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World Screen<\/em> is putting the spotlight on hot properties for ATF Online+ in our inaugural TV Asia Screenings Festival.<\/p>\n

Visit TVAsiaScreeningsFestival.com<\/a> to screen this mix of dramas, docs and kids\u2019 shows.<\/p>\n

Clicking on each show title below will take you directly to the trailer.<\/p>\n

The booming OTT sector in Asia is taking center stage at ATF Online+, and with it, the surging demand for regional content from streamers clamoring for local market share.<\/p>\n

The selection of content showcased at the TV Asia Screenings Festival includes two new scripted series from the Philippines\u2019 GMA Network. I Left My Heart in Sorsogon<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is a romance drama starring Heart Evangelista, \u201ca well-known fashion icon who gained international fame after being featured as a real-life \u2018crazy rich Asian,\u2019\u201d says Roxanne J. Barcelona, VP of the worldwide division at GMA Network. \u201cThe series will feature the glamorous life of Manila\u2019s elite (with Heart wearing clothes from some of the world\u2019s top fashion designers) and breathtaking scenes from the southern province of Sorsogon.\u201d GMA is also highlighting To Have and to Hold<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, which delivers a \u201cfresh take on the theme of infidelity, combining traditional dramatic elements with modern storytelling and compelling performances by an ensemble cast,\u201d Barcelona says.<\/p>\n

The festival also includes two new dramas from Russia Television and Radio\/Sovtelexport. Cloister<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is a period drama set in the 1920s, following the love affair between a prisoner and an officer at the Solovetsky concentration camp. \u201cThe plot of this emotional eight-episode drama is based on a true story,\u201d says Julia Matyash, director of Sovtelexport. The Son<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, meanwhile, is a contemporary crime drama \u201cabout a missing child, attempts to find him and shocking results of the kidnapping investigation,\u201d Matyash says.<\/p>\n

Nicely Entertainment is touting its new selection of TV movies, including the Lifetime thriller Dying to Belong<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. \u201cFollowing a young investigative reporter as she enters the underbelly of the sorority hazing system, Dying to Belong<\/em> doesn\u2019t shy away from the mystery, deceit or social games of the Pi Gamma Beta sorority,\u201d says CEO Vanessa Shapiro. \u201cPrepare to be shocked and riveted in this dark dive into what lengths sisters will go to keep their secrets!\u201d Shapiro also highlights the romantic comedy Love in Bloom<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, which \u201ccombines the beautiful views of rural Australia with the excitement of preparing a wedding, the charm of a small-town bed-and-breakfast and the class of modern floral arranging.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kids\u2019 content distributors are finding a wealth of new opportunities across AsiaPac as the streaming landscape intensifies. Jetpack Distribution is offering up the new series Moley<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, which Sophie \u201cKido\u201d Prigent, global sales director, describes as a \u201cheartwarming, beautifully constructed CGI animation ideal for family viewing. The storylines and characters are universally appealing for kids across the globe. The U.K. series features an all-star cast, which further adds to its high-quality appeal. Moley<\/em> has been produced with incredible attention to detail and has the hallmarks of a timeless and perennially popular children\u2019s TV series.\u201d<\/p>\n

Factual content continues to be a top seller across the region, with Off the Fence highlighting two new shows in the festival. The Secrets to Civilisation<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is a three-parter from Impossible Factual with Curiosity Stream\/OTF Studios that \u201cinvestigates how cutting-edge science is changing the way we think about the ancient past,\u201d says Jia Zhao, director of co-production and sales for Asia at Off the Fence. \u201cBy restoring the environment to its place as a key driver of human history, we explore the essential rules of what it takes to make or break a civilization.\u201d From Red Rock Films International for Smithsonian Channel and Terra Mater Factual Studios in association with ZDF\/ARTE, NHK and NRK, Wolverine: One Tough Mother<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is a one-hour special that \u201ctakes an intimate and rare look at this elusive creature over the course of a year as she battles against the harshest conditions and fiercest predators,\u201d Zhao says.<\/p>\n

Visit the TV Asia Screenings Festival here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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