French sales agent Pyramide International has dropped a dark and subtle teaser for “Việt and Nam” a gay drama about two young miners who must complete a mission before fate pulls them apart.
Directed by Vietnamese auteur Trương Minh Quý, the film plays at the Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard with its world premiere on May 22.
Per a synopsis from lead producer Epicmedia: “Nam and Việt, both young miners, cherish fleeting moments, knowing that one of them will soon leave for a new life across the sea. But the departure cannot happen as, lying in a far-off forest is Nam’s father, a soldier, whose remains they’re compelled to find. Together, following the mysteries of memories and dreams, they retrace the path to the past.”
The film is the third feature by Trương Minh Quý, who previously made a splash by taking part in the 2012 edition...
Directed by Vietnamese auteur Trương Minh Quý, the film plays at the Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard with its world premiere on May 22.
Per a synopsis from lead producer Epicmedia: “Nam and Việt, both young miners, cherish fleeting moments, knowing that one of them will soon leave for a new life across the sea. But the departure cannot happen as, lying in a far-off forest is Nam’s father, a soldier, whose remains they’re compelled to find. Together, following the mysteries of memories and dreams, they retrace the path to the past.”
The film is the third feature by Trương Minh Quý, who previously made a splash by taking part in the 2012 edition...
- 5/11/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Pyramide International has acquired world sales (excluding France), to the upcoming Cannes Un Certain Regard title “Việt and Nam” by Vietnamese auteur Trương Minh Quý. Shot on 16mm stock, the film is a drama about two young miners who must complete a mission before fate pulls them apart.
“In the depths of the underground coal mines, where danger awaits and darkness prevails, Nam and Việt, both young miners, cherish fleeting moments, knowing that one of them will soon leave for a new life across the sea. But the departure cannot happen as, lying somewhere deep within the earth, in the far-off forest is Nam’s father, a soldier, whose remains they’re compelled to find. Together, following the mysteries of memories and dreams, they retrace the path to the past,” reads a synopsis supplied by lead producer Epicmedia of The Philippines.
Trương Minh Quý made a splash by taking part...
“In the depths of the underground coal mines, where danger awaits and darkness prevails, Nam and Việt, both young miners, cherish fleeting moments, knowing that one of them will soon leave for a new life across the sea. But the departure cannot happen as, lying somewhere deep within the earth, in the far-off forest is Nam’s father, a soldier, whose remains they’re compelled to find. Together, following the mysteries of memories and dreams, they retrace the path to the past,” reads a synopsis supplied by lead producer Epicmedia of The Philippines.
Trương Minh Quý made a splash by taking part...
- 4/11/2024
- by Patrick Frater and Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (Hkiffs) has added 15 work-in-progress projects to the 22nd Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf), rounding up a bumper line-up of the new Hkiff Project Market.
This year, Haf joins the inaugural Hkiff Industry-caa China Genre Initiative (Hcg) to create the new Hkiff Industry Project Market, which will showcase 47 projects, including 26 previously announced in-development Haf projects and six Hcg projects.
The Wip section will introduce the latest works by notable filmmakers such as Chang Tso-Chi, Lav Diaz, Mark Gill, Midi Z, Tan Chui Mui, and Yang Chao as well as by prominent and emerging actors,...
This year, Haf joins the inaugural Hkiff Industry-caa China Genre Initiative (Hcg) to create the new Hkiff Industry Project Market, which will showcase 47 projects, including 26 previously announced in-development Haf projects and six Hcg projects.
The Wip section will introduce the latest works by notable filmmakers such as Chang Tso-Chi, Lav Diaz, Mark Gill, Midi Z, Tan Chui Mui, and Yang Chao as well as by prominent and emerging actors,...
- 2/1/2024
- ScreenDaily
Leading Asian filmmakers including Chang Tso-Chi, Lav Diaz, Midi Z, Tan Chui Mui and Yang Chao are poised to make appearances next month at the Work-in-Progress section of the Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf) project market.
Haf organizers Thursday added 15 Wip projects, having previously selected 26 in-development projects and six genre film projects in the CAA China Genre Initiative.
The 47-project Hkiff Industry Project Market will run March 11-13, alongside the 2024 edition of the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FilMart), which operates March 11-14..
Highlights include: “The Land is Our Navel,” directed by Zhang Zhongchen (“The White Cow”) and produced by Midi Z (director of 2019’s “Nina Wu” and the upcoming “The Unseen Sister”), depicting the surreal journey of a six-year-old girl and a ghost;
“The Wind is Unstoppable,” by Huo Meng (“Crossing the Border – Zhaoguan”), about small-town family life before China’s rural-urban migration; “Deep Quiet Room,...
Haf organizers Thursday added 15 Wip projects, having previously selected 26 in-development projects and six genre film projects in the CAA China Genre Initiative.
The 47-project Hkiff Industry Project Market will run March 11-13, alongside the 2024 edition of the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FilMart), which operates March 11-14..
Highlights include: “The Land is Our Navel,” directed by Zhang Zhongchen (“The White Cow”) and produced by Midi Z (director of 2019’s “Nina Wu” and the upcoming “The Unseen Sister”), depicting the surreal journey of a six-year-old girl and a ghost;
“The Wind is Unstoppable,” by Huo Meng (“Crossing the Border – Zhaoguan”), about small-town family life before China’s rural-urban migration; “Deep Quiet Room,...
- 2/1/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Indian film project “Notun Gur – A New Sweetness” has attracted a host of international co-producers.
Fran Borgia of Akanga Film Asia, Singapore, Camera d’Or winner Vimukthi Jayasundara of Film Council Productions, Sri Lanka, Ivy Yu-Hua Shen of Betula Films, Taiwan and Ajay Rai of In Front Films, U.K. have boarded the project as international co-producers.
The script is by Deyali Mukherjee, who will also direct. The producer is Sriram Raja of India’s Srdm Productions. Indian producers on board include Prateek Chakravorty of Pramod Films and Samir Sarkar of Magic Hour Films. The film is currently in the financing stage.
Raja was selected at the Asian Producers Network (Apn), an initiative of the Singapore International Film Festival (Sgiff) Film Academy, as an emerging producer. The mentors are Borgia, Lorna Tee and Park Heeseong of the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
“This is an exclusive program for independent producers who...
Fran Borgia of Akanga Film Asia, Singapore, Camera d’Or winner Vimukthi Jayasundara of Film Council Productions, Sri Lanka, Ivy Yu-Hua Shen of Betula Films, Taiwan and Ajay Rai of In Front Films, U.K. have boarded the project as international co-producers.
The script is by Deyali Mukherjee, who will also direct. The producer is Sriram Raja of India’s Srdm Productions. Indian producers on board include Prateek Chakravorty of Pramod Films and Samir Sarkar of Magic Hour Films. The film is currently in the financing stage.
Raja was selected at the Asian Producers Network (Apn), an initiative of the Singapore International Film Festival (Sgiff) Film Academy, as an emerging producer. The mentors are Borgia, Lorna Tee and Park Heeseong of the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
“This is an exclusive program for independent producers who...
- 12/10/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Having graduated from Busan's Asian Film Academy in 2007, Chia Chee Sum (nicknamed Darrel) took his time to hone his patient craft. In 2018, he returned to the South Korean city to present “High Way” (2018), which won the Busan International Short Film Festival's Jury Prize. His gently observational, frequently amusing short film, about a young motorcyclist's hunt for his T-shirt along the corridors of a public-housing flat, was soon followed up by the China-set diaspora short〈烏達烏達〉“Otak-Otak” in 2019.
In October 2023, Oasis of Now competed in the New Currents section of Busan International Film Festival, where it was hailed as “the most beautiful film of this Busan competition”. Situated entirely in a crumbling apartment complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where Chee Sum lived, his first feature drops in on the clandestine meetings between a Vietnamese mother, Hanh, and her increasingly distant daughter, Ting Ting. Hanh happens to be an undocumented domestic worker...
In October 2023, Oasis of Now competed in the New Currents section of Busan International Film Festival, where it was hailed as “the most beautiful film of this Busan competition”. Situated entirely in a crumbling apartment complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where Chee Sum lived, his first feature drops in on the clandestine meetings between a Vietnamese mother, Hanh, and her increasingly distant daughter, Ting Ting. Hanh happens to be an undocumented domestic worker...
- 11/20/2023
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
Six film projects currently at development stage have been selected to take part in a workshop session as part of mylab+@Jogja next month. The six share a common characteristic of Indonesian co-production and a recurring theme of luminescence.
“This theme underscores the importance of having the distinctive light of Asian cinema arise from its own characteristics. The participants reflect the new hope of Asian cinema with a fresh and authentic perspective. With this kind of program I really hope Asian films continue to shine by their own characters and beauty throughout the world,” said Ifa Isfansyah, producer, director and festival director of the Jogja-netpac Asian Film Festival.
Selected from over 60 applications, the six include a mix of youth on the directing side and experience on the producing side
They include: “A Ballad of Long Hair” with director-scriptwriter Giovanni Rustanto, producer Annisa Adjam and co-producer Fran Borgia; “Carpet” (aka “Karpet”) (Malaysia) with director Mien.
