Cambodia’s largest broadcaster, Cambodian Broadcasting Service (CBS) is rolling out an international charm offensive on the back of the blockbuster launch of the new season of MasterChef Cambodia and the beginnings of a plan to build a global production destination.

If some of the last few years’ exuberance about Thai content has dimmed, the current state of local production is eclipsed by an all-eyes-on Premier League situation in Thailand.

Shinhan Bank-Daesung Cultural Contents Investment Fund, previously a South Korean movie fund with KRW7 billion/US$5 million of starting capital, has been closed by its two principal backers – Shinhan Bank and Daesung Private Equity.

Just days before it got underway, the Cannes Film Festival revealed that Chinese film "Resurrection" would join its main competition.

"Daughter’s Daughter", which debuted in the Toronto International Film Festival, puts its protagonist through the wringer as a retired woman who must confront her estranged daughter’s sexuality.

Remakes and film franchises should be part of the repertoire of smaller and independent producers, not the exclusive domain of Hollywood or Asian majors, executives at Focus Asia, an East-West industry gathering on the side of this year’s Udine film festival were told.