When Vidio premiered crime action series "Ratu Adil" two weeks ago, the Indonesian streaming platform kicked off its less-is-more original premium production era. 

A packed week in Hong Kong kicks off this morning with the opening of the 28th Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (Filmart) and the 22nd edition of the Hong Kong Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), which is part of the newly expanded HKIFF Industry Project Market.

Co-production is one of spotlights at this year’s FILMART, at which a European delegation of film producers, investors and government bodies will be led by Bridging the Dragon.

The countdown to FILMART 2024 has kicked into high gear, with organisers saying more than 700 regional Asia and international exhibitors are expected to gather in Hong Kong for the four-day event, which runs from 11-14 March.

Taiwanese-American director, Arvin Chen, isn’t thinking of his recent shift from film to TV as anything like a giant leap.

Indonesia’s feature films have made much more of an impact in the premium space than its TV series, which for years have been dominated by long-running local low-budget mass-market soap operas. Global and domestic streaming attention changed the game.