“This theme underscores the importance of having the distinctive light of Asian cinema arise from its own characteristics. The participants reflect the new hope of Asian cinema with a fresh and authentic perspective. With this kind of program I really hope Asian films continue to shine by their own characters and beauty throughout the world,” said Ifa Isfansyah, producer, director and festival director of the Jogja-netpac Asian Film Festival.
Selected from over 60 applications, the six include a mix of youth on the directing side and experience on the producing side
They include: “A Ballad of Long Hair” with director-scriptwriter Giovanni Rustanto, producer Annisa Adjam and co-producer Fran Borgia; “Carpet” (aka “Karpet”) (Malaysia) with director Mien.
- 10/26/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The enduring popularity of the Asian LGBT and horror genres and the relationship with giant streamer Netflix were among the topics of discussion at a lively panel focusing on distribution at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents and Film Market.
“I hate the fact that all the producers want to work with Netflix, it is also killing international sales as well. Because if all the big titles go to Netflix, it leaves very little room for independent distributors,” said Chen Shao-Yi, general manager at Screenworks Asia. “We also love Netflix because they give us money, so it’s truly a love-hate relationship.”
Chen’s fellow panelists were Nelson Mok, agent at WME Independent and Valeska Neu, international sales agent at Films Boutique and the panel was moderated by Lorna Tee, curator of Malaysian film incubator program Mylab.
LGBT and horror are among the most popular from Asia from...
“I hate the fact that all the producers want to work with Netflix, it is also killing international sales as well. Because if all the big titles go to Netflix, it leaves very little room for independent distributors,” said Chen Shao-Yi, general manager at Screenworks Asia. “We also love Netflix because they give us money, so it’s truly a love-hate relationship.”
Chen’s fellow panelists were Nelson Mok, agent at WME Independent and Valeska Neu, international sales agent at Films Boutique and the panel was moderated by Lorna Tee, curator of Malaysian film incubator program Mylab.
LGBT and horror are among the most popular from Asia from...
- 10/8/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Korean powerhouse Cj Enm is set to continue its already extensive investment in Indonesia.
The company will announce a slate of Indonesian films imminently. It is also planning to produce films and series that can be remade in other international territories, said Justin Kim, head of international productions at Cj Enm, which has production and distribution businesses in Indonesia.
“There’s a lot of series that have been produced by us in Indonesia and we’re still waiting for that one definitive Indonesian series to break out,” Kim said.
Kim was speaking at a panel focusing on international coproductions with Indonesia at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents and Film Market. The Indonesian panelists included prolific producer Yulia Evina Bhara (“Autobiography”), director Mouly Surya (“Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts”) and Alex Sihar from the country’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology and was moderated by Lorna Tee,...
The company will announce a slate of Indonesian films imminently. It is also planning to produce films and series that can be remade in other international territories, said Justin Kim, head of international productions at Cj Enm, which has production and distribution businesses in Indonesia.
“There’s a lot of series that have been produced by us in Indonesia and we’re still waiting for that one definitive Indonesian series to break out,” Kim said.
Kim was speaking at a panel focusing on international coproductions with Indonesia at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents and Film Market. The Indonesian panelists included prolific producer Yulia Evina Bhara (“Autobiography”), director Mouly Surya (“Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts”) and Alex Sihar from the country’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology and was moderated by Lorna Tee,...
- 10/7/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Celebrated filmmakers Anthony Chen (“Wet Season”), Anurag Kashyap (“Dobaaraa”), Ifa Isfansyah (“Losmen Bu Broto”), Joko Anwar (“Impetigore”) and Ho Yuhang (“The Ghost Bride”) are serving as directing mentors for the ongoing Malaysian Development Lab for Fiction Feature Films (mylab) initiative at the Busan International Film Festival.
The directing mentors will work with the filmmakers of mylab and participate in depth conversations and exchanges on cinema and filmmaking.
An incubator program for scriptwriters, directors, producers to work on developing scripts and film projects under lectures and the guidance of regional and international experts in scriptwriting, directing, producing, distribution, and markets and festivals, mylab focuses on projects at an early stage of development, with a team of scriptwriter, director and/or producer attached, targeted at regional or international audiences.
The program is supported by the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas). Other partners include Singapore Film Commission, Film Development Council of the Philippines...
The directing mentors will work with the filmmakers of mylab and participate in depth conversations and exchanges on cinema and filmmaking.
An incubator program for scriptwriters, directors, producers to work on developing scripts and film projects under lectures and the guidance of regional and international experts in scriptwriting, directing, producing, distribution, and markets and festivals, mylab focuses on projects at an early stage of development, with a team of scriptwriter, director and/or producer attached, targeted at regional or international audiences.
The program is supported by the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas). Other partners include Singapore Film Commission, Film Development Council of the Philippines...
- 10/6/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) has partnered with the Singapore Film Commission (Sfc), the Film Development Council of the Philippines (Fdcp) and Taiwan Creative Content Agency (Taicca) for the inaugural Malaysian Development Lab for Fiction Feature Films (mylab).
An incubator program for scriptwriters, directors, producers to work on developing scripts and film projects under lectures and the guidance of regional and international experts in scriptwriting, directing, producing, distribution, and markets and festivals, mylab focuses on projects at an early stage of development, with a team of scriptwriter, director and/or producer attached, targeted at regional or international audiences. It aims for each project to deliver a package of script, budget, financing plan, dossier and pitch-ready materials at the end of the program.
The partnership with Sfc and Fdcp enables a film project in development from each country to participate in the third session of mylab, which will take place at Busan,...
An incubator program for scriptwriters, directors, producers to work on developing scripts and film projects under lectures and the guidance of regional and international experts in scriptwriting, directing, producing, distribution, and markets and festivals, mylab focuses on projects at an early stage of development, with a team of scriptwriter, director and/or producer attached, targeted at regional or international audiences. It aims for each project to deliver a package of script, budget, financing plan, dossier and pitch-ready materials at the end of the program.
The partnership with Sfc and Fdcp enables a film project in development from each country to participate in the third session of mylab, which will take place at Busan,...
- 9/15/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran and Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Fresh off a standing ovation for auteur Lav Diaz’s “When the Waves Are Gone” at the Venice Film Festival, the Philippines’ Epicmedia Productions has revealed a global co-production slate.
Next up is Swiss co-production “Electric Child” by Simon Jacquemet (“The Innocent”), which was presented at the Venice Production Bridge last year. The story revolves around a couple whose child develops an unusual illness. While the mother and baby drift into their own world, the computer-science professor father develops a pact with an A.I. character on a virtual island to save his child. The project, which is starting production imminently, is supported by the Film Location Incentive Fund of the Film Development Council of the Philippines, the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, the Zurich Film Foundation, Filmstiftung Nrw and TV channels Srf and Arte.
Truong Minh Quy (“The Tree House”) is in preproduction on “Viet and Nam,” which follows...
Next up is Swiss co-production “Electric Child” by Simon Jacquemet (“The Innocent”), which was presented at the Venice Production Bridge last year. The story revolves around a couple whose child develops an unusual illness. While the mother and baby drift into their own world, the computer-science professor father develops a pact with an A.I. character on a virtual island to save his child. The project, which is starting production imminently, is supported by the Film Location Incentive Fund of the Film Development Council of the Philippines, the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, the Zurich Film Foundation, Filmstiftung Nrw and TV channels Srf and Arte.
Truong Minh Quy (“The Tree House”) is in preproduction on “Viet and Nam,” which follows...
- 9/6/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Through its first-look film deal at Universal Pictures, 87North has set up Mrs. K, a re-imagining of Yuhang Ho’s 2016 Malaysian-Hong Kong cult hit, at the studio.
Author and humorist Mishna Wolff, best known for her memoir, I’m Down, is set to write the screenplay. Her debut script for the film Werewolves Within, which made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival followed by Berlin, was met with critical acclaim when it was released theatrically by IFC last year.
Mrs. K is a fast-paced, darkly humorous action movie featuring an unlikely heroine. Mrs. K’s peaceful life is disrupted, and family threatened, when trouble brews.
Producers are 87North’s Kelly McCormick and David Leitch. EPs are Paperheart Limited’s Yuhang Ho and Lorna Tee, and Conor Zorn.
Universal EVP of Production Jay Polidoro will oversee the project for the studio. Guy Danella and Max Jacoby will oversee for 87North.
Author and humorist Mishna Wolff, best known for her memoir, I’m Down, is set to write the screenplay. Her debut script for the film Werewolves Within, which made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival followed by Berlin, was met with critical acclaim when it was released theatrically by IFC last year.
Mrs. K is a fast-paced, darkly humorous action movie featuring an unlikely heroine. Mrs. K’s peaceful life is disrupted, and family threatened, when trouble brews.
Producers are 87North’s Kelly McCormick and David Leitch. EPs are Paperheart Limited’s Yuhang Ho and Lorna Tee, and Conor Zorn.
