Top-level talent including Paul Feig, Gurinder Chadha and Anurag Kashyap are on board as leading Hollywood independent Hyde Park Entertainment makes a major launch into the Indian production scene. The company is headed by Ashok Amritraj, the highest-profile Indian executive based in Los Angeles.
The diversification move is made possible by the growing success of Indian film and TV content which is being propelled to new audiences overseas by global video streamers Netflix and Amazon. Within India, local streaming giants Hotstar, SonyLiv, and others, are similarly using Ott technology and cheap cellular data to reach nationwide audiences, many of which were not previously TV households.
To capitalize on Indian stories — and the exploding Indian series genre — the group is launching a new division Hyde Park Entertainment Asia to be headquartered in Chennai. Parent company Hyde Park will continue to produce and finance U.S. studio and independent films and television from Los Angeles,...
The diversification move is made possible by the growing success of Indian film and TV content which is being propelled to new audiences overseas by global video streamers Netflix and Amazon. Within India, local streaming giants Hotstar, SonyLiv, and others, are similarly using Ott technology and cheap cellular data to reach nationwide audiences, many of which were not previously TV households.
To capitalize on Indian stories — and the exploding Indian series genre — the group is launching a new division Hyde Park Entertainment Asia to be headquartered in Chennai. Parent company Hyde Park will continue to produce and finance U.S. studio and independent films and television from Los Angeles,...
- 8/22/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment Group, which has backed films such as Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Premonition, 99 Homes and Blue Valentine, has launched a new Asian division, with a Paul Feig TV comedy among the first projects.
Hyde Park Entertainment Asia will focus on producing high-profile film and TV projects from Indian and Asian filmmakers to put the spotlight on stories for a global audience. The division's first slate will have a focus on Indian stories for both English and local-language audiences. It includes Netflix's already-announced animated musical, Pashmina, which Gurinder Chadha (Bend it Like Beckham, Blinded by the Light) ...
Hyde Park Entertainment Asia will focus on producing high-profile film and TV projects from Indian and Asian filmmakers to put the spotlight on stories for a global audience. The division's first slate will have a focus on Indian stories for both English and local-language audiences. It includes Netflix's already-announced animated musical, Pashmina, which Gurinder Chadha (Bend it Like Beckham, Blinded by the Light) ...
- 8/22/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment Group, which has backed films such as Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Premonition, 99 Homes and Blue Valentine, has launched a new Asian division, with a Paul Feig TV comedy among the first projects.
Hyde Park Entertainment Asia will focus on producing high-profile film and TV projects from Indian and Asian filmmakers to put the spotlight on stories for a global audience. The division's first slate will have a focus on Indian stories for both English and local-language audiences. It includes Netflix's already-announced animated musical, Pashmina, which Gurinder Chadha (Bend it Like Beckham, Blinded by the Light) ...
Hyde Park Entertainment Asia will focus on producing high-profile film and TV projects from Indian and Asian filmmakers to put the spotlight on stories for a global audience. The division's first slate will have a focus on Indian stories for both English and local-language audiences. It includes Netflix's already-announced animated musical, Pashmina, which Gurinder Chadha (Bend it Like Beckham, Blinded by the Light) ...
- 8/22/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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