But politeness and Bob Dylan references aside, Chan’s new company, Changin’ Pictures, aims to become a major independent purveyor of premium Asian TV content for the streamers. The company is using this week’s Busan International Film Festival as its launchpad and will unveil the first five series of its 20-title pan-Asian slate.  Chan’s thesis is that global audiences are hungry for Asian content but have not been able to access it easily under legacy film and TV distribution systems. With streaming making everything accessible everywhere, and audiences no longer balking at subtitles, quality Asian drama can and will travel.

China still has much to gain from its current relationship with Russia even as the invasion of Ukraine drags on, turning Russia into an international pariah and threatening to rub off on China’s reputation as well.  "China has, in effect, doubled down on its support for the Putin war effort, and we saw this, for instance, last month when China's third rank leader went to Moscow, spoke to the State Duma, and in very clear terms, expressed Beijing's support for Russia," Gordon Change, author of "The Coming Collapse of China," told Fox News Digital.  "Then, [we] see Jinping himself when he was in Uzbekistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, actually confirmed that endorsement," Chang added. "The only conclusion that we can come to is that Beijing is not backing away from Russia."  The China and Russia dynamic has remained a troubling one for the United States since even before the invasion of Ukraine started in March 2022.

90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? hasn’t been easy for Jovi and Yara Dufren as the couple faces issues both at home and abroad. Beyond the war happening in Ukraine impacting Yara's family, Jovi and Yara are at odds about her new friend group, which Jovi feels is a bad influence on her (a bit ironic given his past issues with strippers).

supports HTML5 videoMolly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury have once again melted our hearts with an adorable gender-reveal video.The Love Island stars, both 23, broke the internet last week when they announced that they were expecting their first child together in an emotional video showing off the PrettyLittleThing creative director’s blossoming bump.Since then, the influencer has been keeping followers updated with her pregnancy journey, sharing sweet snippets to social media.And her latest one is just as adorable.In a short clip jointly posted to their Instagram accounts, Molly-Mae can barely keep the excitement in as she does a little jump of joy and her and Tommy share an adorable hug in front of a giant white balloon reading: ‘Boy or Girl?’He then pops it, revealing a flurry of pink confetti as they share a sweet embrace.That’s right, they’re having a girl!To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoThe pair looked over the moon as Molly-Mae covered her face in joy and excitement.She teasingly captioned the video: ‘Our little…’ with an angel emoji.Fans and friends rushed to the comments to congratulate the happy pair, with Strictly Come Dancing star Saffron Barker penning: ‘Awww she’s going to be gorgeous.’Fellow Love Island star Rosie Williams penned: ‘So special’ while influencer Harley Brash wrote: ‘The little jump at the start.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will wrap up its epic eight-episode season next week, with some of the Amazon executives shedding light on how they actually landed the rights to the beloved property.After a lawsuit was settled between The Tolkien Estate and The Tolkien Trust, the rights to the franchise were shopped to various entities in 2017.While Amazon ultimately acquired the rights in November 2017 for a reported $250 million - for just the rights alone - a new report from The Hollywood Reporter reveals how Amazon ultimately won the rights... and revealed Netflix was planning a 'Marvel approach' to the property.

A miracle indeed! Pregnant Hilary Swank revealed that her twins could share a birthday with her late father, Stephen Swank, who died last year.

J. Kim Murphy Do-re-mi-fa dys-en-ter-y! A musical adaptation of the classic computer game “The Oregon Trail” is in the works from the team behind “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile.” In an interview with Collider, filmmakers Will Speck and Josh Gordon shared that they have been collaborating with their “Lyle, Lyle” songwriting team Pasek and Paul (Benj Pasek and Justin Paul), working to crack a darkly comedic musical version of the video game. Although no studio is currently attached, the group shared that it has obtained the rights to “The Oregon Trail.” The report states that the project is in “active development.”

. Although the brand already sells some of the most budget-friendly clothes on the market, there’s no reason to pass up an opportunity to save a little more.H&M is in rare form these days.

Kelly Osbourne is looking at food differently and said she will never 'eat the same again' after being diagnosed with gestational diabetes. The 37-year-old star, who is expecting her first child, a son, with partner Sid Wilson, 45, revealed that she was recently diagnosed with the condition in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.  The reality star explained she had previously tested negative for the condition, but then 'I had terrible terrible, terrible heartburn, acid reflux, my feet were swelling, and I was having rapid weight gain, and I was like, "I don't understand this, I'm not eating enough to make this add up, what's happening?"'A trip to the doctor and a second test for gestational diabetes confirmed the condition.

Prime Video. In addition to every James Bond film, Amazon also premiered a new documentary about the theme songs called.

Twenty-four hours after New York Times reporter Stuart Thompson attacked an "election denier" claim about an election software firm as a "conspiracy theory," he was forced to report on its CEO's arrest on suspicion of stealing data from poll workers and storing it in China. On Monday, Thompson published a sympathetic portrayal of a Michigan election software company called Konnech and its CEO in an article with the title and subtitle, "How a Tiny Elections Company Became a Conspiracy Theory Target: Election deniers catapulted a Michigan firm with just 21 U.S.

Eva Mendes expressed her enthusiasm over partner Ryan Gosling's latest looks as he posed in a new Gucci campaign.'Ummm……YES PLEASE. RG,' the Hitch star, 48, wrote on social media next to a series of photos of her honey dressed from head to toe in the high-end brand while embarking on exotic travels with, of course, Gucci luggage. In a previous post debuting a promotional video for the Valigeria campaign, Eva referred to her longtime partner as, 'My Magic Man.' Yes please: Eva Mendes, 48, shows her appreciation for Ryan Gosling's star turn in  Gucci's new campaign writing, 'Ummm…… YES PLEASE. RG,' next to a series of photos on social media The footage includes shots of the First Man actor eating fast food on the road and tossing cards into a hat in a hotel as he travels toward an unspecified destination.

Banijay is set to acquire Australia’s Beyond International.

Brendan Gleeson will be making his “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut this week, and a new promo featuring the Irish actor takes viewers on a tour of the show’s famed Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center.

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). California police have released video footage showing the suspect accused of kidnapping a Merced family of four leading two tied-up victims out of a business on South Highway 59.

’s Kelly Mi Li and Kevin Kreider revealed to ET that they are both in new relationships ahead of the show’s season 3 premiere on Wednesday.  Season 2 of ended with the dramatic return of Kelly's ex, Andrew Gray, leaving her love life up in the air. However, things definitely appear to be calmer for her now that her issues with Andrew appear to be finally settled.Kelly referred to herself as “happily off the market” in ET’s interview, saying “I definitely found the one.

What a shocking crime… Hopefully some small measure of justice is coming?