Universal EVP of Production Jay Polidoro will oversee the project for the studio. Guy Danella and Max Jacoby will oversee for 87North.
- 8/15/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Japan’s newly-instaled Prime Minister Kishida Fumio sent a video message on Saturday to the opening ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival.
“I would like to express my gratitude to all of you for your ingenuity and dedication in organizing this new type of film festival, a hybrid of the real and online,” Kishida said.
Where previous Japanese premiers have trod the red carpet, Kishida’s careful social distancing was in keeping with a low-key ceremony and prevailing anti-covid conditions. But the unflashy presentation also masked several key changes.
The festival, in its 34th edition, runs Oct. 30-Nov.8, 2021 and has this year shifted from the Roppongi district to the nearby Hibiya district. The opening ceremony was held for the first time at Yurakucho’s Tokyo International Forum Hall, part of a multipurpose complex that is only a few minutes from the new Tokyo Midtown Hibiya festival hub.
For the second time,...
“I would like to express my gratitude to all of you for your ingenuity and dedication in organizing this new type of film festival, a hybrid of the real and online,” Kishida said.
Where previous Japanese premiers have trod the red carpet, Kishida’s careful social distancing was in keeping with a low-key ceremony and prevailing anti-covid conditions. But the unflashy presentation also masked several key changes.
The festival, in its 34th edition, runs Oct. 30-Nov.8, 2021 and has this year shifted from the Roppongi district to the nearby Hibiya district. The opening ceremony was held for the first time at Yurakucho’s Tokyo International Forum Hall, part of a multipurpose complex that is only a few minutes from the new Tokyo Midtown Hibiya festival hub.
For the second time,...
- 10/30/2021
- by Mark Schilling and Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
World premieres include debut from Happy Hour co-writer Tadashi Nohara and new works from Brillante Mendoza and Mikhail Red.
Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced the full line-up for its 34th edition, including the main competition section of 15 films, among which 10 titles are world premieres. Other sections include Asian Future, Gala Selection, World Focus, Nippon Cinema Now and Japanese Animation.
The competition section includes the world premieres of two Japanese films – Third Time Lucky, the debut feature of Tadashi Nohara, who co-wrote Happy Hour and Wife Of A Spy; and Just Remembering from Daigo Matsui (Ice Cream And The...
Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced the full line-up for its 34th edition, including the main competition section of 15 films, among which 10 titles are world premieres. Other sections include Asian Future, Gala Selection, World Focus, Nippon Cinema Now and Japanese Animation.
The competition section includes the world premieres of two Japanese films – Third Time Lucky, the debut feature of Tadashi Nohara, who co-wrote Happy Hour and Wife Of A Spy; and Just Remembering from Daigo Matsui (Ice Cream And The...
- 9/28/2021
- by Matt Schley
- ScreenDaily
The award, chosen from across festival sections, will have a dedicated jury.
Thirteen debut features directed by women will be eligible for a new award at this month’s Sarajevo Film Festival (August 13-20).
The festival is debuting the ‘Special Award for Promoting Gender Equality’, which is open to all directorial debuts directed by women playing at the festival, across all sections.
Titles in the running for the award from the Kinoscope strand include Laura Wandel’s Playground, which debuted in Un Certain Regard at Cannes last month; and Prano Bailey-Bond’s UK horror Censor.
Seven of the 13 titles are in the feature compeittion programme,...
Thirteen debut features directed by women will be eligible for a new award at this month’s Sarajevo Film Festival (August 13-20).
The festival is debuting the ‘Special Award for Promoting Gender Equality’, which is open to all directorial debuts directed by women playing at the festival, across all sections.
Titles in the running for the award from the Kinoscope strand include Laura Wandel’s Playground, which debuted in Un Certain Regard at Cannes last month; and Prano Bailey-Bond’s UK horror Censor.
Seven of the 13 titles are in the feature compeittion programme,...
- 8/11/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Directors included Ismaël and Youssef Chebbi, Nino Martínez Sosa, Karen Cinorre and Juja Dobrachkous.
“Fearless” filmmakers are forging a path to get international production back on its feet, according to a panel of Tiger Competition directors at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
“I don’t think [the pandemic] will affect it at all – I think we’re going to be reaching out across the seas forever,” said US director Karen Cinorre, whose debut feature Mayday received its international premiere at IFFR following its worldwide launch at Sundance. “And I don’t see it stopping films today.
“My team [on Mayday] is travelling as we...
“Fearless” filmmakers are forging a path to get international production back on its feet, according to a panel of Tiger Competition directors at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
“I don’t think [the pandemic] will affect it at all – I think we’re going to be reaching out across the seas forever,” said US director Karen Cinorre, whose debut feature Mayday received its international premiere at IFFR following its worldwide launch at Sundance. “And I don’t see it stopping films today.
“My team [on Mayday] is travelling as we...
- 2/4/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Filmmakers in virtual Rotterdam discussion included Vinothraj P.S., Selim Mourad, Pascal Tagnati and Norika Sefa.
Four Tiger competition directors shared their hopes the platform provided by the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will be a springboard to further international exposure.
Speaking at the festival’s virtual daily press conference on January 3, the filmmakers with features in the main competition said they were missing sharing their stories with an audience in-person but remained hopeful the titles would be seen worldwide.
“One major reason we wanted to tell our story to the world is that, when Indian films are mentioned, it is always related to Bollywood,...
Four Tiger competition directors shared their hopes the platform provided by the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will be a springboard to further international exposure.
Speaking at the festival’s virtual daily press conference on January 3, the filmmakers with features in the main competition said they were missing sharing their stories with an audience in-person but remained hopeful the titles would be seen worldwide.
“One major reason we wanted to tell our story to the world is that, when Indian films are mentioned, it is always related to Bollywood,...
- 2/4/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Filmmakers in virtual Rotterdam discussion included Vinothraj P.S., Selim Mourad, Pascal Tagnati and Norika Sefa.
Four Tiger competition directors shared their hopes the platform provided by the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will be a springboard to further international exposure.
Speaking at the festival’s virtual daily press conference on January 3, the filmmakers with features in the main competition said they were missing sharing their stories with an audience in-person but remained hopeful the titles would be seen worldwide.
“One major reason we wanted to tell our story to the world is that, when Indian films are mentioned, it is always related to Bollywood,...
Four Tiger competition directors shared their hopes the platform provided by the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will be a springboard to further international exposure.
Speaking at the festival’s virtual daily press conference on January 3, the filmmakers with features in the main competition said they were missing sharing their stories with an audience in-person but remained hopeful the titles would be seen worldwide.
“One major reason we wanted to tell our story to the world is that, when Indian films are mentioned, it is always related to Bollywood,...
- 2/4/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Four international filmmakers spoke with Lorna Tee and Vanja Kaludjercic.
“The bigger the better,” said four Tiger competition filmmakers of how they hope online festival audiences watch their films.
“Try to watch it on a big screen,” said Dutch filmmaker and Rotterdam native Tim Leyendekker. “The bigger the better; especially, in my film, for the more abstract sequences.”
Leyendekker, James Vaughan, Queena Li and Madiano Marcheti were taking part in the second press conference as part of the online International FIlm Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) this week. It was hosted by The panel event was hosted by producer Lorna Tee and IFFR festival director Vanja Kaludjercic.
“The bigger the better,” said four Tiger competition filmmakers of how they hope online festival audiences watch their films.
“Try to watch it on a big screen,” said Dutch filmmaker and Rotterdam native Tim Leyendekker. “The bigger the better; especially, in my film, for the more abstract sequences.”
Leyendekker, James Vaughan, Queena Li and Madiano Marcheti were taking part in the second press conference as part of the online International FIlm Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) this week. It was hosted by The panel event was hosted by producer Lorna Tee and IFFR festival director Vanja Kaludjercic.
- 2/3/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Taiwan’s legalization of gay marriage last year helpfully came in time for the real-world launch of the Gol Summit, Asia’s largest LGBTQ+ filmmaking conference. That in turn helped maintain the momentum for a second edition that, due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be a fully virtual affair.
The event, which runs Monday and Tuesday is backed by the GagaOOLala streaming platform, launched by Taiwan studio Portico Media, in collaboration with the Taiwan Content Creative Agency (Taicca). The Gol Summit is also one of the first events this year in a series that makes up the 2020 Taiwan Creative Content Fest International Market (Tccf).
The focus of the first day is the GagaOOLala Pitching Sessions, aimed at bringing together financiers, distributors and sales agents around some 15 new pieces of LGBTQ content – features, series and shorts.
While pitching videos are to be made available on the event’s website, an advisory...
The event, which runs Monday and Tuesday is backed by the GagaOOLala streaming platform, launched by Taiwan studio Portico Media, in collaboration with the Taiwan Content Creative Agency (Taicca). The Gol Summit is also one of the first events this year in a series that makes up the 2020 Taiwan Creative Content Fest International Market (Tccf).
