🐉 FilMart 2026: AI, microdramas and Hong Kong thaw
The 30th Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FilMart) drew a record 8,000 professionals, confirming its status as the premier East-West hub.
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📚 AI scandal rocks publishing
Hachette Book Group has announced it will not publish the novel Shy Girl over suspicions it was generated using artificial intelligence.
📑 Netflix denies "spoon-feeding" plots
At the recent Oscars ceremony, host Conan O’Brien and Sterling K. Brown performed a skit mocking streaming platforms’ new trend.
🎦 Streaming platforms love theatrical releases
A European Audiovisual Observatory study has confirmed a direct link between big-screen success and streaming popularity.
🕷 Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer shatters all global records
Sony and Marvel have rewritten internet history. The trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day racked up an astonishing 718.6 million views in its first 24 hours.
🏮 Chinese cinema transforms in the AI era
Experts at the FilMart forum in Hong Kong discussed the future of Chinese filmmaking.
💵 Hollywood tallies 2025 results
Global box office revenue in 2025 grew 12% to $33.6 billion, though the domestic U.S. market stagnated at +1%, remaining below pre-pandemic levels.
🛒 Canal+ and PPF prepare Viaplay buyout
Scandinavian streaming giant Viaplay may delist from the stock exchange. French group Canal+ and Czech investment firm PPF are considering a full buyout of the service’s shares.
▶️ Classic films hard to find on streaming
A study by Dark Horse agency has uncovered an uncomfortable truth for British film fans: even paying for subscriptions to all the major services does not guarantee access to the biggest hits.
🐷 A little piglet from Hong Kong changed the world of animation
Exactly 25 years ago, the animated film McDull: My Life as a Pig hit screens — a touching story about a piglet that became the first Hong Kong animation to win the Grand Prix at Annecy and outgross Harry Potter at the local box office.