Asian Streaming Platform Hooq Signs First Look Deal With Singapore’s Anthony Chen1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAsian video streaming platform Hooq has inked a three-year, first-look and co-production deal with award-winning Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen.
Chen made his feature debut with 2013’s “Ilo Ilo,” which won the Camera D’Or at Cannes, and went on to win a plethora of prizes around the world. The same year, he was chosen as one of Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch.
The deal with Hooq will include film, television and digital content produced or directed by Chen via his Giraffe Pictures outfit.
Hooq is a joint venture between Singtel, Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros, and currently operates in the Philippines, Thailand, India, Indonesia and Singapore.
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