The focus of the first day is the GagaOOLala Pitching Sessions, aimed at bringing together financiers, distributors and sales agents around some 15 new pieces of LGBTQ content – features, series and shorts.
While pitching videos are to be made available on the event’s website, an advisory...
- 11/15/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
‘Fads and Miracles’ (Photo credit: Matt Sav.)
Tracey Rigney, Emma Freeman, Tanya Modini, Laura Scrivano, Zoe Pepper, Eve Spence and Amin Palangi are among the directors who will take part in Attagirl, the new lab dedicated to creating production and distribution pathways for feature films by female and non-binary creative teams.
Six Australian projects and one from New Zealand are among 13 from around the world selected for the lab designed and run by For Film’s Sake (Ffs), financially supported by Screen Australia’s Enterprise Business and Ideas funding program and other Australian and international screen agencies.
The first of three workshops consisting of nine days of project development during TIFF’s Industry Conference and digital festival begins tomorrow. The second next January will look at ways to identify and reach the target audience, including digital distribution and the future of exhibition.
The third, affiliated with the Sydney Film Festival in June,...
Tracey Rigney, Emma Freeman, Tanya Modini, Laura Scrivano, Zoe Pepper, Eve Spence and Amin Palangi are among the directors who will take part in Attagirl, the new lab dedicated to creating production and distribution pathways for feature films by female and non-binary creative teams.
Six Australian projects and one from New Zealand are among 13 from around the world selected for the lab designed and run by For Film’s Sake (Ffs), financially supported by Screen Australia’s Enterprise Business and Ideas funding program and other Australian and international screen agencies.
The first of three workshops consisting of nine days of project development during TIFF’s Industry Conference and digital festival begins tomorrow. The second next January will look at ways to identify and reach the target audience, including digital distribution and the future of exhibition.
The third, affiliated with the Sydney Film Festival in June,...
- 9/8/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Breaking Through The Lens (Bttl), the initiative set up to promote female and non-binary filmmaking voices, has selected the 10 projects that will take part in its 2020 edition during this week’s Cannes virtual market.
For the event’s third edition it will partner with producer Kathryn M. Moseley’s One Two Twenty Entertainment, which has recent credits including Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter and Body Brokers with Michael Kenneth Wiliiams.
Run by Daphne Schmon, Emily Carlton and Elpida Stathatou, Bttl would have taken part during the physical Cannes festival in May but had to pivot to online as per the rest of the market and fest.
The 10 projects hail from seven countries and include Tokyo Talents fellow Janus Victoria’s debut feature Kodokushi, and queer ensemble buddy comedy Let’s Do This from non-binary Canadian Screen Award-nominated director Lora Campbell.
Each project will benefit from development investment from One Two Twenty Entertainment,...
For the event’s third edition it will partner with producer Kathryn M. Moseley’s One Two Twenty Entertainment, which has recent credits including Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter and Body Brokers with Michael Kenneth Wiliiams.
Run by Daphne Schmon, Emily Carlton and Elpida Stathatou, Bttl would have taken part during the physical Cannes festival in May but had to pivot to online as per the rest of the market and fest.
The 10 projects hail from seven countries and include Tokyo Talents fellow Janus Victoria’s debut feature Kodokushi, and queer ensemble buddy comedy Let’s Do This from non-binary Canadian Screen Award-nominated director Lora Campbell.
Each project will benefit from development investment from One Two Twenty Entertainment,...
- 6/22/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Breaking Through The Lens, an initiative launched three years ago to promote emerging female directors, has unveiled the shortlist of projects vying to participate in the 3rd edition of its pitching platform set to take place during the Cannes Film Festival.
The selected projects, which will be pitched to over 100 financiers and key industry people during Cannes, were announced during the European Film Market on Feb. 25.
Spanning 13 countries, this year’s shortlist of 20 titles includes Tamika Guishard’s African dance-driven feature “Rhythm in Blues;” Daresha Kyi’s U.S. documentary “Mama Bears” which follows conservative Christian mothers whose lives are transformed as they accept their Lgbtq children; Ahd Kamel’s Saudi Arabian feature “My Driver and I” set in 80s and 90s and centering on an unlikely friendship between a privileged Saudi girl and her Nubian driver; and Laura Moss’ feature debut “Birth/Rebirth,” a female-driven Frankenstein adaptation.
Set to be announced in early April,...
The selected projects, which will be pitched to over 100 financiers and key industry people during Cannes, were announced during the European Film Market on Feb. 25.
Spanning 13 countries, this year’s shortlist of 20 titles includes Tamika Guishard’s African dance-driven feature “Rhythm in Blues;” Daresha Kyi’s U.S. documentary “Mama Bears” which follows conservative Christian mothers whose lives are transformed as they accept their Lgbtq children; Ahd Kamel’s Saudi Arabian feature “My Driver and I” set in 80s and 90s and centering on an unlikely friendship between a privileged Saudi girl and her Nubian driver; and Laura Moss’ feature debut “Birth/Rebirth,” a female-driven Frankenstein adaptation.
Set to be announced in early April,...
- 2/25/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Blockchain-powered VOD platform myNK was launched in 2019 through India and Singapore-based MinersInc.
Director, actor and entrepreneur Anurag Kashyap (Gangs Of Wasseypur) told the Reality Check: Originality conference at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) this weekend how he set up blockchain-powered VOD platform myNK, which aims to bring global arthouse titles to Indian audiences.
Kashyap was speaking on a panel on Reaching Audiences in New Ways moderated by producer Lorna Tee, and was joined by Gavin Humphries, managing editor of global online arts and culture video platform, Nowness.
In 2007, Kashyap had directed Black Friday, a film about the 1993 Bombay bombings...
Director, actor and entrepreneur Anurag Kashyap (Gangs Of Wasseypur) told the Reality Check: Originality conference at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) this weekend how he set up blockchain-powered VOD platform myNK, which aims to bring global arthouse titles to Indian audiences.
Kashyap was speaking on a panel on Reaching Audiences in New Ways moderated by producer Lorna Tee, and was joined by Gavin Humphries, managing editor of global online arts and culture video platform, Nowness.
In 2007, Kashyap had directed Black Friday, a film about the 1993 Bombay bombings...
- 1/27/2020
- by 57¦Geoffrey Macnab¦41¦
- ScreenDaily
The third edition of the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (Iffam) will open tomorrow in a typically glitzy ceremony that comes naturally to Macau, a city famed for high rollers and gargantuan casinos.
Coming right at the end of the festival calendar, and based in a city where gambling dominates, Iffam artistic director Mike Goodridge and head of festival management Lorna Tee face unique challenges in trying to attract local and international guests to a festival still in its infancy. Although star power goes a long way.
Iffam is not short of stellar talent attending the festival ...
Coming right at the end of the festival calendar, and based in a city where gambling dominates, Iffam artistic director Mike Goodridge and head of festival management Lorna Tee face unique challenges in trying to attract local and international guests to a festival still in its infancy. Although star power goes a long way.
Iffam is not short of stellar talent attending the festival ...
- 12/7/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The third edition of the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (Iffam) will open tomorrow in a typically glitzy ceremony that comes naturally to Macau, a city famed for high rollers and gargantuan casinos.
Coming right at the end of the festival calendar, and based in a city where gambling dominates, Iffam artistic director Mike Goodridge and head of festival management Lorna Tee face unique challenges in trying to attract local and international guests to a festival still in its infancy. Although star power goes a long way.
Iffam is not short of stellar talent attending the festival ...
Coming right at the end of the festival calendar, and based in a city where gambling dominates, Iffam artistic director Mike Goodridge and head of festival management Lorna Tee face unique challenges in trying to attract local and international guests to a festival still in its infancy. Although star power goes a long way.
Iffam is not short of stellar talent attending the festival ...
- 12/7/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Filmmakers, officials from Southeast Asia and Korean film policymakers on Monday laid the foundations for the establishment of an Asian Film Center.
Propelled into action by former Busan Film Commissioner and current Korean Film Council chairman Oh Seok-geun, the proposal emerged from a round table conference held in Korea on the margins of the Busan International Film Festival.
The conference put forward a seven-year timetable that stretches from imminent follow-up meetings, through to the launch of an Asian Film Center in 2019. Escalation to a pan-Asian Film Organization is envisaged by 2025.
The proposed structure is expected to operate in the fields of film policy; film and talent promotion; professional and audience education; and market and production development. It proposes a three-level structure: an executive board, an organizing committee and a secretariat with policy, marketing and education functions.
Oh said that he has received assurances from the highest levels of government that...
Propelled into action by former Busan Film Commissioner and current Korean Film Council chairman Oh Seok-geun, the proposal emerged from a round table conference held in Korea on the margins of the Busan International Film Festival.
The conference put forward a seven-year timetable that stretches from imminent follow-up meetings, through to the launch of an Asian Film Center in 2019. Escalation to a pan-Asian Film Organization is envisaged by 2025.
The proposed structure is expected to operate in the fields of film policy; film and talent promotion; professional and audience education; and market and production development. It proposes a three-level structure: an executive board, an organizing committee and a secretariat with policy, marketing and education functions.
