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Countdown to Hong Kong’s Entertainment Expo; six-week nine-event festival opens on 16 March
Hong Kong’s film and television industries are counting down to the opening of the annual Filmart on 17 March and the arrival of more than 750 exhibitors from over 30 countries and regions. The four-day market is one of nine events in the  six-week Entertainment Expo, which runs from  16 March to 27 April. The Hong Kong Trade Development Council, which coordinates the events, said this evening that the Expo “is set to be the biggest yet, injecting fresh vitality into Hong Kong’s entertainment sector and heralding in a new vision”. ▶ Read the full story here

India Today Group debuts first two AI musicians; “A-Pop is more than a genre,” group boss Kalli Purie says
The India Today Group has extended its two-year-old AI news host initiative to music with a new A-Pop project, the media giant said today (Mon, 10 March). The first two AI musicians are Aishan and Ruh, who the group says “blend technology, art, and limitless engagement to reshape the entertainment landscape”. ▶ Read the full story here

“I thought I would have more time with her” – Keith Monteverde; Regal Entertainment scion on his legendary grandmother and her final feature, “Untold”
The Regal Entertainment team heads to Filmart in Hong Kong this month with more than a portfolio of horror and accolades from the recent Manila International Film Festival in L.A. Ten months after he returned to the Philippines, Monteverde family scion Keith carries with him his grandmother Lily’s final film before her death – “Untold”, starring Philippines’ A-lister Jodi Sta. Maria – a legacy spanning more than six decades and ambitions to expand the business to Southeast Asia and beyond. ▶ Read the full story here

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