As government-backed cooperation agreements extend through 2030 and production costs climb across traditional shooting destinations, Moscow is positioning itself as Eurasia's most compelling alternative for Chinese and Southeast Asian filmmakers.

TaiwanPlus factual series, "Deep Current: Architecture of Taiwan" – winner of the ContentAsia Awards 2025 Best Factual Programme Made in Asia for Multiple Asian and/or International Markets category – is an eight-episode docuseries tracing the fusion of history and global influence

Japan dominates GagaOOLala’s 2025 Global Top 10 boys’ love (BL) series list, taking six of the 10 spots, although Chinese-language titles claim the top three positions on the Taiwan-based global LGBTQ+ streamer.

On one hand, Indonesian filmmaker Edwin has delivered a deeply creepy, darkly comic comment on labour, greed and capitalism in his latest film, Sleep No More. On the other, he really wants audiences to have fun with the feature, and not be overly bothered about the message.  

Chinese streaming platform Bilibili took an “anti-gourmet” perspective for documentary "Crazy Delicious" – winner of the ContentAsia Award 2025 for Best Factual Entertainment Programme Produced for a Single Market in Asia – using unusual foods as a lens to explore local

India’s streaming environment remains radically competitive and closely watched, continuing to expand premium storytelling and elevated production quality.