Oh said that he has received assurances from the highest levels of government that...
- 10/8/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Selection focuses on first-time filmmakers from Laos, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.
Source: Seafic
(Top, left to right) Geck Geck Ang (Singapore), He Shuming (Singapore), Xaisongkham Induangchanthy (Laos), (Bottom left-right) Sorayos Prapapan (Thailand), Tumpal Tampubolon (Indonesia)
Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab (Seafic) has finalised the selection for its second edition, focusing on first-time filmmakers from Laos, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.
Established producers such as Fran Borgia (A Yellow Bird) and Anthony Chen (Pop Aye) are attached to some of the projects, which cover topics including family strife, sociopolitical bureaucracy, cross-cultural humour and deadly crocodiles (see details below).
The five projects were selected by a committee that includes Sri Lankan director Vimukthi Jayasundara, Japanese producer Yukie Kito, New Europe Films Sales CEO Jan Naszewski, Macao film festival’s Lorna Tee, Berlinale Talents’ Florian Weghorn and former Fortissimo Films chief Michael J. Werner.
The first session of the Seafic script and mentoring lab will take place February 24-March 3, 2018 at Monoceros Resort...
Source: Seafic
(Top, left to right) Geck Geck Ang (Singapore), He Shuming (Singapore), Xaisongkham Induangchanthy (Laos), (Bottom left-right) Sorayos Prapapan (Thailand), Tumpal Tampubolon (Indonesia)
Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab (Seafic) has finalised the selection for its second edition, focusing on first-time filmmakers from Laos, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.
Established producers such as Fran Borgia (A Yellow Bird) and Anthony Chen (Pop Aye) are attached to some of the projects, which cover topics including family strife, sociopolitical bureaucracy, cross-cultural humour and deadly crocodiles (see details below).
The five projects were selected by a committee that includes Sri Lankan director Vimukthi Jayasundara, Japanese producer Yukie Kito, New Europe Films Sales CEO Jan Naszewski, Macao film festival’s Lorna Tee, Berlinale Talents’ Florian Weghorn and former Fortissimo Films chief Michael J. Werner.
The first session of the Seafic script and mentoring lab will take place February 24-March 3, 2018 at Monoceros Resort...
- 1/31/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Goodridge joins the International Film Festival & Awards Macao in its second year of operation.
Protagonist Pictures CEO Mike Goodridge has been appointed artistic director of the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (Iffam).
Goodridge is stepping down from Protagonist in August, but will remain on the company’s board of directors.
The second edition of the Iffam is scheduled to take place at the Macao Cultural Centre from December 8-14.
The Iffam Organising Committee has also announced that the festival’s competition programme would be dedicated to films from first and second time film-makers and that the jury would award a $60,000 prize for best feature.
“This is a young festival and we think that our international competition should consist of work from young directors who can offer fresh perspectives on the world we live in,” said Goodridge.
Meanwhile Goodridge, head of festival management Lorna Tee and head of industry June Wu will focus on developing the Iffam Industry...
Protagonist Pictures CEO Mike Goodridge has been appointed artistic director of the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (Iffam).
Goodridge is stepping down from Protagonist in August, but will remain on the company’s board of directors.
The second edition of the Iffam is scheduled to take place at the Macao Cultural Centre from December 8-14.
The Iffam Organising Committee has also announced that the festival’s competition programme would be dedicated to films from first and second time film-makers and that the jury would award a $60,000 prize for best feature.
“This is a young festival and we think that our international competition should consist of work from young directors who can offer fresh perspectives on the world we live in,” said Goodridge.
Meanwhile Goodridge, head of festival management Lorna Tee and head of industry June Wu will focus on developing the Iffam Industry...
- 6/16/2017
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Mueller said his unexpected resignation was due to “divergent opinion” with the festival organisers.
The inaugural International Film Festival and Awards Macao (Iffam) today unveiled its lineup of 49 feature films, one day after the abrupt departure of festival director Marco Mueller.
The six-day festival will open on Dec 8 with the Asian premiere of Valérie Müller and Angelin Preljocaj’s Polina, which recently premiered at Venice Days.
The 11-strong international competition section consists of three world premieres (Macao-born Tracy Choi’s debut feature Sisterhood, Shinobu Yaguchi’s Survival Family and Shanker Raman’s debut feature Gurgaon) and two international premieres (Elon Doesn’t Believe In Death by Ricardo Alves Jr and Hide And Seek by Liu Jie).
The rest of the competition is filled by six Asian premieres, including 150 Milligrams by Emmanuelle Bercot, Free Fire by Ben Wheatley [pictured], Queen Of Spades by Pavel Lungin, Saint George by Marco Martins, The Winter by Emiliano Torres and Trespass Against Us by [link...
The inaugural International Film Festival and Awards Macao (Iffam) today unveiled its lineup of 49 feature films, one day after the abrupt departure of festival director Marco Mueller.
The six-day festival will open on Dec 8 with the Asian premiere of Valérie Müller and Angelin Preljocaj’s Polina, which recently premiered at Venice Days.
The 11-strong international competition section consists of three world premieres (Macao-born Tracy Choi’s debut feature Sisterhood, Shinobu Yaguchi’s Survival Family and Shanker Raman’s debut feature Gurgaon) and two international premieres (Elon Doesn’t Believe In Death by Ricardo Alves Jr and Hide And Seek by Liu Jie).
The rest of the competition is filled by six Asian premieres, including 150 Milligrams by Emmanuelle Bercot, Free Fire by Ben Wheatley [pictured], Queen Of Spades by Pavel Lungin, Saint George by Marco Martins, The Winter by Emiliano Torres and Trespass Against Us by [link...
- 11/14/2016
- ScreenDaily
Mueller said his unexpected resignation was due to “divergent opinion” with the festival organisers.
The inaugural International Film Festival and Awards Macao (Iffam) today unveiled its lineup of 49 feature films, one day after the abrupt departure of festival director Marco Mueller.
The six-day festival will open on Dec 8 with the Asian premiere of Valérie Müller and Angelin Preljocaj’s Polina, which recently premiered at Venice Days.
The 11-strong international competition section consists of three world premieres (Macao-born Tracy Choi’s debut feature Sisterhood, Shinobu Yaguchi’s Survival Family and Shanker Raman’s debut feature Gurgaon) and two international premieres (Elon Doesn’t Believe In Death by Ricardo Alves Jr and Hide And Seek by Liu Jie).
The rest of the competition is filled by six Asian premieres, including 150 Milligrams by Emmanuelle Bercot, Free Fire by Ben Wheatley [pictured], Queen Of Spades by Pavel Lungin, Saint George by Marco Martins, The Winter by Emiliano Torres and Trespass Against Us by [link...
The inaugural International Film Festival and Awards Macao (Iffam) today unveiled its lineup of 49 feature films, one day after the abrupt departure of festival director Marco Mueller.
The six-day festival will open on Dec 8 with the Asian premiere of Valérie Müller and Angelin Preljocaj’s Polina, which recently premiered at Venice Days.
The 11-strong international competition section consists of three world premieres (Macao-born Tracy Choi’s debut feature Sisterhood, Shinobu Yaguchi’s Survival Family and Shanker Raman’s debut feature Gurgaon) and two international premieres (Elon Doesn’t Believe In Death by Ricardo Alves Jr and Hide And Seek by Liu Jie).
The rest of the competition is filled by six Asian premieres, including 150 Milligrams by Emmanuelle Bercot, Free Fire by Ben Wheatley [pictured], Queen Of Spades by Pavel Lungin, Saint George by Marco Martins, The Winter by Emiliano Torres and Trespass Against Us by [link...
- 11/14/2016
- ScreenDaily
Shock move comes one month before inaugural edition of Macao event.
Veteran festival director Marco Mueller has quit his post as head of the International Film Festival & Awards Macao one month ahead of the event’s first edition (December 8-13).
The surprise move was confirmed this morning by organisers who also said the festival would continue “as planned”.
“The organising committee of 1st International Film Festival and Awards Macao (Iffam) received notice from Macau Films & Television Productions and Culture Association (Mftpa) that Mr Marco Mueller has resigned from his position as festival director with effect from 13 November 2016.
“Mftpa reassures the organising committee that the secretariat will assume all responsibilities of the festival director and that this incident will not affect the organisation of the festival as planned.”
An explanation for the abrupt departure has not been disclosed.
The Macau event, backed by the territory’s culture and tourism authorities, is set to include a competition, out-of-competition and gala...
Veteran festival director Marco Mueller has quit his post as head of the International Film Festival & Awards Macao one month ahead of the event’s first edition (December 8-13).
The surprise move was confirmed this morning by organisers who also said the festival would continue “as planned”.
“The organising committee of 1st International Film Festival and Awards Macao (Iffam) received notice from Macau Films & Television Productions and Culture Association (Mftpa) that Mr Marco Mueller has resigned from his position as festival director with effect from 13 November 2016.
“Mftpa reassures the organising committee that the secretariat will assume all responsibilities of the festival director and that this incident will not affect the organisation of the festival as planned.”
