Singapore – HOOQ, the largest Video on Demand service in South-East Asia, announces that its first Indonesian original production will be screening at the Director’s Fortnight in Cannes.  This is on the back of a series of announcements from HOOQ that underscores its commitment to Asian film production through ventures with top independent studios and filmmakers in the region.

“HOOQ is very proud that Marlina will be screening at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight this year!  We look forward to many more successful HOOQ original productions that will gain recognition in the international film industry, but more importantly will keep our customers HOOQ’d month after month!  Our continued commitment to the Asian film industry will see us investing in more original productions with the goal to give new and established talents an avenue to tell their stories in multiple formats – be it a feature film or a 10-part series,” said Peter Bithos, Chief Executive Officer of HOOQ.

In addition to Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts, HOOQ recently announced a host of original productions – Critical Eleven and Sweet 20 to hit cinemas in May and June 2017 respectively, the highly anticipated On the Job which will debut in cinemas in August followed by a 5-part series that will launch exclusive on HOOQ 6 weeks later and The T Party (working codename) will hit the service later this year.  At the same time, HOOQ also announced a new initiative HOOQ Filmmakers Guild – which is a search for Asian film talents to turn their ideas into reality.