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After stints heading local-language production at Disney Apac and HBO Asia, Hong Kong-based Jessica Kam-Engle is now heading CreAsia Studio, a new Banijay Asia venture in Southeast Asia, in the role of EVP & Business Head.

Sitting down with Deadline in Hong Kong in the run-up to Filmart, Kam-Engle told us more about the new venture, which was first unveiled in early February. She says she’s recently enjoyed delving into Banijay’s vast library of formats, some of which are being lined up for local adaptations, and is also developing a slate of originals across multiple territories.

Kam-Engle is reporting into and working closely with Deepak Dhar, Founder & Group CEO, Banijay Asia & Endemol Shine India, who is based in Mumbai.

During her time at Disney, Kam-Engle commissioned more than 60 original series including Korean dramas Moving, Big Bet and Connect, Japan’s live-action Gannibal, and Chinese-language anthology series Taiwan Crime Stories.

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Back to the Future: The Musical, Clayton Kershaw’s Ping Pong 4 Purpose celebrity tournament and the Miu Miu Summer Club Malibu.

Uswnt Watch Party

Re–Inc, the purpose-led business and global community founded in 2019 by two-time World Cup champions Christen Press, Tobin Heath, Meghan Klingenberg and Megan Rapinoe, celebrated the launch of its new division, Re–Media on Friday night in Los Angeles. For the first time not playing in the tournament in over a decade, Health and Press watched the World Cup alongside friends, fans and supporters as they celebrated the launch of the new digital series, The Re–Cap Show.

Christen Press and Tobin Heath

Oceana’s SeaChange Summer Party

Oceana held its 16th Annual SeaChange Summer Party on Saturday in Dana Point, hosted by June Diane Raphael...