An explanation for the abrupt departure has not been disclosed.
The Macau event, backed by the territory’s culture and tourism authorities, is set to include a competition, out-of-competition and gala...
- 11/13/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
White Building also among winners at Busan’s Asian Film Market.
Indonesian director and Busan regular Edwin (Postcards From The Zoo) picked up the Asian Project Market (Apm)’s top Busan Award with his Love And Vengeance.
Sponsored by Busan Metropolitan City, the award comes with a $15,000 cash prize.
Based on a bestselling novel, Love And Vengeance follows a man trying to deal with life and love after being traumatized into impotency by violent events he witnessed at the age of 12.
The film is currently in pre-production. Meiske Taurisia, Lorna Tee and Muhammad Zaidy are attached as producers.
Neang Kavich’s Cambodia-France co-production White Building picked up the Cj Entertainment Award of $10,000 - which also gives the Korean company a first-look option, and the Arte International Prize, with €6,000 ($6,650).
White Building, which has Diamond Island director Davy Chou attached as a producer, tells the stories of three teenage boys and their neighbors in an inner-city tenement building in Cambodia...
Indonesian director and Busan regular Edwin (Postcards From The Zoo) picked up the Asian Project Market (Apm)’s top Busan Award with his Love And Vengeance.
Sponsored by Busan Metropolitan City, the award comes with a $15,000 cash prize.
Based on a bestselling novel, Love And Vengeance follows a man trying to deal with life and love after being traumatized into impotency by violent events he witnessed at the age of 12.
The film is currently in pre-production. Meiske Taurisia, Lorna Tee and Muhammad Zaidy are attached as producers.
Neang Kavich’s Cambodia-France co-production White Building picked up the Cj Entertainment Award of $10,000 - which also gives the Korean company a first-look option, and the Arte International Prize, with €6,000 ($6,650).
White Building, which has Diamond Island director Davy Chou attached as a producer, tells the stories of three teenage boys and their neighbors in an inner-city tenement building in Cambodia...
- 10/11/2016
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
The Busan film fest’s Asian Project Market (Apm) has highlighted a “strong presence” of women filmmakers in this year’s line-up.
A total of 27 titles from 16 countries have been selected including projects from names including Yim Soon-rye, Tan Chui Mui and Laila Pakalnina.
In its 19th year, the Apm (formerly called the Pusan Promotion Plan or Ppp) said it tried to go back to its original mission of discovering up-and-coming talent with a selection that includes Pavle Vuckovic - who debuted last year in Cannes with Panama - bringing his Serbian thriller Mountain Eyes and Lei Lei with her debut feature animation Ningdu,which has Isabelle Glachant attached as a producer.
Apm stated it saw “an increased interest and more submissions by female directors and producers” this year. Yim is bringing Project Lee Jung-Seob, based on the legendary Korean artist’s life, while Tan has Malaysian coming-of-age drama All About Yuyu and Pakalnina has Latvia-Estonia...
A total of 27 titles from 16 countries have been selected including projects from names including Yim Soon-rye, Tan Chui Mui and Laila Pakalnina.
In its 19th year, the Apm (formerly called the Pusan Promotion Plan or Ppp) said it tried to go back to its original mission of discovering up-and-coming talent with a selection that includes Pavle Vuckovic - who debuted last year in Cannes with Panama - bringing his Serbian thriller Mountain Eyes and Lei Lei with her debut feature animation Ningdu,which has Isabelle Glachant attached as a producer.
Apm stated it saw “an increased interest and more submissions by female directors and producers” this year. Yim is bringing Project Lee Jung-Seob, based on the legendary Korean artist’s life, while Tan has Malaysian coming-of-age drama All About Yuyu and Pakalnina has Latvia-Estonia...
- 8/23/2016
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Festival consultants to include James Schamus, Olivier Père, Huang Jianxin and Michael J. Werner.
The inaugural International Film Festival and Awards Macao (Iffam, Dec 8 – 13), spearheaded by former Venice and Rome chief Marco Mueller, will have a strong but not exclusive focus on genre titles, the festival has announced.
The event will include a number of gala and red carpet screenings, with a competition strand and special focus sections alongside an industry screening programme, masterclasses, education initiatives and a co-production event.
The festival’s screening programme will encompass the following strands:
• Competition – 10 to 12 new international films to be judged by a jury of five film professionals
• Out of Competition / Gala – a selection of 6 of the most important works from the latter half of the year
• Hidden Dragons – 6 films representing the latest trends in contemporary Asian genre cinema
• Best of Fest Panorama – 5 or 6 award-winning feature films from major international festivals
• Crossfire – 12 non-East Asian, non-us genre films...
The inaugural International Film Festival and Awards Macao (Iffam, Dec 8 – 13), spearheaded by former Venice and Rome chief Marco Mueller, will have a strong but not exclusive focus on genre titles, the festival has announced.
The event will include a number of gala and red carpet screenings, with a competition strand and special focus sections alongside an industry screening programme, masterclasses, education initiatives and a co-production event.
The festival’s screening programme will encompass the following strands:
• Competition – 10 to 12 new international films to be judged by a jury of five film professionals
• Out of Competition / Gala – a selection of 6 of the most important works from the latter half of the year
• Hidden Dragons – 6 films representing the latest trends in contemporary Asian genre cinema
• Best of Fest Panorama – 5 or 6 award-winning feature films from major international festivals
• Crossfire – 12 non-East Asian, non-us genre films...
- 7/11/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Marco Mueller has been appointed director of the inaugural Macau International Film Festival (Dec 8-13).
Formerly head of the Venice and Rome film festivals, Mueller held the post of chief consultant at this year’s Beijing International Film Festival, where he revamped the international competition section, and also headed programming at the Silk Road International Film Festival, which took place in Fuzhou, China in September, 2015.
Hosted by the government of Macau and the Macau Film & Television Productions and Culture Association, the new event aims to become a major hub in East Asia for red carpet premieres of Asian and international films.
The festival will be held at the Macau Cultural Centre and the Macau Science Centre, designed by I.M. Pei, but is likely to also host screenings in Macau’s high-end multiplexes and casinos.
Lorna Tee, who recently worked with Mueller on the Silk Road International Film Festival, has been appointed head of programming and Mueller will also...
Formerly head of the Venice and Rome film festivals, Mueller held the post of chief consultant at this year’s Beijing International Film Festival, where he revamped the international competition section, and also headed programming at the Silk Road International Film Festival, which took place in Fuzhou, China in September, 2015.
Hosted by the government of Macau and the Macau Film & Television Productions and Culture Association, the new event aims to become a major hub in East Asia for red carpet premieres of Asian and international films.
The festival will be held at the Macau Cultural Centre and the Macau Science Centre, designed by I.M. Pei, but is likely to also host screenings in Macau’s high-end multiplexes and casinos.
Lorna Tee, who recently worked with Mueller on the Silk Road International Film Festival, has been appointed head of programming and Mueller will also...
- 2/15/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Marco Mueller has been appointed director of the inaugural Macau International Film Festival (Dec 8-13).
Formerly head of the Venice and Rome film festivals, Mueller held the post of chief consultant at this year’s Beijing International Film Festival, where he revamped the international competition section, and also headed programming at the Silk Road International Film Festival, which took place in Fuzhou, China in September, 2015.
Hosted by the government of Macau and the Macau Film & Television Productions and Culture Association, the new event aims to become a major hub in East Asia for red carpet premieres of Asian and international films.
The festival will be held at the Macau Cultural Centre and the Macau Science Centre, designed by I.M. Pei, but is likely to also host screenings in Macau’s high-end multiplexes and casinos.
Lorna Tee, who recently worked with Mueller on the Silk Road International Film Festival, has been appointed head of programming and Mueller will also...
Formerly head of the Venice and Rome film festivals, Mueller held the post of chief consultant at this year’s Beijing International Film Festival, where he revamped the international competition section, and also headed programming at the Silk Road International Film Festival, which took place in Fuzhou, China in September, 2015.
Hosted by the government of Macau and the Macau Film & Television Productions and Culture Association, the new event aims to become a major hub in East Asia for red carpet premieres of Asian and international films.
The festival will be held at the Macau Cultural Centre and the Macau Science Centre, designed by I.M. Pei, but is likely to also host screenings in Macau’s high-end multiplexes and casinos.
Lorna Tee, who recently worked with Mueller on the Silk Road International Film Festival, has been appointed head of programming and Mueller will also...
- 2/15/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Malaysia’s Sonneratia Capital and Hong Kong’s Emperor Motion Pictures are financing Ho Yuhang’s action film Mrs K, which has recently started production.
Produced by Lina Tan of Red Films and Lorna Tee of Paperheart, the film stars Kara Wai Ying Hung, Simon Yam, Taiwanese rock star Wu Bai and Malaysian award-winning actor Faizal Hussein.
The story follows a woman who gives everything she has to protect her husband and daughter when she is hunted by enemies who reappear from her past.
