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Omung Kumar set to explore digital space with an Amazon Prime series

Digital is the future! Almost every second filmmaker is branching out to the emergent medium to explore new avenues in order to create fresh content which reaches out to a global audience. In the list of Bollywood filmmakers who have made inroads to digital space, yet another powerful name is going to find a mention.

We are talking about National award-winning filmmaker Omung Kumar who, according to reports, is set to venture into digital space. Reportedly, the Mary Kom (2014) director is presently busy developing a web series for one of the leading digital platforms, Amazon Prime Video.


Apart from producing the series, Kumar will call the shots for the same. Though nothing much is known about the untitled project, some insiders reveal it will be a romantic drama, something which the director has never attempted before.

Amazon Prime Video has also announced the second season of their hit series Mirzapur. Titled Mirzapur 2, the series will be produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment.

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British Asian filmmakers gain rare access to China’s entertainment industry at Third Shanghai London Screen Industry Forum

UK China film collaborations take off as Third Shanghai London Forum connects British Asian filmmakers with Chinese studios

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British Asian filmmakers gain rare access to China’s entertainment industry at Third Shanghai London Screen Industry Forum

Highlights:

  • Forum brings UK and Chinese film professionals together to explore collaborations.
  • Emerging British-Asian talent gain mentorship and international exposure.
  • Small-scale dramas, kids’ shows, and adapting popular formats were the projects everyone was talking about.
  • Telling stories that feel real to their culture, yet can connect with anyone, is what makes them work worldwide.
  • Meeting three times a year keeps the UK and China talking, creating opportunities that last beyond one event.

The theatre was packed for the Third Shanghai–London Screen Industry Forum. Between panels and workshops, filmmakers, producers and executives discussed ideas and business cards and it felt more than just a summit. British-Asian filmmakers were meeting and greeting the Chinese industry in an attempt to explore genuine possibilities of working in China’s film market.

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