LEGAL LEAP
CJ ENM‘s “Regulation and the Metropolis” has carried out strongly throughout worldwide streaming platforms in its debut week, with the authorized drama starring Lee Jong-suk, Mun Ka-young, Kang You-seok, Ryu Hye-young, and Im Sung-jae reaching notable rankings worldwide.
The sequence, following 5 affiliate attorneys in Seoul’s Seocho-dong authorized district, cracked the highest 5 on Rakuten Viki throughout 144 areas together with the U.S., Brazil, France, U.A.E., and India. It topped weekly charts in MENA and India whereas inserting second within the Americas, Europe, and Oceania.
In Japan, the present ranked second on U-Subsequent’s drama charts and sixth general, reaching the platform’s “finest first-week end in 2025.” The sequence additionally claimed first place in iQIYI’s Ok-drama class in Taiwan and topped tvN Asia viewership throughout Southeast Asia.
Regionally, “Regulation and the Metropolis” has led Korea’s prime-time slot with 5.1% common family viewership since its July 5 premiere.
“We’re glad to see all of the information that ‘Regulation and The Metropolis’ has set,” mentioned Sebastian Kim, VP of worldwide content material enterprise at CJ ENM.
MUMBAI MARVEL
India’s Union Minister for Info and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw and Maharashtra state Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis collectively inaugurated the Indian Institute of Inventive Applied sciences (IICT) campus at Mumbai’s NFDC Movies Division Complicated, Pedder Street, on Friday.
The power options superior media labs, post-production suites, and devoted areas for animation, VFX, and XR coaching. Tutorial packages start in September, with 300 college students anticipated within the inaugural 12 months. A second campus is deliberate for Filmcity Goregaon inside two years.
“On this artistic world, know-how has change into an integral half and it’s important that we empower individuals who need to be a part of the creator financial system,” mentioned Vaishnaw. Fadnavis added, “This isn’t simply an occasion; it’s a second — a second that’s now reworking right into a motion.”
IICT will supply packages in built-in media post-production, animation, VFX, XR, and rising applied sciences, focusing on India’s rising AVGC-XR sector (Animation, Visible Results, Gaming, Comics, and Prolonged Actuality).
PROGRAMMING POWER
The Berlin Worldwide Movie Pageant has expanded its programming attain with the appointment of Anu Rangachar as delegate for South Asia. The Indian producer-curator will scout regional titles for director Tricia Tuttle‘s crew, reporting to co-programming chiefs Jacqueline Lyanga and Michael Stütz.
Rangachar brings competition cred from her position heading MAMI Mumbai’s worldwide program, plus distribution expertise championing South Asian arthouse pics with U.S. consumers. Her producing resume consists of a number of Indian indie options, together with 2025 Berlinale title “Shadowbox,” 2023 Locarno movie “Rapture” and 2020 Rotterdam choice “Nasir.”
“Anu fantastically rounds out our various crew of curators, advisors and delegates who collectively deliver a few years of experience and deep networks internationally’s movie industries,” Tuttle mentioned.
The rent strengthens Berlinale’s world programming community as festivals compete for rising worldwide content material.