The cast also features newcomer Siow Li Xuan and supporting roles from veteran action actor Lau Wing, Malaysian director Dain Said and Hong Kong filmmakers Fruit Chan and Kirk Wong Chi Keung.
Ho developed the film after working with Kara Wai in his award-winning drama At The End Of Daybreak, for which she won seven best actress awards. Emp is handling international sales on the film, which is scheduled...
Produced by Lina Tan of Red Films and Lorna Tee of Paperheart, the film stars Kara Wai Ying Hung, Simon Yam, Taiwanese rock star Wu Bai and Malaysian award-winning actor Faizal Hussein.
The story follows a woman who gives everything she has to protect her husband and daughter when she is hunted by enemies who reappear from her past.
The cast also features newcomer Siow Li Xuan and supporting roles from veteran action actor Lau Wing, Malaysian director Dain Said and Hong Kong filmmakers Fruit Chan and Kirk Wong Chi Keung.
Ho developed the film after working with Kara Wai in his award-winning drama At The End Of Daybreak, for which she won seven best actress awards. Emp is handling international sales on the film, which is scheduled...
- 12/9/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Malaysia’s Sonneratia Capital has signed partial slate financing arrangements with two local production companies – Lina Tan’s Red Films and Adrian Teh’s Asia Tropical Films.
A division of Malaysia’s Rhizophora Ventures, Sonneratia will back slates of between four to six films from each company, investing up to 70% of a project’s budget, with a cap of $2.3m across each company’s slate.
Asia Tropical is using the funding for Chapman To’s directorial debut Let’s Eat – a co-production with Singapore’s Clover Films, which also has backing from Fox International Channels. The foodie comedy started shooting in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore on September 8.
Red Films, which produces both Malay and Chinese-language films, has worked with filmmakers including Amir Muhammad, Fariza Azlina and Effendee. “Lina is also a great supporter of new talents, starting with short films, and now wants to help them take their next steps,” said Rhizophora...
A division of Malaysia’s Rhizophora Ventures, Sonneratia will back slates of between four to six films from each company, investing up to 70% of a project’s budget, with a cap of $2.3m across each company’s slate.
Asia Tropical is using the funding for Chapman To’s directorial debut Let’s Eat – a co-production with Singapore’s Clover Films, which also has backing from Fox International Channels. The foodie comedy started shooting in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore on September 8.
Red Films, which produces both Malay and Chinese-language films, has worked with filmmakers including Amir Muhammad, Fariza Azlina and Effendee. “Lina is also a great supporter of new talents, starting with short films, and now wants to help them take their next steps,” said Rhizophora...
- 10/6/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Former Focus Films exec named film festival artistic director.
Lorna Tee has been named artistic director of the Netherlands’ CinemAsia Film Festival, succeeding Doris Yeung who held the role since its inception in 2003.
The 8th edition of the annual festival will launch on April 1 at a new, larger location - Amsterdam’s Kriterion Theater.
Malaysian-born Tee previously worked for Focus Films (Hong Kong), the Asian Film Awards, Irresistible Films and numerous other film events. Through her work as a film producer, Tee has a large network within the Asian and European film industries and is also an advisor film festivals including Berlin and Rotterdam.
Stating her ambition for the festival, Tee said: “CinemAsia wants to present Asian cinema, culture and contemporary issues to Dutch audiences; to give them an opportunity to get a better glimpse of Asia.
“The richness and complexities of Asian cinema still have a long way to go before they can be fully seen and...
Lorna Tee has been named artistic director of the Netherlands’ CinemAsia Film Festival, succeeding Doris Yeung who held the role since its inception in 2003.
The 8th edition of the annual festival will launch on April 1 at a new, larger location - Amsterdam’s Kriterion Theater.
Malaysian-born Tee previously worked for Focus Films (Hong Kong), the Asian Film Awards, Irresistible Films and numerous other film events. Through her work as a film producer, Tee has a large network within the Asian and European film industries and is also an advisor film festivals including Berlin and Rotterdam.
Stating her ambition for the festival, Tee said: “CinemAsia wants to present Asian cinema, culture and contemporary issues to Dutch audiences; to give them an opportunity to get a better glimpse of Asia.
“The richness and complexities of Asian cinema still have a long way to go before they can be fully seen and...
- 2/23/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Bridging The Dragon is an association connecting European and Chinese film professionals.
Euro-China initiative Bridging The Dragon is hosting its first public event at Efm tomorrow (Feb 10), a panel discussion and case study with speakers including producer Nansun Shi and X-Filme’s Stefan Arndt.
Shi and Arndt will join Bona Film Group’s Jeffrey Chan and Constantin Film’s Martin Moszkowicz in a discussion on the challenges and opportunities of co-producing between Europe and China.
Producer Lorna Tee will then speak to Unifrance’s Isabelle Glachant about what works in China and understanding the Chinese audience.
Launched at Locarno Film Festival last year, Bridging The Dragon is an association connecting European and Chinese film professionals through events, networking opportunities and consultancy services.
The initiative, which has a strategic partnership with Efm, will also host residential labs and pitching sessions around Shanghai Film Festival and Locarno later this year.
“China has been more focused on gaining expertise from the...
Euro-China initiative Bridging The Dragon is hosting its first public event at Efm tomorrow (Feb 10), a panel discussion and case study with speakers including producer Nansun Shi and X-Filme’s Stefan Arndt.
Shi and Arndt will join Bona Film Group’s Jeffrey Chan and Constantin Film’s Martin Moszkowicz in a discussion on the challenges and opportunities of co-producing between Europe and China.
Producer Lorna Tee will then speak to Unifrance’s Isabelle Glachant about what works in China and understanding the Chinese audience.
Launched at Locarno Film Festival last year, Bridging The Dragon is an association connecting European and Chinese film professionals through events, networking opportunities and consultancy services.
The initiative, which has a strategic partnership with Efm, will also host residential labs and pitching sessions around Shanghai Film Festival and Locarno later this year.
“China has been more focused on gaining expertise from the...
- 2/10/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
On Sunday evening, the 58th BFI London Film Festival announced this year’s Festival Awards winners. Top honors went to Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Leviathan,” Russia’s Best Foreign Language Film submission. At Cannes, the small town political drama picked up a Best Screenplay award and was considered a frontrunner for the Palme d’Or. After naming “Leviathan” with Lff’s Best Film award, Jeremy Thomas, BFI Fellow and President of the Official Competition jury said: ”We were all very engaged by the 12 films selected for Competition and really admired many of them, there were extraordinary stories and impressive images. But there was one film that we were unanimous in wanting to award Best Film, Leviathan directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev. Its grandeur and themes moved all of us in the same way.” Celine Sciamma’s Girlhood, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, was also commended by the jury. This...
- 10/20/2014
- by Matt Patches
- Hitfix
Other winners include The Tribe, a documentary about Syria and Catch Me Daddy actress Sameena Jabeen Ahmed.
Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Leviathan has been crowned Best Film at the 58th BFI London Film Festival (Oct 8-19).
It saw off competition from the likes of Peter Strickland’s The Duke of Burgundy, François Ozon’s The New Girlfriend and Julius Avery’s Son of a Gun, starring Ewan McGregor (click here for full list).
Leviathan tells the tragic tale of conflict between an individual and a corrupt system in a small Russian town.
It marks the fourth feature from Zvyagintsev and is Russia’s submission for the Best Foreign-Language Oscar. The film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in May, where many expected it to win the Palme d’Or, instead winning Best Screenplay.
It will be released in the UK by Curzon.
The award was announced at a glitzy ceremony held in London’s Banqueting Hall, Whitehall, and hosted...
Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Leviathan has been crowned Best Film at the 58th BFI London Film Festival (Oct 8-19).
It saw off competition from the likes of Peter Strickland’s The Duke of Burgundy, François Ozon’s The New Girlfriend and Julius Avery’s Son of a Gun, starring Ewan McGregor (click here for full list).
Leviathan tells the tragic tale of conflict between an individual and a corrupt system in a small Russian town.
It marks the fourth feature from Zvyagintsev and is Russia’s submission for the Best Foreign-Language Oscar. The film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in May, where many expected it to win the Palme d’Or, instead winning Best Screenplay.
It will be released in the UK by Curzon.
The award was announced at a glitzy ceremony held in London’s Banqueting Hall, Whitehall, and hosted...
- 10/18/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Thomas has produced and executive-produced films including Nicolas Roeg's "Bad Timing," Bernardo Bertolucci's epic "The Last Emperor," David Cronenberg's "Crash" and recently Jim Jarmusch's "Only Lovers Left Alive." The jury will present the Best Film Award at an October 18 awards ceremony, among other prizes. Previous winners include Pawel Pawlikowski's "Ida," Lynne Ramsay's "We Need to Talk About Kevin" and Jacques Audiard's "Rust and Bone." (Here's this year's lineup.) Also sitting on the Official Competition jury to select the Best Film winner are Ahmad Abdalla (director of "Rags and Tatters"), actress Sally Hawkins (Oscar-nommed this year for "Blue Jasmine"), film producer Lorna Tee, BAFTA winner James McAvoy (this year seen in "Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby) and Variety Chief Film Critic Scott Foundas. The festival runs October 8-19 at venues across the UK capital. More info on the...
