Smartphones have become our best friends, and device manufacturers and tech developers continue to work furiously to make sure that friendship is of the forever kind.

International collaborations were top of mind in the Italian city of Udine during this year’s 24th annual Far Eastern Film Festival (FEFF), headlined by Sino-Italian co-production, The Italian Recipe.

This year’s 17th annual Asia Content Entertainment (ACE) Fair opens in Gwangju on 22 September, riding Korea’s most vibrant content environment ever, with unprecedented international attention and rapidly rising production budgets that allow local creators to compete on global platforms.

Singapore’s film community stands up for Ukraine this month, opening this year’s European Film Festival (EUFF) with award-winning Ukrainian film, Zaza Buadze’s war drama "Mother of Apostles" ("Maty Apostoliv"), on 12 May. This year’s EUFF runs to 26 May.

Vietnamese feature film, "Catch Me If You Can" ("Muu Ke Thuong Luu"), has returned to local screens as an original TV series, titled "Tra Xanh Dau Sieu Lua", leveraging a domestic theatrical tale into the streaming space, raising quality stakes with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, and boosting dome

Da Vinci Kids has had a busy beginning to 2022, with new rollouts in Asia and Europe, an upsized focus on social emotional learning content, and games and other digital initiatives to bridge its channel & app experiences.