- 9/23/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Other jurors across London’s competitions include Sally Hawkins, James McAvoy, James Corden and Dexter Fletcher.
British producer Jeremy Thomas to to head the Official Competition jury at the 58th BFI London Film Festival (Oct 8-19).
Thomas’s career as producer and executive producer spans Nicolas Roeg’s Bad Timing (1978), Bernardo Bertolucci’s Oscar-winner The Last Emperor (1987), David Cronenberg’s Crash (1996), Wim Wender’s Pina (2011) and Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive (2013).
He will preside over a jury that comprises last year’s Best Film Award nominee Ahmad Abdalla (Rags & Tatters), actress Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine), film producer and programme advisor Lorna Tee (Postcards from the Zoo), actor James McAvoy (X-Men: Days of Future Past) and film critic Scott Foundas.
Jury members who will present work at the festival include Abdalla, whose film Decor receives its world premiere; Hawkins, who features in Morgan Matthews’ debut feature X + Y; and James McAvoy who stars in The Disappearance...
British producer Jeremy Thomas to to head the Official Competition jury at the 58th BFI London Film Festival (Oct 8-19).
Thomas’s career as producer and executive producer spans Nicolas Roeg’s Bad Timing (1978), Bernardo Bertolucci’s Oscar-winner The Last Emperor (1987), David Cronenberg’s Crash (1996), Wim Wender’s Pina (2011) and Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive (2013).
He will preside over a jury that comprises last year’s Best Film Award nominee Ahmad Abdalla (Rags & Tatters), actress Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine), film producer and programme advisor Lorna Tee (Postcards from the Zoo), actor James McAvoy (X-Men: Days of Future Past) and film critic Scott Foundas.
Jury members who will present work at the festival include Abdalla, whose film Decor receives its world premiere; Hawkins, who features in Morgan Matthews’ debut feature X + Y; and James McAvoy who stars in The Disappearance...
- 9/23/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Projects revealed for the second edition of the New Chinese Film Talents Fund Forum.
Eight emerging Chinese film directors and their feature film projects have been invited to attend the Cannes Marche for a series of exclusive pitching sessions.
The second edition of the New Chinese Film Talents Fund Forum is an initiative developed as a partnership between Chinese distributor Champs Lis International and Cannes’ Marché du Film.
It aims to encourage and support a group of Chinese filmmakers in their understanding of the global film marketplace and of their approach of the international co-production business.
The eight selected projects went through a short-listing process before being officially selected by a committee of international film professionals including Sophie Bourdon, David Dusa, Wang Fenglin, Isabelle Glachant, Jia Qi, Winnie Lau, Michelle Lee Stefano Tealdi and Lorna Tee.
Two of the projects have been selected by the Beijing Film Market after being part in April of the Beijing Project...
Eight emerging Chinese film directors and their feature film projects have been invited to attend the Cannes Marche for a series of exclusive pitching sessions.
The second edition of the New Chinese Film Talents Fund Forum is an initiative developed as a partnership between Chinese distributor Champs Lis International and Cannes’ Marché du Film.
It aims to encourage and support a group of Chinese filmmakers in their understanding of the global film marketplace and of their approach of the international co-production business.
The eight selected projects went through a short-listing process before being officially selected by a committee of international film professionals including Sophie Bourdon, David Dusa, Wang Fenglin, Isabelle Glachant, Jia Qi, Winnie Lau, Michelle Lee Stefano Tealdi and Lorna Tee.
Two of the projects have been selected by the Beijing Film Market after being part in April of the Beijing Project...
- 5/15/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Taking place tomorrow [Feb 12], the day will see two panel discussions and the presentation of the Imcine Award.
The World Cinema Fund (Wcf) has unveiled the schedule for their Wcf Day, taking place tomorrow [Feb 12] at the Filmhaus Berlin.
Festival director Dieter Kosslick and Wcf project managers Sonha Heinen and Vincenzo Bugno [pictured] will open the day, before the presentation of the Imcine Award by Jorge Sánchez, director of the Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía.
The Imcine Award is awarded to all Mexican films that receive funding from the Wcf in the next three years.
Two panel discussions will also take place: Argentian Cinema of the 21st Century, with participants including Celina Murga and Peter Rommel, and History and Innovation Fit Together, with participants include Lorna Tee and Viola Shafik.
Bugno will moderate both panels.
The World Cinema Fund (Wcf) has unveiled the schedule for their Wcf Day, taking place tomorrow [Feb 12] at the Filmhaus Berlin.
Festival director Dieter Kosslick and Wcf project managers Sonha Heinen and Vincenzo Bugno [pictured] will open the day, before the presentation of the Imcine Award by Jorge Sánchez, director of the Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía.
The Imcine Award is awarded to all Mexican films that receive funding from the Wcf in the next three years.
Two panel discussions will also take place: Argentian Cinema of the 21st Century, with participants including Celina Murga and Peter Rommel, and History and Innovation Fit Together, with participants include Lorna Tee and Viola Shafik.
Bugno will moderate both panels.
- 2/11/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Other winners include Harmony Lessons and Ilo Ilo.
Directors Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross’ In Bloom was awarded the grand prize and $6,830 (Y700,000) at the closing awards of the 14th edition of Tokyo Filmex, which ran Nov 23 to Dec 1.
The Georgia-Germany-France co-production is set in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi during the early years of the dissolved Soviet Union as two teenaged girls struggle against a backdrop of familial and political strife.
Chairperson of the jury Mohsen Makhmalbaf praised In Bloom for “its talent to portray two strong girls and the energetic recreation of reality in cinema.”
The award adds to previous accolades won in Berlin, Hong Kong, AFI Fest and Montreal among other festivals.
The special jury prize and $2,930 (Y300,000) was presented to Kazakhstan writer-director Emir Baigazin for his debut feature Harmony Lessons.
The tough juvenile drama previously won prizes at Berlin, Tribeca and Warsaw. Baigazin is seen as a leading light in the Kazakh new wave...
Directors Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross’ In Bloom was awarded the grand prize and $6,830 (Y700,000) at the closing awards of the 14th edition of Tokyo Filmex, which ran Nov 23 to Dec 1.
The Georgia-Germany-France co-production is set in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi during the early years of the dissolved Soviet Union as two teenaged girls struggle against a backdrop of familial and political strife.
Chairperson of the jury Mohsen Makhmalbaf praised In Bloom for “its talent to portray two strong girls and the energetic recreation of reality in cinema.”
The award adds to previous accolades won in Berlin, Hong Kong, AFI Fest and Montreal among other festivals.
The special jury prize and $2,930 (Y300,000) was presented to Kazakhstan writer-director Emir Baigazin for his debut feature Harmony Lessons.
The tough juvenile drama previously won prizes at Berlin, Tribeca and Warsaw. Baigazin is seen as a leading light in the Kazakh new wave...
- 12/1/2013
- by jasong.screen@gmail.com (Jason Gray)
- ScreenDaily
Other winners include Harmony Lessons and Ilo Ilo.
Directors Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross’ In Bloom was awarded the grand prize and $6,830 (Y700,000) at the closing awards of the 14th edition of Tokyo Filmex, which ran Nov 23 to Dec 1.
The Georgia-Germany-France co-production is set in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi during the early years of the dissolved Soviet Union as two teenaged girls struggle against a backdrop of familial and political strife.
Chairperson of the jury Mohsen Makhmalbaf praised In Bloom for “its talent to portray two strong girls and the energetic recreation of reality in cinema.”
The award adds to previous accolades won in Berlin, Hong Kong, AFI Fest and Montreal among other festivals.
The special jury prize and $2,930 (Y300,000) was presented to Kazakhstan writer-director Emir Baigazin for his debut feature Harmony Lessons.
The tough juvenile drama previously won prizes at Berlin, Tribeca and Warsaw. Baigazin is seen as a leading light in the Kazakh new wave...
Directors Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross’ In Bloom was awarded the grand prize and $6,830 (Y700,000) at the closing awards of the 14th edition of Tokyo Filmex, which ran Nov 23 to Dec 1.
The Georgia-Germany-France co-production is set in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi during the early years of the dissolved Soviet Union as two teenaged girls struggle against a backdrop of familial and political strife.
Chairperson of the jury Mohsen Makhmalbaf praised In Bloom for “its talent to portray two strong girls and the energetic recreation of reality in cinema.”
The award adds to previous accolades won in Berlin, Hong Kong, AFI Fest and Montreal among other festivals.
The special jury prize and $2,930 (Y300,000) was presented to Kazakhstan writer-director Emir Baigazin for his debut feature Harmony Lessons.
The tough juvenile drama previously won prizes at Berlin, Tribeca and Warsaw. Baigazin is seen as a leading light in the Kazakh new wave...
- 12/1/2013
- by jasong.screen@gmail.com (Jason Gray)
- ScreenDaily
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